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The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, has urged the National Assembly to pass the 65 years retirement age or 40 years of service into law. In a statement in Abuja, the chairman of the association, Mr Sunday Sabiyi, says there is a dearth of qualified staff in the legislative arm of government due to the interruption of democracy in Nigeria. "the Legislature which has always been the victim has […]
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 for seamless transmission of election results. The proposed amendments which was sponsored by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive would provide for electronic transmission of election results to minimize fraud in the nation’s electoral process. The proposed legislation also seeks to amend selected sections of the current Electoral […]
Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory has promised to collaborate with the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, NHFSS. This is part of measures to secure lives and property in the Area. The Chairman of the Council, Mr, Danladi Chiya made the promise in Kwali during the decoration of the New Commander of NHFSS, Kwali Command, Alhaji Abubakar Usman. Mr Chiya who was represented by one of his […]
Mental arithmetic is to be introduced into the nation's educational system. Chairman of the National Mathematical Centre, NMC, Prof Promise Mabine, made this known during the closing ceremony of the two-week mental arithmetic training workshop in Abuja. He explained that Abacus is an educational solution, empowering both students and teachers to swiftly navigate through mathematical problems in record time. According to Professor Promise Mabine, Abacus not only eradicates the […]
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for an arson attack at a Kyoto animation studio in 2019 which killed 36 people and injured dozens more. The incident, one of Japan's deadliest in recent decades, killed mostly young artists and shocked the anime world. Shinji Aoba, 45, pleaded guilty to the attack but his lawyers had sought a lighter sentence, arguing grounds of "mental incompetence". Judges rejected this however, […]
To close the logistical gap hampering exports of Solid Minerals, the federal government says there is need to strengthen partnership with the Nigerian Export-Import, NEXIM, bank. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake stated this when the Managing Director NEXIM, bank, Abba Bello, paid him a visit in Abuja. Dr. Alake lauded the bank for deploying its financial tools to assist the mining industry in meeting some of […]
By Garry Ochigbo The Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday, fixed March 20 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Mr Ugochukwu Uchenwa seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after listening to lead counsels arguments for and against the suit. The plaintiff, Uchenwa, who is an elder of the church, filed […]
By James Itodo The Senate has called for adequate investment in the agricultural sector to boost the nation's revenue. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, represented by the chairman, senate committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, stated this in Abuja, during the 7th post-Graduate convocation ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies in affiliation with the University of Benin. He explained that if the nation's agricultural […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, has urged the National Defence College, NDC to come up with new ideas that would address the security challenges facing the country. Dr. Abbas, who decried the loss of lives and property to insecurity in the country, stated that the NDC, as a research-based security institution, should come up with proposals on how best to tackle the […]
