The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) risks mass defections if it fails to zone the 2023 presidency to Southern Nigeria, a group, Vanguard for Justice, has warned. The PDP support group claimed that the party was bent on zoning its presidential ticket to the North, a move it said might prompt high-profile defections in the South. The main opposition party had …
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The House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review on Tuesday adopted a bill seeking to create 111 extra-seats for women at the National Assembly. The bill, sponsored by Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC, Abia) and 119 members, seeks to alter sections 48, 49, 71,77,91, and 117 of the 1999 constitution by creating one senatorial seat and two federal constituencies in each state and FCT for …
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The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has decried the poor state of infrastructure and operating conditions at its orientation camps in the country. Director-General of the Scheme, Major-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, raised the alarm at the 2022 NYSC Annual Management Conference, on Wednesday in Abuja to deliberate on the state of the operating environment. The theme of the conference is ‘Repositioning …
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• Seeks amendment of 2022 budget• NLC: No going back on January 27 nationwide protests• Join Labour rallies, Falana urges Nigerians• Lawan begs Labour to shelve Thursday protest, says it’s no longer necessary• Why TUC is opting out of protests• APC lauds suspension, Afenifere faults decision• NBA: FG’s suspension an election strategy• Autogas policy on the course, Sylva says With all …
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its decision on the mode of primary election in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The House had last Wednesday reconsidered the bill by changing the mandatory direct primary clause in the bill. It included indirect primary but did not include the option of consensus mode of primary. On the other hand, the Senate had included …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced Tuesday it has suspended its proposed nationwide protest action over petrol subsidy removal. The NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, made this announcement on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Abuja. NLC had in December fixed January 27 and February 2 for its protest across 36 against the subsidy removal. The Nigerian government through the Minister of Finance …
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Former Delta State Governorship aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, Tuesday, commended the Federal Government for heeding the lamentations of Nigerians by suspending the removal of fuel subsidy. Onuesoke who has been critical of the Federal Government’s decision to remove fuel subsidy said the suspension of the fuel subsidy removal has saved the country of another round of protests that would have …
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The Federal government on Tuesday launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation Networks (5G) for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Speaking at the launch presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) said that the deployment of fifth generation (5G) network, “will play a vital role in improving the security situation in …
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…Warns 2023 elections could reverse growth …urges Nigerians to vote reformer presidential candidate The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG says 91 million Nigerians now live below the poverty line. The Chairman of the Group, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, disclosed this, yesterday, at the launching of the 2022 Macro-Economic Outlook of the Group, in Abuja. His words, “The World Bank estimates that …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress will continue with its planned nationwide protest on Thursday despite the announcement by the Federal Government that it would no longer remove the fuel subsidy for now. Ahead of the mass rally, the NLC has written to the 36 state governors to demand the withdrawal of the removal of the fuel subsidy scheduled for June. The …
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