The two ministers were scheduled to appear before a joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to defend their 2024 budgets on Thursday but failed to do so or send representatives.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Thursday signed the state's N800 billion 2024 budget into law, barely 24 hours after it was presented to a four-man House of Assembly for approval.
Other property owners are challenging the government in court over the illegal demolition of their properties.
Nigerian troops arrest suspected IPOB commander, three others hiding in church – Official
Exercise Golden Dawn III is a joint task force operation recently flagged off in South-east Nigeria to strengthen security in the region ahead of and during the Yuletide.
Nigerians can take photos, videos of police operatives on duty – Official
Most police operatives in Nigeria detest being filmed or photographed while on duty, especially when there is a disagreement or controversy around their operation.
Jumia has had to resort to headcount cuts, scaling back delivery services outside its e-commerce business and exiting everyday grocery items in a bid to turn profitable.
Iyabo Ojo has since Mohbad's death been championing the advocacy for justice for Mohbad. She had earlier accused Naria Marley of having a hand in the death of Mohbad.
The bigger challenge for Wike, however, is not Fubara or his army of snippers. It is not even about his legacy of projects in the state that would be hard to beat or his political structure which he can reinvent. It is how he would find the presence of mind to face his new assignment in Abuja, a city desperately in need of salvation.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the UDHR Drafting Committee, once said: "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." Today, this means defending and strengthening the institutions of global governance and taking practical steps to confront the catastrophes of our time, promote social progress, improve living conditions, and protect human rights for all.
Education Advisor to the NGF, Ebenezer Leo The Great, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a 2-day training on Governance and Policy Reporting for Journalists organised by the PREMIUM TIMES Academy in collaboration with the NGF.
