The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday, announced that the senate has rescheduled its valedictory session from Thursday, June 8 to Saturday, June 10. Lawan had announced on Tuesday at plenary that the senate would hold its valedictory session on Thursday. The senate president, however, told members of the senate Press Corps that the shift in the date was due to a scheduled meeting of President Bola Tinubu with the lawmakers of the incoming 10th National Assembly on Thursday. “By the grace of God, we will still hold plenary tomorrow (Thursday) and then our valedictory session will…
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High interest rates and the Russian war in Ukraine continue to significantly slow global economic growth, according to a new report from the World Bank. Following growth of 3.1 per cent last year, the global economy would slow to 2.1 per cent in 2023, the World Bank said on Tuesday in its latest forecast. The figure for 2023 was, however, 0.4 percentage points higher than an estimate released by the bank in January. It is still one of the weakest growth rates in the past five decades, said the World Bank’s chief economist, Indermit Gill. “The world economy is in…
UN and partners have distributed nearly 12,000 bottles of water to children on the move in Kherson and in the city of Mykolaiv, following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukriane. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, said this at a news conference on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York. Dujarric said more than 1,700 kits with essential supplies were also distributed for children on the move, and 10,000 purification tablets to five municipalities in Kherson and in the city of Mykolaiv. “We also distributed ready-to-eat food for about 400 people within hours of their evacuation. And today…
Olanrewaju maintained that a well-dressed man in suit came to campus and was eventually seen stealing phones from the bags of students who were sitting for their examinations.
Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) on Wed tendered more documents before the presidential election petition court (PEPC). Documents presented were form EC8B series from four states, EC8C, from 13 states, EC8D from 36 states and FCT, lastly, form EC8D(A) which is the national result. Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) president Bola Tinubu and Vice president Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress The petitioners through their counsel , Paul Ananaba, SAN…
The newly elected Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Mr. Adewale Egbedun, on Wednesday, pledged to run an open office and be accountable to the people. Egbedun made the pledge during a media parley with journalists at the parliamentary room of the Assembly in Osogbo. The speaker also solicited the support of the media in disseminating information on legislative activities and the laws enacted by the legislature to the public. Egbedun disclosed that he had met with his colleagues and after rubbing minds, they all agreed to put their differences aside and work for the success of the 8th…
The Controller, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Adamawa, Ibrahim Maina, on Wednesday decorated 62 officers who benefited from recent promotions in the service. Maina said in Yola that the officers were promoted due to their hard work, sacrifice and dedication in the discharge of their responsibilities. The controller said that the service still require more from them to ensure effective service delivery. “This promotion will not have been achieved without getting out of your comfort zones, therefore to whom much is given much is expected. “So you should continue to put in your best for the service and the nation…
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Wednesday promoted 32 officers of the Katsina State Command to their next ranks. Mr Adamu Mohammed, the state Comptroller of the command, in his remarks at the decoration ceremony, urged the newly promoted officers to remain resolute in discharging their duties. He listed three Assistant Comptrollers of Immigration (ACI) as the newly promoted officers to Deputy Comptrollers of Immigration (DCI) and four Superintendents of Immigration (SI) who also were newly promoted to Chief Superintendents of Immigration (CSI). Others are two Deputy Superintendents of Immigration (DSI) to Superintendents of Immigration (SI), five Assistant Superintendents of Immigration…
Bolts drivers in Calabar have announced a three-day nationwide withdrawal of their services to demand an upward adjustment in both their bonus and fare. The drivers, operating under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, announced the planned protest at a news briefing on Wednesday in Calabar. Mr Mike Neji, the Treasurer of the group and Chairman of the task force, set up to enforce the downtool, described the alleged treatment being metted to the union members by the management of the App-Based company as “unfair”. Neji said that the demand for an increase in…
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved the appointment of Alhaji Awwal Tukur as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, Chief Press Secretary to the governor stated on Wednesday in Yola that the governor also appointed Dr Edgar Amos as Chief of Staff, Government House. “Following the appointment of Dr Amos who before now was the Head of the Civil Service, Malam Shehu Ardo takes over as Head of the Civil Service. “The appointments take immediate effect,’’ Wonosikou stated. Tukur, the new SSG was a member of the House of Representatives and served as the Peoples…