The White House on Tuesday said it would not cooperate with House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, escalating the clash between Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration. In a letter that echoed Trump’s recent messaging — accusing Democrats of violating the Constitution and civil liberties and attempting to overturn the results of the 2016 election — the White House called the impeachment …
Read More »
The Federal Government may cancel the licences of eight power distribution companies as the Discos breached some provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act in July 2019. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the eight power firms include Abuja, Benin, Enugu and Ikeja Discos. Others are Kaduna, Kano, Port Harcourt and Yola Discos. In a notice posted on …
Read More »
The Borno State government has begun a new round of recruitment of local hunters t join the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency that entered its eleventh year in July. Governor Babagana Zulum said he was seeking alternative approaches to ending the long-running conflict. Sources in the state government and the Civilian-JTF told PREMIUM TIMES that the government plans to recruit 10,000 …
Read More »
Works and Housing topped the list of federal ministries with the highest allocations in the 2020 fiscal year budget proposal of N10.729 trillion, presented on Tuesday to the joint session of the National Assembly for approval by Nigeria’s President, retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. According to the document, some of the ministries witnessed major changes when compared to the 2019 Budget …
Read More »
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday said the N10.7 trillion 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly will further impoverish Nigerians and mortgage the future of the nation and its citizens. This is even as the party urged the legislature to redirect the fiscal proposal to serve the interest of the vast …
Read More »
The event will take place at the House of Representatives Chamber which has the capacity to accommodate members of the two chambers and the president’s entourage. 1:10 p.m. – Guests are arriving the National Assembly complex. Notable amongst them is the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari. Some other ministers are trooping in one after the other. The Senators had gone …
Read More »
Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has described the attacks on Governor Godwin Obaseki by Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, over the bestowal of the 2019 Best Performing Governor award on him by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), as ‘futile and retrogressive’. In a statement, Osagie said the award has been “like …
Read More »
Edo State Government has distributed relief materials to flood victims in five local government areas across the state, including Igueben, Egor, Oredo, Ovia South-West, Ikpoba-Okha and Uhunmwonde. Some of the distributed items include 500 bags of rice, 300 bags of beans, 300 bags of garri, 2000 cartoons of instant noddles, gallons of vegetable oil and palm oil. Addressing journalists during …
Read More »
Security in and around the National Assembly Complex had been tightened ahead of the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari for the presentation of the 2020 Appropriation Bill. Men of the Department of State Services, Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and Sergeant-at-arms were present at all entry points to restrict access into the premises. Apart from lawmakers …
Read More »
Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law Support Initiative (CERLSI) has called on state governors in Nigeria that have adopted the Child Rights Act in the 36 states to quickly begin to implement it, to save Nigerian children from religious and cultural practices which expose them to torture and abuse. Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, CERLSI deputy executive director, in making this call …
Read More »
Alltimepost.com Sincerity of Purpose