The Senate said it has adopted a constitutional review that will actualize the 35%affirmative action for women The new move will give opportunity to the womenfolk to produce one female senator each in the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory. This came to the fore on Wednesday at plenary when they welcome the wife of the President, Aisha Bihari who visited to drum support for the same purpose.The first lady also visited to witness the presentation of the constitutional review report as it was being laid at the chamber.Omo-Agege before moving a motion for the Senate to receive…
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The first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari on wednesday came calling at the Nigeria Senate with her entourage midway through plenary to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review The visit by the First Lady was also to show support for a bill to have more female parliamentarians at the federal and state legislatures. The president’s wife was accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and a delegation of Nigerian women.The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, immediately after referring a bill for…
In what came as a shock for many Nigerians governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has nominated a serving Senator Muhammad Hassan Nasiha to replace Mahdi Aliyu Gusau as deputy governor. This was coming after the Zamfara State House of Assembly earlier impeached the deputy governor, Mahdi Gusau.Gusau’s impeachment came barely three hours after the House received the report of the investigative panel constituted by the state’s chief judge, Kulu Aliyu. Zamfara House of Assembly speaker, Nasiru Mua’zu, read a letter from the state Governor Bello Matawalle nominating Senator Nasiha His nomination came hours after Gusau was impeached on Wednesday.…
***Demands that arrest of militiamen terrorising Benue communities Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria(HURIWA), on Wednesday, condemned the boneless act of Fulani herdsmen who invaded some communities in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, forcibly displacing native dwellers to plan permanent settlement. This was contained in a statement issued by National Coordinator of Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) Emmanuel Onwubiko.The statement quoted one Joseph Anawah, a community leader and former media aide to an ex-governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam, to have said that the herders invaded the communities with more than…
By Friday Idachaba Tima Foundation Inc, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has donated educational materials worth millions of Naira to primary and secondary school students in the East and West Senatorial districts of Kogi. Founder of the foundation, Dr (Mrs) Fatima Alfa, while presenting hardcover notebooks to students to Yabma International Science Academy (YISA), on Wednesday in Lokoja. Alfa, a U.S. based accountant said the Foundation, a Non-Profit, philanthropic outfit was out to support humanity in the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge, especially at the foundation levels. She said that the foundation had at different times donated computer sets, hardcover notebooks…
A recent petition written by some individuals against the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola under the platform of ‘Civil Society Coalition in Osun State’ did not emanate from us, the Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC) has indicated According to the OCSC, the said petition was politically motivated and contained half-truth, thereby lacking in merit. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday at the OCSC secretariat, Odiolowo, Osogbo, the Chairman of the coalition, Comrade Waheed Lawal, said there was no sincerity in the petition which he said was sponsored by some political elements. Lawal warned the individuals against impersonating and using…
***Describes them as liars, mischief makers The National Assembly Joint Committees on Works has countered the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union over alleged diversion of N621bn road fund by the Ministry of Works.The leadership of the two unions had alleged that the fund earmarked for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of federal roads was hijacked by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing together with some governors.Against the backdrop of allegation, the joint committees invited both the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola and the leadership of both unions to respond to the…
All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in the North have called for equity and fair play in the Nigerian Project by allowing the South Eastern part of Nigeria to produce the next president. The group also said it is expedient to zero it down to a very competent Nigerian from the region as they threw their weights behind the presidential ambition of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi. Umahi had in January declared his intention to contest for president in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The youth, under the aegis of Concerned Northern APC Youth Forum, said after their…
The Senate will on Wednesday received the report of its ad-hoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution headed by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. The Deputy Senate President, Omo-Agege who presided over the plenary on Tuesday made the announcement. Senator Omo-Agege said the report will be made available to all members of the Senate to enable them study it in preparation for voting on the amended clauses which is slated for Tuesday, 1st of March this year . The Deputy Senate President urged all senators to be prepared to cast their votes on the allotted day. He…
The Senate yesterday suddenly came to the realization that Federal roads across the country have been in bad shape as lawmakers asked the Federal Government to, urgently declare a State of Emergency on the nation’s federal roads. This was coming against the backdrop of recent hike in airfare that has become prohibitive for citizens to fly. The upper chamber, also urged the federal government to immediately pay what it is owing FERMA to enable the agency carry out its primary responsibility of rehabilitating federal roads, especially in the face of the astronomical increase in airfares. These were resolutions reached on Tuesday…