Investigations by Daily Trust reveals that Senators on Tuesday commenced moves to override President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill with the collection of signatures.
The Nigerian Armed Forces has announced the promotion of Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko to the rank of Major-General while 234 other personnel in the military were also promoted.
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The federal government has expressed optimism that the tax credit scheme given to taxable companies to build road infrastructures would help to salvage the deteriorating state of the road network in the country as the government faces a paucity of funds.
Electoral Bill: Senators Collect Signatures To Override Buhari
Senators on Tuesday commenced moves to override President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill with the collection of signatures, Daily Trust gathered last night.
Twice, the senators went into executive sessions that lasted for about two hours on Tuesday. Our correspondents reliably gathered from the lawmakers that the move to override the president was hatched during the second session.
Illegal Migration: Before 2015, Every Capsized Boat Had One Edo Person On It – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said before 2015, every boat that capsized on the sea while crossing to Europe had an Edo indigene on it.
Obaseki said this in an interview with journalists in Benin, the state capital.
FULL LIST: Military Promotes 235 Senior Officers Amid Forceful Retirement Rumour
The Nigerian Armed Forces has announced the promotion of Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko to the rank of Major-General.
234 other personnel in the military were also promoted. The promotion came barely one week after rife insinuations that the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, asked not less than 50 Generals in the military to proceed on forceful retirement. Click this link for the full list.
PODCAST: How Valid Are The President’s Reasons For Withholding Assent To The Electoral Bill?
President Muhammadu Buhari’s reluctance to sign the electoral act (amendment) bill has been the major topic on all media platforms in Nigeria.
How valid are the president’s reasons? Why has there been so much back and forth on the electoral act amendment bill? Click this link to listen to the podcast.
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Tax Credit: NNPC Hands Over N621bn Cheque For 21 Roads
The federal government has expressed optimism that the tax credit scheme given to taxable companies to build road infrastructures would help to salvage the deteriorating state of the road network in the country as the government faces a paucity of funds.
President Muhammadu Buhari had given assent to Presidential Executive Order No. 007 that gave the private sector a tax relief by refurbishing or constructing road infrastructures in lieu of tax payment due to the federal government.
Banditry: Southern Kaduna People, Other Residents Back El-Rufai
President, Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU), Jonathan Asake, in a chat with Daily Trust, backed the governor’s call for bandits’ killing.
“What we should do is to also declare war on them because we should protect the territorial integrity of the country and we have a military that can do that,” he said.
FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations
The federal government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day celebrations respectively.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, on Wednesday morning.
Bencic Tests Positive For Covid After Abu Dhabi Event
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic has tested positive for Covid-19 after her trip to Abu Dhabi and has “severe symptoms”, she said on Tuesday, a day after Rafael Nadal announced he had also tested positive.
Both players had travelled to Abu Dhabi to play in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event last week.
