Akpabio, Kalu, Others in Geneva For IPU Meeting The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday arrived in Geneva, Switzerland as head of Nigeria’s delegation to the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland. Akpabio was accompanied on the trip by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Kalu and Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. The Senate president and his entourage were received on arrival at the airport in Geneva, by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Abiodun Richards Adejola accompanied by South African Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi. This year’s edition, according to a statement…
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Kalu Advises Civil, Public Servants To Pursue Honour, Integrity …mulls use of app to address bureaucratic bottlenecks Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has admonished Nigerians in the civil and public service to pursue honour and integrity to sustain the glory of their career. Kalu gave the advise when he received the attendees of “The Platform Public Service Bootcamp (TPPSB)” who are mainly youth at the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja. The TPPSB is designed to equip the young people with the necessary skills, knowledge, and motivation to pursue careers in public service.…
Democracy, Development Can’t Thrive Without Peace – Deputy Speaker, Kalu …..Seeks partnership with Germany on digital skills acquisition, rehabilitation centres The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that there can be no development or thriving democracy without peace, stressing that both are complementary to each other. Kalu stated this in Abuja, while playing host to a delegation from German Initiative for Knowledge Transfer led by its country director, Hon. Obinna Ichita on a courtesy call in his office at the National Assembly. He explained that one of the challenges facing the country…
BREAKING: El-Rufai Dumps APC, Visits New Part Office Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El- Rufai on Wednesday visited the Abuja National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. A source said El-Rufai paid a consultation visit to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He was nominated for a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s administration but was not confirmed by the Senate.
Stop Distracting Heads Of Ministries, Agencies, Others, Tinubu Warns NASS President Bola Tinubu has urged the National Assembly to allow heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to do their statutory duties by reducing the summons issued to them. Tinubu made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu Appeals To National Assembly: It Is Within Your Rights To Summon Heads Of MDAs, But Let Them Do Their Job’. According to the statement, Tinubu appealed while speaking at the breaking of the Ramadan fast last…
Full List: Nigerian Govt Name Schools That Girls Graduate As Virgiπs’ The Chancellor of Madonna University, Emmanuel Edeh, has said female students who gain admission into the university as v!rgins also graduate as v!rgins. The Catholic priest said this during the university’s 25th anniversary, which was held on Wednesday in Elele, Rivers State. Among the distinguished guests at the event were notable figures like the deputy speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu; the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; and the Bishop of Ekwlobia Diocese, Cardinal Peter Okpaleke. In a viral video, the Catholic priest…
BREAKING: Tinubu Bans The Following Appointees From Embarking On Foreign Trips President Bola Tinubu has ordered a ban on all foreign trips by ministers and other government officials. Mr Tinubu gave the directive via a letter by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. In the letter, dated 12 March 2024, Mr Tinubu directed an embargo on all foreign trips. However, according to the letter, exemption could be given to “trips deemed absolutely necessary”. A minister, who preferred not to be named because he has no permission to speak…
Is It Nigerian Army’s Job To Settle Communal Clashes? – Major-General Questions Military Visit To Okuama Major-General Cecil Esekhaigbe (retd.) has raised the alarm over the military operations in Okuama Community in Delta State that led to the killing of some Nigerian Army personnel. Featuring on Channels TV programme, Esekhaigbe said that internal security was primarily the responsibility of the police, while raising the question of why the military was deployed to the community in the first place. Questioning the intelligence prior to the operation, said, “What was the intelligence surrounding this operation? Is it the job of the Nigerian…
BREAKING : Many Killed, Wounded In Abuja-Kaduna Highway Crash The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 10 passengers were killed in a crash involving a DAF trailer on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. FRSC spokesman Jonas Agwu said in a statement on Tuesday that the Monday crash resulted from excessive speed, overloading and fatigue. According to him, the driver lost control of the wheels and crashed into a ditch at about 10:30hrs with all the 172 male passengers aboard the trailer. Mr Agwu said 10 of the passengers died while 48 sustained injuries. He said that the FRSC…
Nnamdi Kanu Justifies Wearing Same Cloth To Court, Says No Extra Outfit Given The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed why he wears the same outfit whenever he appears in court. Responding to a journalist who asked why he was wearing the same attire on Tuesday, Kanu said, “They didn’t give me any outfit.” It was reports that Kanu, on Tuesday, urged the Federal High Court to send him to Kuje prison. He alleged that the Department of State Services had no medical facility to treat him, adding that there was a conspiracy for…