Senate approves federal varsities for Ilaro, Kachia
Senate on Tuesday approved the establishment of Federal University of Technology, Ilaro in Ogun State and Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, Kaduna State, respectively. The bills seeking the establishment of both universities passed for third reading following the consideration of report presented for that purpose by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and […]
Senate tasks FG on flooding crises in Adamawa, Ondo communities
Senate has urged the federal government agencies to make necessary intervention and prevent humanitarian crisis in communities affected by flooding in Adamawa and Ondo States. Senators Amos Yohanna (PDP Adamawa North) and Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC Ondo Central), in separate motions notified and sought parliamentary interventions to humanitarian crisis in communities affected by flooding in their […]
Akpabio urges deepening cooperation between Nigeria and Korea
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has called for deepening of bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Republic of Korea. Akpabio made the call on Tuesday while receiving in audience in his office at the National Assembly in Abuja the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Kim Pankyu and some officials of the Korean embassy. […]
Brain drain: Senate seeks increased budgetary allocations to varsities
Senate on Tuesday lamented the increasing rate of brain drain in the Nigerian universities and some other critical sectors, and therefore called for increase in yearly budgetary allocations for them to tackle infrastructural decay and enhance monthly enumerations of lecturers to curb the menace. The Red Chamber also mandated its relevant committees to relate with […]
Government urged to provide security for students
As Nigeria continue to grapple with several security challenges that directly impact on its economy and lives of citizens, Government at all levels have been called to provide profound security for students especially the females. Edutainment Communicator and Veteran Broadcaster, Ms Debrah Ogazuma made the call Thursday in Lokoja at the 8th Annual Conference of […]
Buratai seeks support for Tinubu’s reform @GOCOP 2024 conference
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has sought support for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to deliver the reforms in the power sector as well as his other reform programmes for the benefit of Nigerians. In a message delivered at the 8th Annual Conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) […]
Online publishers charged to stir Nigeria into seeking global financial inclusion
Nigeria must key into global financial inclusion and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) must lead in the awareness that may help Nigeria achieve this. The charge was handed down to GOCOP by Yusuf Mamman, Nigeria’s former ambassador to Spain, chairman of the 2024 Annual General Conference of GOCOP holding at Reverton Hotel in […]
At GOCOP Confab: Liyel Imoke says alleged expenditure of a phantom $16b delayed Nigeria’s power sector reforms
A former minister of power, who later served as governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, on Thursday, in Lokoja, stated that alleged “expenditure” of a phantom $16 billion on the power sector by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration never happened. Imoke, who was also Chairman of the Power Sector Technical Board under the Obasanjo […]
NASS ‘ll Tinker With Existing Legislations To Guarantee Full LG Autonomy -Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured that the National Assembly will amend current legislations that have impeded the administration of Local Government Councils in the country to guarantee the third tier of government full autonomy. Senator Akpabio identified the State and Local Government joint accounts committee and the State Independent Electoral Commission […]
Bamidele: How We Lobbied Other Lawmakers to Pass South West Development Commission Bill
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has revealed how federal lawmakers from the South-west states lobbied their colleagues from other geo-political zones to pass the Bill for the establishment of the South West Development Commission (SWDC). Bamidele, also the Leader of the South-west National Assembly Caucus, disclosed that lawmakers from the South-west APC […]
