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The All Progressives Congress (APC) would be the majority party for the 10th National Assembly according to a breakdown of the February 25 election results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Naija News reports INEC released a breakdown of the February 25 election on Saturday, March 4, 2023. …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu on Saturday charged its officials, ad-hoc or collation personnel to work hard to prevent challenges experienced during the presidential election. He further stated that the challenges would not be acceptable to Nigerians during the governorship election. Yakubu vowed to …

“This is a challenge that we can master with ingenuity and determination,” said Csaba Kőrösi, calling for science-based solutions and solidarity, as he delivered a keynote speech at the high-level symposium on “Integrated Water Cycle Management in the post-COVID-19 era.” He said when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were …

Men of the Plateau state Police Command have foiled the attempted kidnap of the Speaker Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Yakubu Sanda.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alfred Alabo, says on January 6, at about 11.20pm while the Speaker arrived his …

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Pengana Constituency in Plateau State House of Assembly, Matthew Akawu. has died.   It was gathered that Akawu died in a hospital on Friday morning, January 6, 2023 after a brief illness.   A family source told Punch the candidate fell sick after returning from a …

A 10 naira per litre excise tax on sweetened, carbonated and non-alcoholic beverages was passed in the 2021 Finance Act. However, the coalition is calling for an increase to the tax because it says the tax rate is not high enough to lead to a significant reduction in consumption and …

Seats of Kebbi house of assembly former speaker, Samaila Abdulmumini Kamba, and three other members have been declared vacant over their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).    The other affected lawmakers are Muhammad Buhari Aliero, Samaila Salihu Bui and Habibu Labbo Gwandu.    According to the clerk of the assembly, …

Seventeen out of the 25 members impeached the Speaker and elected a new one. The Ekiti State Assembly Speaker, Gboyega Aribisogan, has been impeached by members of the House. …

An attempt by hoodlums to burn down Ekiti Assembly complex, was stopped on Friday November 18, by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command.   The Nation reported that the incident happened around 4am when the hoodlums were said to have scaled the fence and made spirited efforts to …

There was heavy presence of armed officers of the Nigeria Police Force at the complex of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday (today). Reports reaching Naija News revealed that the assembly complex was shut down following a report about a planned attack by some unidentified hoodlums. In this …