July 18, 2024
LOCAL GOVT. AUTONOMY:Bill to establish LG election independent commission passes first reading at Senate
The bill when enacted, the commission will take over the functions of the 36 states’ independent electoral commissions. A bill seeking to establish a Local Government Independent Electoral Commission has passed its first reading at the Senate. The bill was passed Thursday during the plenary after the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, introduced it. It…
LAYA WINDSTORM: Sen. Khabeeb Calls For Urgent Provision of Palliative
The senator representing Jigawa Southwest senatorial district, Sen. Mustapha Khabeeb in a motion titled ” motion on the urgent need to provide palliative to Laya town, Gwaram local government of Jigawa state.” has called on the federal government to provide palliative to the affected community of the devastative windstorm. Concerned that the people of…
BREAKING: Tinubu Approves N70K As New Minimum Wage
President Tinubu has finally approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for a scheduled meeting with President Bola Tinubu. A…
AGILA AND THE REIGN OF VIOLENCE
I plead that we read this piece with good mind. Many phrases are in Agila words. Try and understand By Bishop Uba Udenyi I woke up today, July 18, 2024, to see a piece with the caption, “MUST EVERYTHING IN AGILA BE SETTLED BY VIOLENCE?”, followed by write-up chronicling the recent attack on each…
Senate Enjoins Ministry of finance, Attorney General Office, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission to Harmonize Clauses on Bill to Amend Act Establishing RMAFC
By Onwe Wisdom The Nigerian Senate has on Wednesday through it committee on national planning and economic affairs enjoined the trio of ministry of finance, attorney general office and revenue mobilization allocation and fiscal commission to harmonize concerns, observations and conflicting clauses necessitating amendment of the Act for the committee consideration and over all legislation…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONAL: JULY 18 Topic: NEVER FEAR OPPOSITIONS. Scriptures: 1 Chro. 4: 9-10; 1 Pet. 3: 12 – 16
Every good thing will be opposed. Your vision has enemies. Satan wants to frustrate your climbing up in life and he will throw whatever he can in your ways. His aim is to stop you. If he can’t achieve that, he tries to blow you off course or delay your arrival. You have to understand…