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By Samuel Attah The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has said that the 10th National Assembly is ready to empower the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to carry out its statutory mandates effectively. Speaker Abbas, while receiving the management of the RMAFC...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday assured Nigerians and the international community that Nigeria’s economy will soon re-bounce back. President Tinubu who gave the assurance while flagging off the two-day Green Economy Summit: ‘Sustainable Future: Harnessing Green Assets and Innovation for Niger State’s Prosperity’, organized by Niger State Government in...

… assures of improved ties with parliaments of both countries By Augustine Aminu The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has said that the over 50 years of diplomatic relationship between Nigeria and China has produced many outcomes of mutual benefits for both countries. The...

Some members of the House of Representatives have held a crucial meeting in Abuja that may culminate in the sack of the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Sources familiar with the proceedings of the meeting told our correspondent that the...

*Justifies procurement of land cruiser SUVs Senate has mandated an adhoc committee chaired by senator Jubrin Isah Echocho (APC Kogi East) to investigate all contracts awarded for the rehabilitation of all state owned refineries between 2010 and 2022 which has reached a staggering 11trillion naira, yet none of the refinaries...

Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for specific constitutional roles for deputy governors in Nigeria to keep them busy. Ganduje said this at an annual conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN) with the theme: “Partnering in the...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army has acquired electronic warfare capabilities and was now taking advantage of the convergence of electronic and cyber warfare. Lagbaja said this on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of the Maiden Cyber Security Workshop of the Nigerian...

President Bola Tinubu has  applauded Monday’s judgment by Judge Robin Knowles of the Business and Property Court in London, awarding a landmark victory to the Federal Government of Nigeria over a firm known as Process & Industrial  Development (P&ID) Limited. Judge Knowles had dismissed the $11.5 billion (USD) value of...

The Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgements in the appeals filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February...

President Bola Tinubu has allayed the concerns of the business community, assuring them that plans are underway to improve foreign exchange liquidity. The President said his administration will honour every legitimate contract with respect to the nation’s foreign exchange obligations. Speaking at the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja,...