Dirisu Yakubu

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Nigeria’s N’Assembly Pledges Reforms to Boost Foreign Invest

The National Assembly has pledged its commitment to enacting laws aimed at revamping the nation’s economy through the…

Tinubu’s Tax Reforms: Nigeria’s Economic Revolution?

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s sweeping tax reforms as…

Gratuity, CSR, and Capital Project

The House of Representatives Committee on Pensions has charged the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate to address gratuity provisions,…

Decentralize Pipeline Surveillance, Group Urges Nigerian Gov

A socio-cultural body, the Southern Ijaw Unity Forum, has advised the President Bola Tinubu-led government not to decentralise…

Trust, Knowledge Sharing Key to African Security

The Board Vice President, International Institute for African Defence, Security and Governance, Gen Martin Agwai (retd.), has identified…

FG to Commence Contractor Payments After Kalu Brokers Peace

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Thursday brokered a peace deal between the…

El-Rufai Alleges FG Paying Bandits to Stop Killings

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that the government is paying bandits to dissuade them from…

Reps Back Speaker Abbas Amid Constituency Projects Controver

The House of Representatives has pledged its loyalty and support for the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, amid a report…

Kabiru Marafa Resigns from APC, Blasts Tinubu

The Zamfara State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Organisation in the 2023 presidential election, Senator Kabiru Marafa, has…

Marafa Loyalists Quit APC, Citing Neglect of Zamfara

Supporters of former Zamfara Central Senator, Kabiru Marafa, have announced their resignation from the All Progressives Congress, citing…

Reps Probe NERC Over N59bn Metering Funds

The House of Representatives has queried the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission over the N59bn Central Bank of Nigeria…

Nigeria’s Population Census Bill Gains Support

Prominent civil society organisations have declared support for a bill seeking to mandate the conduct of a national…

Reps Slam ‘Paper Commissioning’ of Baro Port, Vow Revival

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port had chided…

FCT House Assembly Bill Sparks Clash Between Ozekhome, Adeya

The House of Representatives bill seeking the creation of a House of Assembly for the Federal Capital Territory…

IBB, Abdulsalami Urge FG to Make Baro Port Fully Operational

Former military Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), have called on the Federal Government…