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Nigerian Senate: Full list of 197 bills passed since 2015

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed the much-awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), with approval of five per cent levy on fuel sold across the country. This was sequel to unanimous adoption of the report on the Bill presented by Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, to the lawmakers during plenary. The process began under former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2000, with the establishment of Oil and Gas Implementation Committee (“OGIC”). On Thursday, the Senate released full list of bills so far passed by the chamber since…

Group protests new import duty on solar panels

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A private sector renewable energy group, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), has rejected the new 5 – 10 per cent import duty on solar panels imposed on its members by the Nigerian Customs Service. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos Wednesday, Segun Adaju, President of REAN, said there was no justification for the duty on the strength that under the CET code 8541.4010.00 – a classification for import duty tariff – import duty on solar panels should be zero per cent. Mr. Adaju said discharge of goods from…

School teacher remanded in prison for defiling 7-year-old pupil

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A Kasuwan Mama Upper Area court on Thursday ordered that a 23-year-old teacher, Moses Danladi, be remanded in prison for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old pupil. The police prosecutor, Mr E.A Inegbenoise, told the court that the victim’s uncle, one Cpl. Zakka Peter of III Division, Maxwell Khobe Cantonement, reported the matter at the Bassa police station on March 15. Inegbenoise said that the complainant told the police that the victim told him that her teacher molested her. The offense, according to the prosecutor, contravened Section 285 of the Penal Code…

Buhari urge militants to stop bombing pipelines

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A perturbed President Muhammadu Buhari over the activities of the Niger Delta Militants (NDA), last night went spiritual, pleading with them in God’s name to have a change of heart over their destruction of oil and gas installations in the region. The president who stated that there were many factions of the Niger Delta Militants also said that the groups were armed with sophisticated weapons and that the economy was on its knees following the bombing of gas pipelines. Buhari also pleaded with friends and associates of the militants to…

South East Caucus express dismay over Buhari led administration

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The South East Caucus of the House of Representatives has expressed dismay over the onslaught of the President Mohammadu Buhari’s led Federal Government against the people of the South East Geo-political zone. The legislators said it watching with keen interest the latest of the serial onslaughts against the person and office of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The Deputy Minority Leader and Caucus Leader for the South East Caucus, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chukwuka Onyema in a statement at the weekend said the latest…

Nigerian Army Condemns ‘Campaign of Calumny’ Against Buratai

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The Nigerian Army has condemned what it referred as a campaign of calumny by some vested interests against the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, over alleged corruption and fraudulent deals. The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Abubakar, in a statement on Saturday, described the reports by some online media as untrue and a calculated attempt to tarnish the image of the Army Chief. Usman drew the attention of the members of the public to the fact that the information being peddled against Buratai…

Lee Rigby Murder: Michael Adebolajo seeking compensation over teeth lost in prison

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Michael Adebolajo who is serving life imprisonment for killing Lee Rigby a British soldier in May 2013 near a London barracks is seeking compensation over teeth lost in prison while being restrained by the prison officer. He claimed five prison officers assaulted him at London’s high-security Belmarsh prison two years ago, but they were cleared of blame. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it would “robustly defend” the claim. Adebolajo, 32, lost his teeth while he was being held at Belmarsh on remand after the killing near Woolwich barracks, and…

Syria vote: Cameron says bombing IS target will make UK safer

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David Cameron is making the case for air strikes against IS in Syria, saying the aim is to “keep the British people safe” from terror attacks. He faced calls to apologise for reportedly saying opponents of action were “terrorist sympathisers”. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the comment “demeans the office of prime minister”. The PM declined to apologise, but said there was “honour” in voting for or against military action. The prime minister also defended his controversial claim that there were 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in Syria, saying it was the estimate…

When the Police uniform loses respect

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It was like a scene out of an action-packed movie recently in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, when a police officer jumped on the bonnet of a moving Range Rover SUV, in a bid to arrest its driver. The Ex-Police Commissioner for FCT Compol Lawrence Alobi (rtd) arrived at the scene but the subject Alhjia refuse to speak to him, she demands for the IG according to the eye witness. As if this was not enough a police woman was chasing the supposed offender while yet another one in…