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The election day is here when Nigeria’s 109 senators-elect will choose their presiding officers who will pilot the affairs of the upper legislative chamber. Constitutionally, the inauguration of a Senate is preceded by a proclamation by the Nigerian president. Having issued the proclamation last Thursday, the coast is now clear for election of the number three citizen of the country …

National Working Committee (NWC)  of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed  Sen. Ali Ndume for the position of the President of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly (NASS).   The party in a statement signed by its  National Secretary,  Sen. Umar  Tsauri, early on Tuesday also endorsed Mr Umar  Bago for the Speakership of the House of Representatives. TSauri …

There was an uproar at the Senate following a decision to adopt the secret ballot system for the election of presiding officers. The uproar started after the Clerk of the Senate, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announced that the Senate will use the 2015 standing order. The 2015 order favours secret ballot. However, an Abuja High Court on Monday issued a judgement that …

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, on the appointment of additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. President Buhari has also accepted the voluntary retirement of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President …

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress met with governors and members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the party on Monday in Abuja to endorse candidates for positions of the Senate President, Speaker and their deputies. The forum endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the House of …

The Governor Emeka Ihedioha has reversed the status of the newly converted Imo State University of Agriculture and Technology, Umuagwo, to its earlier polytechnic status. The immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, had at the twilight of his administration elevated the polytechnic to a university status and appointed a Vice Chancellor. Okorocha moved the polytechnic to Ehime Mbano …

Immediate past Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday said that the Independent National Electoral Commission had yet to issue him with a Certificate of Return as the Imo West senator-elect despite a federal High Court’s judgment ordering the electoral umpire to do so. Okorocha in a statement issued in Owerri, the state capital, by his media aide, Sam …

Members of the Progressives Governors Forum of Nigeria have elected the Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki as their vice chairman. The Progressive Governors Forum comprises all state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu as chairman. Last week Obaseki met with President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo …

…as govt makes case for increased funding for entrepreneurs Stakeholders in the investment sector, including officials of the Bank of Industry (BoI) have toured facilities set up by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Edo State to improve the ease of doing business and increase productivity. The team of investors were conducted around the …

Following concerns over security threats on the lives of burrow pit operators  in Edo South Senatorial District, the Edo State Government has scheduled a meeting to address pressing issues among the operators to ensure a secure environment for their business. In a statement, Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas, Hon. Joseph Ugheoke, said “Following series of reports on security challenges …