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The Nigeria’s Senate has unveiled 28 names of Ministerial nominees sent in by President Bola Tinubu for their consideration and approval. Ekperikpe Ekpo, the one-time member who represented Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency from Akwa Ibom State is among the ministerial nominees. President Bola Tinubu has nominated former governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike as his ministers. The Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio unveiled the long awaited list of 28 ministerial nominees during plenary on Thursday. Femi Gbajabiamila, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, delivered the list to the Senate during plenary on Thursday.…

Nigeria stunned Australia 3-2 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Thursday to leave the co-hosts’ tournament hopes on thin ice and home fans reeling. Asisat Oshoala volleyed into an open goal in the 72nd minute to seal a deserved win for the Africans after Uchenna Kanu cancelled out Emily van Egmond’s opener on the cusp of halftime and Osinachi Ohale nudged Nigeria ahead after the break. Australia cut the deficit to one goal when Alanna Kennedy nodded home a header in the 10th minute of stoppage time but Nigeria rode out the final seconds to claim one of the…

The Senate has urged the federal government to collaborate with the Finish government to extradite Simon Ekpa for prosecution, owing to his alleged roles in persistent sit-at-home orders and killings in the South-east region. The senate resolution was a sequel to the consideration and adoption of a motion at plenary on Wednesday. The motion titled: “Condemning the disruptive Nature of Five Sit-At-Home Demonstrations in South-east Nigeria” was sponsored by Osita Izunaso (APC-Imo). Also read; Sit-at-home: Police gun four suspected gunmen in Enugu It was also co-sponsored by all other South-east senators. Mr Izunaso, in his lead debate, said thousands of…

The Department of State Services (DSS) Wednesday was in conundrum over the scuffle involving its officials and personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) at the Federal High Court, Lagos. On Tuesday, DSS operatives engaged in fisticuff with the prison officers on the court premises over custody of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele.  The scuffle between both agencies occurred after Justice Nicholas Oweibo admitted Emefiele to bail in the sum of N20 million and ordered that the embattled CBN chief be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dared the Federal Government by issuing a seven-day ultimatum to the President Bola Tinubu administration to reverse “all anti-poor” people policies including the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol.   In a communiqué at the end of its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Tuesday, the labour union threatened to embark on a total and indefinite strike from Wednesday, August 2, 2023 if the Federal Government fails to do the needful.  Also read; Fuel subsidy removal: NLC declares nationwide strike The communiqué co-signed by NLC President, Joe…

The Senate has asked the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, intervene and halt the proposed increase in electricity tariff by the 11 Distribution Companies (Discos) in the country. The Senate also stressed the need to allow ordinary Nigerians to breathe, insisting that anything that would bring untold hardship to the citizens would be rejected in all its ramifications. The Upper Chamber has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to decentralize the proposed engagement with Stakeholders scheduled for Abuja to the six geopolitical zones of the Federation for effective participation by all. Also read;  Govts spend 90%…

Global leaders taking stock of progress made in transforming food systems have stated that $400 billion would be required to fight hunger globally, United Nations has stated. The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, said this in his opening address during a high-level panel at the UN Food Systems Summit + 2 Stocktaking Moment on Monday. The summit was convened by Guterres, who said: “In a world of plenty, it is outrageous that people continue to suffer and die from hunger.” He added, “Starving food systems on investment means, quite literally, starving people.” The emerging global vision is to create…

Electricity Consumers in Akwa Ibom State have been advised to stop paying estimated bills imposed by Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution company until the issue is resolved. This was one of the resolutions in a communiqué signed by Clifford Thomas, a lawyer and Coordinator, Human Rights Community and Comrade Ime Udoh,  Chairman, Akwa Ibom Electricity Consumers Forum, respectively. ‘‘Electricity consumers in Akwa Ibom State are hereby advised not to pay for any unscrupulous bills imposed in the name of estimated bills by the PHED. Once an electricity consumer contests and challenges any Bill, the Rule is that he must not pay…

The one-time Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has lampooned governments for spending 90 per cent of their time on designing their policies and only 10 per on working out their implementation. Udoma said, “In my experience, a good implementation strategy requires setting out measurable goals with a clear timeline. We must set out measurable goals for each of these priorities because what cannot be measured cannot be monitored.’’ Speaking in Uyo on Monday while addressing participants at a three-day Akwa Ibom Dialogue and the formal launch of the ARISE agenda of the governor, he noted…

Saudi Arabian club, Al Hilal SFC, are reportedly making a world-record bid of 300 million euros for Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe has been at loggerheads with the executive of the French club after the 24-year-old informed them he would not extend his contract which expires in 2024. He has finally chosen Real Madrid as his next club. According to Marca, Mbappe is ‘set to reject’ a new contract with PSG in order to join Real Madrid next summer. The France international has ‘already made up his mind to move to Santiago Bernabeu once his contract with PSG expires.…