October 13, 2021 Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday said Tuesday’s passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 by the National Assembly, empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit election results was a victory for democracy. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in ...

October 1, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari in his 61st Independence message said investigations have revealed those behind the sponsorship of agitators, Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Adeyemo, both of whom were recently arrested and are undergoing trial. Buhari said: “The recent arrests of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Adeyemo, and the ongoing investigations being conducted have revealed ...

September 6, 2021 The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Fulani Socio-Cultural Association, says for the sake of peace, the National Assembly should intervene and stop attempt by some states governors to enact anti-open grazing laws targeted at Fulani pastoralists. The National Secretary of the association, Mr Saleh Alhassan, made the call at a National Peace Summit ...

August 22, 2021 The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy says Nigeria is 95 percent set to deploy the Fifth Generation network (5G) in Nigeria for increased connectivity. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja when he featured on FORUM, a special News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...

August 17, 2021 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to show good leadership by vetoing the National Assembly decision to jettison electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Wike who was guest on Channel TV Sunrise Daily programme, Tuesday, said Buhari should strive to leave a legacy ...

August 3, 2021 Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers does not trust President Muhammadu Buhari to conduct a free, fair and credible election in 2023. The governor in a social media post said neither Buhari nor his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, is interested in conducting a free and fair election. Wike also lashed out at ...

July 2, 2021 Niger Delta leaders on Friday highlighted the gains of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), declaring the passage by the 9th Nigeria National Assembly as a pointer to Nigeria’s path to greatness and development. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva ‘’It is another benchmark for ensuring transparency and accountability in the oil ...

June 23, 2021 The National Assembly has explained that it’s leadership is not responsible for the maintenance and renovation of it’s complex and that no money was released to that effect. The lawmakers were reacting to reports that they have received a sum of 37 billion naira for the renovation of the Complex following the leaking ...

The President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says the National Assembly (NASS) would ensure justice for victims of alleged abuses by the personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Lawan announced this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. He said the NASS would also ensure that the government fulfils the commitment it has made ...

Appearing before a Senate Ad-hoc committee on Thursday, the  Acting Executive Director, Projects, Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, shocked senators when he dismissed allegation of missing N40 billion from the coffers of the NDDC. He was responding to allegation of missing or misapplied N40 billion being ...