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The Senate has asked the federal government to initiate a sustainable unemployment fund for the payment of living stipends to unemployed Nigerians until such persons secure employment. Currently, the millions of unemployed Nigerians do not get any kind of benefits from the government. The federal government has, however, initiated programmes like the N-Power to reduce the number of unemployed in …

The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the crisis between the Federal Government and workers in the power sector. The House, at the plenary on Wednesday, resolved that the leadership should intervene in the crisis within 24 hours to avert the strike. This was based on the unanimous adoption of a motion titled, ‘Urgent Need for the Federal …

Workers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service on Tuesday faulted the decision of the immediate past Chairman of the FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler, to hand over to the Coordinating Director, Domestic Taxes Group, Abiodun Aina. Fowler, whose replacement was announced on Monday by the Federal Government, had handed over to Aina in acting capacity, pending the confirmation of a substantive …

There is a new storm brewing at the home of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as his wife, Aisha, has alleged that his spokesman, Garba Shehu, takes orders from Mamman Daura. Aisha says Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, now takes orders from her husband’s powerful nephew, Daura. In a statement she signed on …

…supposed rally provocative, handy work of unauthorized persons – Edo APC Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has denied knowledge of an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally planned to hold in Benin City, on Friday, December 13. In a chat with journalists after the security meeting with head of security agencies in the state at Government House, in Benin City, …

*say one arm of govt can’t intimate another *fear that N/Assembly may be invaded someday by DSS operatives if not incident is not checked *task Buhari on adherence to rule of law Described as an affront to the rule of law and the principle of separation of powers, the House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the invasion of a …

The River state governor, Nyesom Wike and All progressives Congress, APC, national chairman, Tuesday traded blames on the concept of leadership by example. The two leaders were at each other’s throat at the official presentation of “The Big Interviews,” a book authored by the immediate past Managing Director of the Sun Publishing Limited, Mr. Eric Osagie.ADVERTISING The event which had …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Friday assented to the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N179.2 billion of the state. Speaking at the ceremony at Government House in Benin, Obaseki said he was hopeful of implementing the budget fully. “It is a budget that I hope and expect will have a performance of not less than 90 per cent. “We …

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday, said he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010. Mr Omo-Agege said this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Stakeholders Forum on Elections, organised by the coalition of more than 70 civil societies in Abuja. He said the bill, co-sponsored with Abubakar Kyari, the …

The convicted Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, will continue to receive his salaries and all other entitlements while in prison, the Senate has said. This is despite that he will not be performing any legislative function from prison. The spokesperson of the Senate, Godiya Akwashiki, disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday. He said despite the conviction, Mr …