“Call Elechi to order,” say Ebonyi State University staff
Following the demand by Governor Martin Elechi for the National Assembly to proscribe the Ebonyi State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Union, on Thursday...
View ArticleFG, Legislature charge Nigerian women against use of firewood for cooking
The Federal Government and National Assembly have called on women in the country to adopt alternative energy in cooking to avoid the dangerous effect of black carbon emission. Supervising Minister of...
View ArticleRivers: APC rejects court judgment, alleges move to impeach Amaechi
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, rejected the judgment of the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, presided over by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, which declared as...
View ArticleOil benchmark committee adjourns
The Conference Committee of the National Assembly set up to harmonise oil benchmark for the 2014 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), on Thursday, adjourned indefinitely without reaching an...
View ArticleSenate asks GEJ to respond to OBJ
The National Assembly has called on the president, Goodluck Jonathan, to address the controversy surrounding a letter written to him by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. The House is of the opinion...
View ArticlePresidency accuses opposition party of treason
The Presidency has accused the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) of treasonable offence for calling for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan. This was disclosed in a strongly-worded press...
View ArticleOkonjo-Iweala presents N4.6trn budget for 2014
Representing President Goodluck Jonathan, finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday presented a budget estimate of N4.6 trillion for 2014, the lowest spending plan in three years. The sum...
View Article2014 budget negates national development, say professional bodies
The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), on Tuesday, expressed concern that the 2014 national budget was too skewed to make meaningful impact on the lives of most Nigerians. President...
View ArticleBudget passes second reading in Senate
After four days of debate in the Senate, the 2014 Appropriation Bill has scaled through the crucial second reading in the upper chamber. The second reading of the budget is perhaps an indication that...
View ArticleFAAN queried over unremitted revenue
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Monday queried the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), for remitting only N130 million out of the N36 billion it generated in 2013. The...
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