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The Senate has passed a resolution urging the federal government to maintain the electricity subsidy in light of the prevailing hardship in the country.   The lawmakers also kicked against the plans by the Ministry of Power to increase the electricity tariff. The Senate’s stance on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, …

Amid the continuing depreciation of the value of the Naira, a former lawmaker and social critic, Shehu Sani, has asked Nigerian Muslims and Christians pray for a miracle.     In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Sani advised adherents of both religions to fast if the miracle …

There was a mild drama on Tuesday as the Senate resolved to revisit the N30 trillion Ways and Means it approved for the Federal Government under former President Muhammadu Buhari, the details of which it said were never provided for scrutiny.     Specifically, the Red Chamber alleged that reckless …

In a significant development that brings relief to many federal civil servants across Nigeria, the Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of the November 2023 wage awards.   This move comes as part of the agreement reached between organised labour and the government to alleviate the impacts of the subsidy …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, Mohammed Monguno, on Monday said the National Assembly was concerned and shared the citizens’ distress over the current security challenges in the country.     The senator who decried the situation noted that the security sector had a huge …

Prince Harry was ‘blocked’ from having a heart-to-heart with King Charles by Palace aides over fears ‘they’d never get rid of him’, it has been claimed.     Following the King’s cancer diagnosis last week, it is believed the Duke of Sussex hoped to join him for a few days at …

Atiku said President Tinubu has failed to show any convincing policy moves his government is making to arrest volatility in the currency market and tackle Nigeria’s endemic poverty.     The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said he …

Spiritual leader of Wisdom Church of Christ International Lagos, Prophet Bisi Olujobi, has vowed to mobilise other prophets to protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   He lamented about the heavy hardship, agony, and untimely death bedeviling the country as a result of his “clueless and insensitive pattern of governance.” …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akin Sawyerr said student loans will be disbursed directly to the institutions of applicants to avoid diversion.   He also noted that individuals who obtain the loans will be made to repay their loans two years immediately after completion of the …

House of Representatives member Dennis Idahosa has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, the chairman of the APC Edo Governorship Primary Election Committee, announced this at the end of the election …