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Nigeria's deputy senate president emerges acting speaker of ECOWAS Parliament

Nigeria, April 5 -- The ECOWAS Parliament on Thursday nominated Barau Jibrin, the Nigerian deputy senate president as acting speaker of the sub-regional parliament. Mr Jibrin emerged as speaker at th... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Excessive rainfall washing popular Nigerian rice variety off local menu

Nigeria, April 1 -- Mutiat Kilasho was 12 when she began to show interest in her father's rice farm. After three years of apprenticeship with him, she began cultivating a local variety of the crop na... Read More


Budget Padding: Ningi demands reinstatement, insists suspension's illegal

Nigeria, March 28 -- Suspended Bauchi Central senator, Abdul Ningi, has written to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, demanding his reinstatement. Mr Ningi conveyed the letter through his lawyer... Read More


Nigerian lawmaker wants Tinubu, governors to subsidise Hajj fares for first-timers

Nigeria, March 27 -- Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has called on state governments to subsidise the airfares of the 2024 Hajj for first-timers in their respective states. Mr Ndume, who represe... Read More


Nigerian lawmaker arraigned for alleged forgery of NYSC certificate

Nigeria, March 27 -- The senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Konbowei Benson, was arraigned before the FCT High Court in Abuja on Tuesday for allegedly forging exemption certific... Read More


PDP to review tenure of chairmen, exco members in Edo, Rivers, others

Nigeria, March 27 -- The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday met with state chairmen of the party with a view to reviewing the tenure of the leadership of the p... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers pledge to improve welfare of military personnel

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Senate Committee on the Nigerian Army has pledged to enhance legislative measures aimed at improving the welfare and well-being of the military personnel in the country. The ... Read More


Gaza: Akpabio at parliamentary conference, calls for ceasefire, release of hostages

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages. He also called for access to humanitarian a... Read More


Killing of Soldiers: What we discussed, agreed with Nigeria's military chiefs - Senators

Nigeria, March 21 -- Nigeria's military chiefs have resolved to adopt the use of artificial intelligence and other technological devices to apprehend those who attacked and killed soldiers in Okuoma c... Read More


Why I dropped out of school to become commercial driver - Senator

Nigeria, March 21 -- The senator representing Borno North Senatorial District, Tahir Monguno, says he dropped out of school while he was acquiring his primary education because he wanted to be attract... Read More