Less than 24 hours after he appointed him into the board of Kaduna State Investment Promotion Authority, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has named former Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II as the chancellor of Kaduna State University. “On behalf of the government and people of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai is delighted to appoint His Highness, […]
Anybody who engages in the importation, sales and use of electricity generating sets is guilty of an offence and upon conviction would be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years. This is the sanction provided in a fresh Bill introduced TO the Senate on Wednesday with the aim of curbing […]
There are indicators that the embattled national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may not regain his exalted seat any time soon, especially given his last-minute attempts to impose his lackeys on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Signs of the slim of chances of Oshiomhole’s return emerged yesterday, when the […]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State yesterday signed the state Security Network Agency Bill 2020, code-named Amotekun Corps, into law following its submission by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin. The House had on March 3, 2020 passed the bill into law after a public hearing on the matter. Makinde signed the […]
The Senate yesterday quizzed the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Idris Ahmed, over the identity of a lawyer who collected $4 million as payment for the professional fees for the management of Excess Crude Account (ECA). Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, Adeola Olamilekan, who demanded the identity of the lawyer during an interactive session […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Solomon Bob, has faulted the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for stating in a recent live programme that Rivers State was not attracting federal projects, including the ongoing construction of rail lines across the federation, because of insecurity. In a statement, the federal legislator, who described the remarks […]
The Lagos State Government has announced alternative routes for motorists as a section of Eko Bridge is closed to enable rehabilitation works on worn-out bearings noticed between Alaka and Costain portion inwards Apongbon. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure Engr. Aramide Adeyoye said in a statement that it became necessary to […]
House of Representatives yesterday ordered an immediate probe of the cleanup of spills and remediation in oil-producing areas of the country in the last five years. Considering a motion sponsored by Abubakar Hassan Fulata at plenary presided by Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, it resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to probe activities of the National […]
• States’ party chairmen divided over suspension The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday met behind closed doors with the suspended National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, conspicuously absent. The Guardian learnt that the March 17, 2020 emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, billed to be attended by […]
BARELY 24 hours after he was deposed as the Emir and banished from Kano, Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, has appointed Malam Muhammad Sanusi II into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA). A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House said that, “the appointment is part of the reconstitution of the board […]