A bill seeking for the establishment of Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies in Iragbiji, Osun State, was Wednesday given expeditious consideration by the Senate. Being an Executive Bill put into legislative process by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, it scaled through first and second reading, along with five other ones, in less than one hour. In his lead debate on the bill, Senator Bamidele said the proposed institution is a bold step towards, not only addressing the educational needs of the populace but also serve as training ground for the development of agriculturalists in the country. “Agriculture…
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The Senate on Wednesday stood down a bill for an act to prescribe standard and condition of licence for operation and practice of private investigations in the country. The piece of legislation, sponsored by Senator Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) was rejected by the majority of lawmakers during debate on the floor of the Red Chamber. Earlier in his lead debate, Senator Ngwu, who is the Senate Minority Whip, said the bill seeks amongst others, to provide a framework for the licensing and practice of private investigators in the country. He added that it also seeks to provide for a…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the launch of its monthly awards. The NFF monthly awards is a celebration of the outstanding performances of Nigerian football players across various Football Leagues including Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. The award categories include Player of the Month (Male and Female), Goal of the Month and Discovery of the Month. Nominations for the first round of awards will be announced on Thursday, October 3, 2024. Fans and journalists will have the chance to vote for their favourite players via the official NFF voting portal on the website www.thenff.com. The voting period will…
Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has banned government building projects in Imo State. Ekpa’s action comes amid claims that the government planned to build a refugee, migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in the Nsu Ehime Mbano study center of the National Open University of Nigeria. Ekpa, self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, BRGIE, in a statement on his X account, banned further government building projects. According to him, the move is to protect the lives and properties of Biafrans in the state. “For the security of Biafrans, there will be no further building project by the Nigeria…
The Nigerian government through the Bank of Industry, BoI, said it disbursed loans amounting to N77.65 billion to businesses especially medium, small and micro-enterprises, MSMEs, in the last nine months of 2024. The Managing Director of BoI, Olasupo Olusi, disclosed this at an event held on Wednesday in Abuja. He revealed that the loans were given to MSMEs across the country. He stressed that MSMEs remained the bedrock of Nigeria’s economy. According to him: “MSMEs which represent 90 per cent of all businesses, contribute 80 per cent to employment and 50 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. “So far…
The Federal Government on Wednesday called on Nigerians residing in Lebanon to leave the country amid attacks on Hezbollah and other areas by the Israeli forces. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, made the call in a statement signed by its spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. NIDCOM said although information from the Nigerian community in Lebanon indicated that most Nigerians had relocated from the southern part and were relatively safe, “we hereby advise them to keep safe until the ceasefire is in place.” The statement reads: “Worried by the attacks on Hezbollah and other areas in Lebanon by the Israeli government, the…
The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday explained why the Biafra agitator took the “tough decision” of asking Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court to recuse herself from his trial. On September 24, Kanu had demanded that Justice Nyako step down from his trial because he lacked confidence in her judgement. Despite arguments from lawyers of the Nigerian Government, the judge recused herself from the trial. However, a team of Kanu’s lawyers led by the lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor said their client was only exercising his constitutional right.…
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an ex parte order to serve the Rivers State chairman of the Action People’s Party, APP, Sunny Wokekoro, the 23 chairmanship candidates of APP in the upcoming Saturday election, and the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, through substituted means. Hart Badom, Destiny Omereji, and four others are in court seeking the reinstatement of Badom as the legitimate State Chairman of APP, while calling for the removal of Sunny Wokekoro from the position. The plaintiffs are also challenging the legitimacy of the 23 chairmanship candidates, questioning when they became members…
Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele has apologised to manager Luis Enrique after he was dropped for Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Arsenal. Dembele was left out of the squad that lost 2-0 to the Gunners, after he clashed with Enrique over the weekend. Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has now revealed that both men have sorted out their issues. Dembele is now expected to be called up for this Sunday’s Ligue 1 clash with Nice. Romano wrote on X on Wednesday: “Ousmane Dembélé, expected to return into PSG group already against OGC Nice on Sunday. “Dembélé apologized to Luis Enrique…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, has confirmed that Rwanda is battling an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease, MVD, with 27 cases and nine deaths reported as of September 30, 2024. Rwanda’s Ministry of Health declared the outbreak on September 27, and efforts are underway to contain the deadly virus. “Over 297 contacts have been registered and are under follow-up,” Africa CDC stated in a press statement on Tuesday. The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with partners, is focusing on preventive measures in healthcare facilities, with enhanced efforts in contact tracing and isolation of cases for…