P&ID Scandal: Court admits ex-director Petroleum Resources to N10m bail
Justice O.A. Adeniyi of the FCT High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Grace Taiga, former director, Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in the multiple…
Senate rolls out legislative agenda, to pass PIB before end of 2020
The Senate on Wednesday received a report of its ad-hoc committee on the 9th Senate Legislative Agenda. Chairman of the committee, Senator Adamu Mohammad Aliero (Kebbi Central) presented the…
Senate President tasks committees to address major challenges facing the nation
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, charged standing committees of the upper chamber to ensure the discharge of their duties with a view…
700 new hotel restaurants, bars will be opened in Africa by 2025 – New study
A new study released at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) by food and beverage (F&B) strategy & design firm KEANE, forecasts that 700 new hotel restaurants and bars…
FRSC says No going back on planned enforcement of new drivers’ licence, plate number
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has restated its plans to begin nationwide enforcement of the new drivers’ licence and plate number on Oct. 2. FRSC Osun Sector Commander, Mr…
Senate inaugurates 69 standing committees, as Buhari submits MTEF, FSP
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted the Medium Term Expenditure Frame work(MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), for consideration of the Senate. President Buhari forwarded the MTEF and FSP in…
ISWAP executes one AAH aid worker, threatens to execute others
ISWAP has executed one of the six aid workers, working with the Action Against Hunger that were abducted two months ago in Borno. One of the male aid workers was…
Insecurity: Reps to liaise with U.S, others to resolve restrictions on arms purchase by military
The House also resolved to liaise with the parliaments of other countries with a view to resolving the restrictions on arms purchase by the military. This was part of…
China denounces U.N. aviation emissions plan in blow to industry efforts
China has denounced a landmark U.N. deal that caps emissions from international flights, in a setback for an industry eager to placate the growing international movement to curb air travel’s…
Gates Foundation honours 16-year-old activist who refused child marriage, others
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mrs Amina Mohammed presenting the 2019 Change Maker award to 16 year-old Payal Jangid Miss Payal Jangid, a 16-year-old from India was on Tuesday honoured for…