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- 5 Mar 2012
House of Assembly Member Hunts for Talents
Hon. Lord Keston Okoro, a member of the Delta State House of Assembly from the Udu Constituency, is to embark on a talent hunt competition to discover music and film talents in the Niger Delta area…
- 18 Feb 2025
DSS Threatens to Sue AIT, Channels TV over Reports on ‘Invasion’ of Lagos Assembly
Department of State Service (DSS), has threatened Africa Independent Television (AIT), and Channels Television two prominent broadcast stations with lawsuits over ‘false and malicious reports’…
- 15 Aug 2021
NIPOST Seeks Legislative Action to Boost IGR
Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, postmaster General of the Federation/CEO, Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), has called on State Houses of Assembly for more legislative supports that will enhance its…
- 18 May 2017
Lagos Assembly Commends NCC’s Initiatives on Consumer, QoS
Lagos State House of Assembly, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for tagging 2017- Year of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer (YoNTC) which emphasizes the protection and education…
- 9 Sept 2021
Lagos Assembly Passes VAT Bill, Charges 6 Per Cent
Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill, amid the recent hostility between the states and the federal government over the collection of VAT. The Assembly, led…
- 27 Feb 2017
Kwara Assembly Summons MTN over Mast Installation
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Monday summoned the management of MTN Nigeria over alleged “wrong installation’’ of mast at Budo Egba area of Ilorin. The summon was sequel to a complaint filed…
- 23 Mar 2009
Glo Promo Excites Osun Assembly Speaker
Hon Adejare Bello, speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, has commended the giant strides of Globacom in packaging a reward programme for its subscribers nationwide. Speaking while presenting…
- 17 May 2020
Lagos Assembly Approves Unification of Fibre Infrastructure, Connectivity for Telcos
In its bid to unify the telecommunications cables in the state, the Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a Unified Fibre Infrastructure and…
- 4 Oct 2019
Lawmakers Orders Sack of KWTV Boss
Kwara House of Assembly, on Thursday called for the immediate sack of Alhaji Abdulfatai Adebowale, general manager of Kwara State Television Authority (KWTV). The House also asked Gov.…
- 8 Sept 2017
Bank ATM Dispenses Fake Naira Notes in Edo
Charles Ajiboye, a federal civil servant in Edo State, has petitioned Edo State House of Assembly, alleging that the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), of a new generation bank in Benin, was dispensing…
- 16 Aug 2020
Lagos Mulls N20m License Fee for Lottery Operators
The Lagos State House of Assembly has informed that a Bill that will make operators of lottery, pools and betting in the state to pay N20 million as licence fees to the state government is coming. Mr…
- 25 Sept 2023
Benue Assembly Asks NBC to Abolish BBNaija over Derogatory Statement
Benue State House of Assembly has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to abolish reality Television show, Big Brother Naija popularly called (BBNaija) The lawmakers arrived at the…
- 2 Sept 2014
2015 Polls: Controversy Trails INEC’s N9Bn Ballot Papers Contract
Crisis is reportedly brewing at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the decision of the Commission to contract the printing of the ballot papers to be used for the…
- 4 Jan 2019
INEC Retains Smart Card Reader, Incidence Form
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will Monday release its revised guidelines and voter register to the nation’s 91 political parties, as part of its strategic plan of action…
- 25 Oct 2015
WINET Builds PWDs’ Capacity to Access Justice via Courts
Women Information Network (WINET), a media focused, independent, non-governmental and non-profit organization in collaboration with Justice for All (J4A) Nigeria programme/ DFID, has continued its…
- 8 Nov 2013
National Assembly Mulls BASA Treaties Review
The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed its Committees on Treaties and Agreements to review and appraise all Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASA) between Nigeria and other countries.…
- 21 Nov 2014
Jonathan Poses Threat to Democracy- Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former vice president on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan posed threat to the nation’s democracy. Atiku slammed the President for what the ex-VP described as the “crude…
- 15 Nov 2018
Jumia Applauds Lawmakers For Passing Bill Establishing Lagos Tourism Agency
Omolara Adagunodo, Managing Director, Jumia Hotel & Flight Marketplace, has applauded the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing the bill to establish the Lagos State Tourism Promotion Agency.…
- 26 Mar 2020
Lagos Imposes N100, 000 Fine, Jail Term for Defaulters of Coronavirus Lockdown
Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed into law an emergency bill to help the state combat the Coronavirus, the pandemic currently spreading across the world. Personally sponsored by…
- 8 Sept 2008
BHA Threatens Contractor over Failed Gas turbine
Werenipre Seibarugu, speaker, Bayelsa state House of Assembly has threatened to drag Robo Michael Nigeria Ltd contracting firm to court for breach of contract. He said the company had failed to…
- 26 Sept 2021
Bandits Using Nigerien Mobile Phone Services to Coordinate Attacks in Nigeria—Lawmaker
Aminu Almustapha Gobir, member representing Sabon Birni North Constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, has said that bandits are now using the mobile phone services of Niger Republic to…
- 19 Mar 2015
Uwah, Ex-Akwa Ibom D/Speaker Slumps, Dies during Campaign
Hon. Okon Uwah, former deputy speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, yesterday slumped and died during a campaign at Nkek, in Ukanafun, according to a report by New Telegraph. Uwah, who is…
- 4 Feb 2019
How to Legally Earn More Than the Minimum Wage Via Online
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, Nigeria's House of Assembly recently passed N30,000 as the minimum wage. This is good news for many Nigerians. However, do you know that as a Nigerian, you can earn much more…
- 19 Jan 2022
Lagos Acquires 10-car Speed Trains for Red Line Project
The Lagos state government has purchased two 10-car, 330 km/h Talgo speed trains for its Red Line railway project. L-r: Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Temitope Adewale; President &…
- 18 Oct 2019
Nnaji, Chairman House Committee on Aviation to Speak at NigeriaTravelsmart 2019
Organisers of NigeriaTravelsMart have announced that Honourable Nnolim Nnaji, chairman, House Committee on Aviation, National Assembly, will be addressing aviation stakeholders as guest speaker at…
- 28 Aug 2013
Lagos Shops for N87.5Bn to Buy Back Concession
The Lagos State government is to approach the Nigerian capital market to raise some N87.5 billion through bond to buy back the concession rights of the Lekki-Epe Expressway from the Lekki Concession…
- 22 Jan 2014
BATN, Others Laud Lagos on Public Place Smoking Law.
The recent passage into Law of the Lagos State Public Place Smoking Bill has drawn commendation from British American Tobacco Nigeria and sundry stakeholders who described the Law as balanced. They…
- 6 Apr 2015
GEJ Says He Lived in Cage for 16 Years
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he has had enough having been caged for 16 years and being taken care of by government. Speaking yesterday when the Christian Community in the Federal…
- 5 Jan 2014
100 Years and 100 Interesting Facts about Nigeria
Nigeria’s century compilation was created as a historical snapshot of peculiar events, for our benefit and that of Nigeria’s younger generations. It was compiled to the best of our ability and…
- 6 May 2025
LASAA Extends Educational Support to Ikorodu Public Schools in CSR Drive
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its "Back to School Storm" initiative, reaching four…