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The Cross River State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has handed over two Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicles it recovered from suspected criminals to the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The Deputy Corps Commander in charge of operations, Mr. Lucky Ugenlo, said the cars were recovered when the suspects brought the vehicles to the command’s National Vehicle Identification Scheme …

Members of the House of Representatives are enraged after the lawmakers could not take delivery of exotic cars worth about N6.1bn as official vehicles for the 360-member House. Every four years, lawmakers get exotic official vehicles, better known as “utility or committee” cars, though the cars are more like the personal property of the legislators. Investigations on Sunday showed that …

By MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has commended the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for its courage in quickly passing the host community Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) following the second reading. The passage of the bill has eventually established a framework relating to the petroleum producing host community’s participation, cost …

Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated an implementation Committee for the establishment of Edo State Health Insurance Scheme (EDHIS) that will build a world class scheme that would be the envy and the pride of not only Edo people or Nigeria but that of the African Continent as a whole. The inaugurated Committee has its members drawn from …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sought the collaboration of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, in the areas of basic education and protection of the environment. The governor sought the support of the royal father when he led members of his Executive Council on an introductory visit to …

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Friday tendered his apology to the National Assembly over his recent alleged attacks and denigrating remarks at lawmakers over their powers to alter projects in the 2017 budget. He said he was quoted out of context by the media, confirming THISDAY’s report that he’s likely to blame journalists for …

The Senate has approved the $1.806 billion federal government 2016-2018 external borrowing (rolling) plan for the Lagos-Kano railway modernisation project, and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the North-east. The railway project, which includes the Lagos-Ibadan segment double track is to be funded by China Export-Import Bank for $1.231 billion, while the North-east rehabilitation is to be funded by the World …

The federal government projects that it would spend about N7.9 trillion next year, about N500 billion more than its N7.44 trillion appropriation for this year. The government’s plan came to light Thursday through the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, during an interactive session with top government officials, civil society organisations and Organised Private Sector (OPS) …

Arizona senator John McCain torpedoed his party’s Obamacare repeal bill – and with it Donald Trump’s legislative agenda – in a night of high drama on Capitol Hill in the early hours of Friday morning. McCain’s vote against the bill delivered a major setback for Republicans who have spent seven years vowing to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care …

The Senate effort to pass a “skinny” repeal of Obamacare failed dramatically early Friday morning by a 51-49 vote. John McCain joined Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who had previously made their objections known to defeat the bill. The failure of efforts to repeal Obamacare meant that Donald Trump is likely to start the next six months of his presidency …