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Ahead of the National Assembly’s resumption from its long recess next week, the Senate has assured that the Conference Report on the Electoral Amendment Bill will be tabled for discussion. Chairman of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Simon Bako Lalong (APC, Plateau South), gave the assurance in Abuja while meeting with the European Union Elections Follow-up …

…Demands Fresh Budget, List of Commissioner Nominees from Fubara The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday resumed plenary, following the expiration of the Emergency Rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025. The Assembly last sat on March 12, a week before the emergency declaration. At Thursday’s plenary, lawmakers demanded a review of how …

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dared the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) to go Court over its comments against the association on product pricing and attack on the refinery while also alleging that the oil marketers demanded an annual subsidy of N1.505 trillion to enable them match the refinery’s gantry prices at their own depots. The refinery, …

The session was presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule and held at the conference hall within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday resumed plenary at the following the expiration of the six-month state of emergency imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu. The session was presided over by …

The outgone Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has officially handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara six months after the emergency rule. He declared that the mandate given to him by President Bola Tinubu had been fully accomplished. In a statewide broadcast, Ibas said his assignment was to restore order in Rivers following the political …

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has expressed deep sorrow over the death of four staff members in Tuesday’s fire incident at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos. Photo of the building housing one of the UBA branches where the fire outbreak occurred on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday. The tragedy, which has thrown the entire FIRS community into mourning, occurred …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 May/June Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. The May/June examinations are for school-based candidates while the November/December examinations are for private candidates. NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, a professor, announced the result at the examination body’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday. Mr Wushishi said 1,367,210 candidates –comprising 685,514 males and …

Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel has written his name into the history books after storming into the men’s 400m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Wednesday’s feat saw him becoming the first Nigerian man to achieve the feat since Henry Amike in 1987. The 21-year-old ran the race of his life in Wednesday’s semifinal, powering to victory in 47.47 seconds …

My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it …

President Bola Tinubu has declared an end to the State of Emergency in Rivers State and has asked the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the House of Assembly to resume duties. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Tinubu controversially suspended the elected officials six months ago after declaring a State of Emergency in the state. The president …