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President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking an amendment to the recently signed Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. In the letter, President Buhari wants an amendment to the new Act to allow for the removal of the Ministers of Petroleum and Finance from the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, saying that they can continue to perform their functions without necessarily being members of the board. In the letter read on Tuesday during plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, President Buhari is also seeking for the amendment to allow the Non-Executive Members to…

The High Court of Abia State on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the case involving the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, till October 7, 2021. The vacation judge, Justice K. C. J. Okereke, took the decision as the Federal Government of Nigeria and five other respondents in the case have yet to file their response to the suit brought before the court by court, challenging the alleged infringement on his fundamental human rights. In the suit, no HIH/FR14/2021, the respondents include the Federal Government of Nigeria (1st), Attorney General of the Federation (2nd), Chief…

Rochas Okorocha has stressed the need to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria by having one senator per state. That is 36 instead of 109 senators. “Now, when you talk about cutting down the cost of governance, Nigeria is better off with one senator per state and three federal House members per state. This number of people can solve Nigeria’s constitutional problems,” said Okorocha at a media parley with the FCT chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists on Monday. “We are too many, and what is it that three senators can do in a state that one senator…

“The question here is, how possible will it be to navigate a navy warship through the waters of Lagos to the desert Naval Base in Kano which you want to build? Or is there a waterway to take one from Lagos to Kano? Or do you want to create an artificial ocean?" An elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari explaining why the federal government should stop the proposed naval base project in Kano. Clark, a former Minister of Information, in the letter titled; ‘Establishment of a naval base in Kano in the heart of the…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in Lagos into law. He signed the bill into law on Monday. Details later.

As part of activities marking the 175th anniversary of Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, the church has honoured its members who have contributed immensely in the growth of the kingdom of Christ. One of such individuals is the Director ABN TV, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali who was recognized with the award of 'Worthy Ambassador'. The event took place on Sunday at the Church's South Central Synod 175 years Anniversary at St Peter's Parish Umuahia, Abia State. Okali, a media entrepreneur has been at forefront in advancing developmental journalism across the country. He has also amplified the concerns of the weak and downtrodden…

A group known as Middle Belt Forum on Sunday provided a detailed insight into how one of its leaders and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, died at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja. The organisation said that he was shabbily treated by doctors. The National Publicity Secretary of MBF, Dr. Isuwa Dogo, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja. The statement reads, “The death of the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, this (Sunday) morning came to…

One Love Foundation has lambasted the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising debt profile of the nation. The group is enraged by the decision of the Buhari administration to request for fresh loans and warned the National Assembly to protect generations unborn by rejecting the request of President. The civil society group condemned the demand for another $4billion and €710million loans by the President. A statement by Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor, Global President said with the reckless borrowing, Nigerians might eventually be living in a "rented" nation. Eholor lamented that the Buhari administration already accumulated N33.107trillion debt with…

One of the cousins of Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said he spoke with the deceased two days before he died. Mailafia died at a Hospital in Abuja, on Sunday morning. The cousin, who pleaded anonymity because the family did not authorise him to speak on their behalf, said when they spoke, the former CBN deputy governor explained that he was having malaria and cattarh. He said Mailafia told him he had to switch off his main number because people were disturbing him on that line. According to the cousin, after…

Former CBN Deputy Governor Obadiah Mailafia Is Dead Former deputy governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. Obadiah Mailafia, a Nigerian economist who served as deputy governor of Nigeria’s central bank. Mr Mailafia, 64, died on Sunday morning at the National Hospital, Abuja. He was certified dead by a medical doctor at the nation’s foremost public health facility, The Gazette learnt. Mr Mailafia hailed from Randa, in the Christian-dominated Southern Kaduna, and taught economics at different institutions. He spent the latter part of his years advocating for a solution to the protracted killings in Southern Kaduna, which had been…