Olatunde Oluwasola House of Assembly on Wednesday rejected the confirmation of 17 nominees recommended by the Governor of the state, Babaji Sanwo-Olu for commissioners and advisers. Meanwhile, the law makers at the plenary confirmed 22 out of the 39 nominees. Recall that the Governor sent the list of the appointee …
Read More »Reps vows to amend constitution for more women participation
Speaker of the house of representatives, Tajudeen Abbas says the lower legislative chamber will amend the constitution to “possibly” increase the number of women in the parliament. Abbas spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at the international conference on women in governance organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic …
Read More »Naira weakens to N773.4/$ at I&E window, N905/$ at parallel market
The naira, on Wednesday, depreciated by 0.35 percent to close at N773.4/$ at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign exchange (FX) trading in Nigeria, showed that the local currency opened with an exchange rate of N781.49 to the dollar and …
Read More »Insecurity: CAN hails military’s efforts in North East
Olatunde Oluwasola The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Borno State, Most Reverend, Dr. John Bogna Bakeni on Wednesday lauded the military for their untiring effort in restoring peace and normalcy to the North East region. He gave the commendation when he visited the Theatre Commander (TC) Joint Task Force …
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