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House of Representatives has called on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to rescind its decision to suspend fresh graduates from the Benue State University from participating in the scheme. The House made the appeal, following consideration of a motion sponsored by one of its members, Emmanuel Orker-jev, in which he faulted the stance of […]
The governing council of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended the Executive Secretary of the scheme, Usman Yusuf, indefinitely. According to the council, his suspension followed allegations of infractions. It has, therefore, set up a panel to investigate the allegations. The panel is expected to submit the report in three months. Meanwhile, Yusuf […]
Senate has stood down consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for third reading and passage, until Tuesday. The bill, which was captured on the Order Paper, was stood down at plenary for more legislative work. Announcing the development, SenateLeader Ahmad Lawan said In view of the sensitive nature of the bill and its […]
Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby, has invited 45 players for the first phase of his team camping, ahead of November’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. A statement by Ademola Olajire, spokesperson of the Nigeria Football Federation, said the 45 players is made up of 29 home based and 19 foreign based players have […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate has again risen for the second time in a row. Data from the National Bureau of Statistic (NBS)on Tuesday showed a slim margin of 0.05 per cent to 11.28 per cent in September, compared to 11.23 per cent recorded in August. According to the NBS, the composite food index rose to 13.31 per […]
Nigeria survived a late scare to beat Libya 3-2 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E match on Tuesday in Sfax, Tunisia. The Super Eagles got off to the best possible start as they took an early goal through their in-form marksman Odion Ighalo 13 minutes into the game. Ahmed Musa doubled […]
A new five man credential committee has been inaugurated by the national union of journalist Imo chapter to begin the process of conducting fresh elections into various offices of the council. The new Committee was inaugurated at the Council secretariat, Owerri, after a motion was unanimously moved to dissolve the old credential committee since the […]
The bill seeking to amend the provisions of the Electoral Act has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill scaled through for the second time when the lawmakers deliberated on it on Tuesday at the lower house of the National Assembly in Abuja. According to the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says he expects the forthcoming general elections in 2019 to be free and fair. President Buhari in a statement, stated that his belief on the fact that the country had so far organised five general elections since the return to democracy in 1999. Buhari said the 2019 general elections will usher the country […]
Pierre Kompany, the father of Manchester City captain and Belgian international defender Vincent, became Belgium’s first black elected mayor on Monday after his party topped the poll in the Brussels suburb Ganshoren. Pierre Kompany, 71, arrived in Belgium in 1975 as a refugee from what was then Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has since […]
