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Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. [Photo credit: Concise News] The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has officially declared his intention to run the for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr Gbajabiamila made his declaration in Abuja Sunday afternoon. He tagged his campaign ‘Nation building, a joint task.’ Addressing …

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Friday cautioned those vying for the office of the senate president and speaker house of Reps to be mindful of their actions, noting that a repetition of what happened in 2015 would not be tolerated in 2019. Tinubu who conspicuously disclosed this to pressmen, said that party …

Following the Court of Appeal’s stay of execution order on a judgement by the Edo State High Court, which nullified the Edo State Sanitation and Pollution Management Law, the Edo Waste Management Board has re-activated the ‘Clean Up Edo’ campaign, deploying resources to clear major roads and streets in Benin City, of debris and dirt. Addressing journalists, General Manager, Edo …

The struggle for an N30,000 minimum wage for the least paid workers in Nigeria by organised labour appears to be nearing a joyous end as the National Assembly has transmitted a clean copy of the passed bill by the National Assembly to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. This came as  Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, has advised …

The national leader of Nigeria’s ruling party has opposed the federal government’s plan to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT). He said an increase in VAT will reduce the purchasing power of Nigerian consumers and is capable of increasing hardship in the country. “This is why I appeal on Mr Osinbajo (Yemi) and his team to put a huge question …

Nigeria’s former ruler Olusegun Obasanjo has said democracy is taking root in Africa, but warned that rising political stars would struggle to unseat old leaders unless they join forces during elections. Obasanjo, who was a military ruler for three years from 1976 and then a civilian leader from 1999 to 2007, said African countries were making progress towards democracy, but …

ABUJA—-The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, demanded an apology from the Federal Government for dragging him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for trial over his alleged failure to properly declare his assets. The CJN who was temporarily removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 25 owing to allegations against him, …

Nigeria’s ruling party has vowed that there is no going back on its choice of Ahmed Lawan as Nigeria’s next Senate President. The APC’s stance comes a day after Ali Ndume, another APC senator and senator-elect, questioned the mode of adoption of Mr Lawan and vowed to continue with his quest to become the Senate President in the next National …

The federal government has concluded plans to increase revenue by introducing new taxes, Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, told lawmakers on Wednesday. Mrs Ahmed spoke at the public hearing on the 2019 budget organised by the Senate and House of Representatives committees on appropriation. The minister said the federal government has devised a new revenue initiative to increase revenue to …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday granted permission to the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to serve their petition challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 election, on President Muhammadu Buhari through substituted means. This came after the petitioners complained in an ex parte application that they had been unable to serve …