The National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE) has called on the Senate to adopt the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) harmonised axle load Supplementary Act for road sector reform in the country. It also stressed the need for careful consideration, citing the dominance of flexible pavements in global road networks and the importance of maintaining existing equipment. The Chairman of the Institute, Hassan Saidu, disclosed this Thursday in Abuja at the 2023 conference at the National Society of Engineers. He also called on the Senate, to as a matter of urgency, facilitate…
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President Bola Tinubu has said that the 2024 budgetary allocations and directives would set Nigeria on a transformative path towards a sustainable development. He urged the National Assembly to ensure that only projects and programs which are in line with the sectoral mandates of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are passed in the 2024 budget. The President gave the assurance while presenting the 2024 budget tagged: “Budget of Renewed Hope” before the joint session of the National Assembly. He commended the National Assembly for the swift consideration and passage of the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bills and the 2024-2026 Medium…
The popular saying, ‘Promises are like babies: easy to make, hard to deliver’ appears apt in situating the promise made in July last year by a business mogul and elder brother of current Osun Governor, Dr. Deji Adeleke, that he would be the first to address the press if his brother, Ademola Adeleke, derails in the administration of the state. Ordinarily, if this unprovoked, unsolicited and solemn promise was made at any of the political gatherings, I probably would not have bothered to keep tab on it, let alone bring it to the knowledge of the public. But because it…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday raised the alarm that mob barricaded its state headquarters in Lokoja. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Hale Longpet in a statement noted that the mob barricaded all entrances to the office and prevented access to staff to carry out routine duties. It said: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State wishes to inform the public that the State Headquarters in Lokoja was besieged this morning by a mob that barricaded all entrances to the office and prevented access to staff to carry out routine duties.” The commission noted that the siege…
Save the Children International (SCI), has projected that in the coming years, droughts are expected to intensify, rainfall variability is projected to increase, and extreme weather events would persist. SCI, Director of Advocacy and Campaign, Amanuel Mamo, disclosed this on Wednesday during the COP28 Simulation Event on Climate Change in Abuja. The organisation also projected that new human and livestock diseases would increase, new conflicts over the decreasing resources would also increase, while more people would be displaced by the rising oceans, floods, wildfire, drought and expanding deserts. Mamo said the simulation was a unique initiative designed to amplify the…
The political crisis rocking Ondo state has assumed a dramatic twist with the State House of Assembly demanding the resignation of the Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa. The Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, demanded his resignation at the plenary held on Tuesday. He said the demand for Aiyedatiwa’s resignation was of the resolutions reached at the last Friday’s meeting with President Bola Tinubu with members of the House and other stakeholders over the lingering political crisis in the state. Oladiji noted that as part of the resolutions reached at the meeting with Tinubu, the deputy governor was asked…
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attaihiru Jega, says it is necessary to proscribe cross carpeting in order to deepen democracy in the country. Jega stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Citizens Town Hall on Electoral Reforms organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Reforms. He also recommended that the appointment of the Chairman, the National Commissioners and the Resident Electoral Commissioners of the commission should be reviewed. Jega noted that in appointing people to man the commission, their partisanship and integrity have to be considered. He stated: “If we want…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has lamented that the police lacks power to prosecute electoral offenders. Egbetokun stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Citizens Town Hall on Electoral Reforms organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Reforms. The police boss, therefore, recommended that the Electoral Act should be amended to Granta police prosecutory power. Egbetokun stated: “The first is on the issue of arrest at polling units. Section 5(1) of Electoral Act 2022 empowers the police to make arrests when an electoral offence is committed at the polling unit, subject to the directive of…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the National Assembly is committed to restoring citizens’ confidence in the electoral process. He added that the National Assembly and the current administration are ready to work with anyone that is interested in the progress and development of this nation. He stressed that they are committed to work with anyone not only on issues of electoral reform, but also in formulating legislative initiatives and policies that would revamp the economy. Akpabio gave the hint on Tuesday in Abuja at the Citizens Town Hall on Electoral Reforms organised by the National Assembly Joint…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2024 budget before the National Assembly on Wednesday. TheHintsNews reports that the National Assembly had last week approved 2024-2026 medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal strategy paper (FSP). The spokesperson of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, in a short statement issued on Monday, confirmed that the budget would be presented this week. He said: “In response to a number of enquiries, I can confirm that the 2024 Appropriation Bill is expected to be presented to the National Assembly by the federal government this week.” It could not be confirmed if the President…