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Makurdi, May 1, 2023 – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has advised federal lawmakers to resist any last-minute attempt to pass any bill on open-grazing reserve. He gave the advice in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase. Ortom said he found it curious that since 2016, the Presidency has sent the grazing reserves bill to the National Assembly bearing different names. He said the presidency was not giving up the idea of having the bill passed in spite of the public outcry …

Abuja, April 29, 2023 – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The decision was taken at a meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the National Population Commission on Friday night. The census, which was to hold from May 3 to May 7, will be held at a date to be determined by the incoming administration A statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Saturday, confirmed this development. “ In arriving at the decision to …

Abuja, April, 28, 2023 – The Federal Government on Friday insisted that removal of fuel subsidy would still take effect in June 2023. The Federal Government issued a statement on Friday to clarify its stance on petrol subsidy removal against the backdrop of press reports on Thursday that government had suspended the removal of subsidy. The statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said  that there was “no change in the overall policy direction regarding the petrol subsidy envisaged by June 2023”.  The statement, signed by Yunusa Tanko …

Abuja, April 26, 2023 – Nigeria has recorded more than 152 deaths from Lassa fever this year. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) gave the statistics on Wednesday in its latest situation report. It reported that there had been 788 confirmed cases of Lassa fever across the country in 2023. The NCDC said the number of new confirmed cases sttod at nine in the current week from a peak of decreased of 23 in Week 14. The new cases in Week 15 were recorded in Ondo, Edo …

Abuja, April, 25, 2025 – Bola Tinunu, the President-elect, returned to Nigeria on Monday after about a month vacation in Saudi Arabia, Paris and Europe. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport accompanied by his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, at exactly 4.30pm. Tinubu was received by a crowd of party leaders, members of APC National Working Committee, governors, National Assembly members and well-wishers, among others. (GBN)

Gombe, April 18, 2023 – Sen. Danjuma Goje has been suspended from the All Progressives Party (APC). His suspension was announced on Tuesday after a closed-door meeting of the Kashere Ward Executives. The Ward Chairman, Taminu Abdullahi, said the suspension was in line with article 21 subsection (1), (2) and (3) of the party constitution, as amended. He said Goje had been warned of his anti-party activities through a letter, but he never desisted. Abdullahi alleged that when Goje was invited by the five-man committee to investigate his activities during …