Senate to Review NYSC Scheme

DEPUTY Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, said on Friday that the Senate would review the act, which established the National Youth Service Corps [NYSC], so as to make it efficient and keep youths from harm’s way in any part of the country. Lamenting killings in various parts of the north, following the outcome of the presidential […]

Kebbi: Senator floats N100m employment scheme

  The re-elected senator for Kebbi Central District, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has inaugurated a N100m youth and women employment programme. Bagudu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, that any unemployed youth within his senatorial district would benefit from the programme irrespective of state of origin. He said the decision to […]

Nigeria lost N210bn on NASS, presidential election days -Lagos Chamber of Commerce

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has estimated that Nigeria lost the sum of N210 billion Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a figure which was arrived at, based on the first day of the (National Assembly) election which was later cancelled and the other two days when the rescheduled National Assembly election and the […]

How PDP plans to rig National Assembly poll

In its desperation to win tomorrow’s rescheduled National Assembly poll, the chiefT.A Orji-led government in Abia State has hatched a plan to use the military and other security agencies to intimidate opposition candidates and their supporters. A source told Daily Sun that feelers from the botched Saturday’s polls sobered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government. […]

Picture: N’Assembly member escapes assassination

  The assailants’ car A lawmaker representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Local Government of Abia State in the House of Representatives, Chief Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Tuesday escaped assassination. But her driver, who used her Honda Sport Utility Vehicle marked EK 810 ABC was shot on his hand and ear. He was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he […]

N/A budgets N300bn for N-Delta devt

The National Assembly has appropriated an initial sum of N300 billion for infrastructure development in the Niger Delta. Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, who disclosed this in Lagos, said the money was for projects, such as the 704km East-West Road that connects Calabar with Epe in Lagos as […]

INEC racket: Senator Igbeke denies forging court order

Embattled Senator Alphonsus Igbeke has denied that he forged a court order with which his name was inserted into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s National Assembly list of Anambra State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Though, he admitted that there was discrepancy in the dates recorded in the court order, however, he said […]

Mark after my life –Onoja

Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Benue State, Prof. Steve Ugbah has said the party would not be deterred in its efforts to win the hearts of the Benue people despite attacks on General Lawrence Onoja and others. Onoja who is the Benue South Senatorial candidate of the party was attacked […]

Senate fails to form quorum, postpones passage of PIB bill

ABUJA-THE Senate has shelved the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill to Tuesday, March 15, after failing to form a quorum yesterday. Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the debate in the absence of Senate President, David Mark, said the Senate would not be blackmailed into passing the bill by protesting charlatans. Senator […]

Senate passes money laundering bill

With an overwhelming voice vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Bill to repeal the 2004 Act The passage of the Bill followed the approval given to the recommendations of Senator Ibrahim Ida-led Ad-hoc Committee that fine-tuned the earlier legislative work carried out by the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes […]

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