The House of Representatives is seeking the compulsory establishment of creches in all public and private workplaces in the country. This is to assist breastfeeding/nursing mothers, especially those observing exclusive breastfeeding, to perform their official duties and care for their babies at the same time. A bill seeking to establish the creches passed second reading on the floor of the House in Abuja on Thursday. The bill was sponsored by a lawmaker from Edo State, Rep. Sergius Ose-Ogun. The long title of the bill reads, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Labour Act, Cap. L1, Laws of the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos commissioned a Seaward Defence Boat (SDB) III, built by the Nigerian Navy. The indigenously constructed SDB, NNS Oji, is the third of its series to be locally built at the Naval Dockyard Limited, Lagos solely by Navy engineers after the successes of NNS Adoni, and NNS Karaduwa, commissioned in 2016 by President Buhari. Speaking at the event, which also marked the inauguration of some recently acquired platforms and the keel-laying ceremony for the construction of Boat-IV and Boat-V, President Buhari said the new inductions to the Naval fleet would boost their capability in securing…
For several days now, the nation has been gripped by the news of the tragic incident at Dowen College, in Lagos with morbid details constantly emerging of how our young son, Sylvester Oromoni (Junior) met his death. President Muhammadu Buhari condemns the killing of Sylvester, one of our bright youngsters doing excellently in school, bringing joy to the family and if this incident is truly arising from bullying or cultism, the President assures that it must act as a trigger leading to a permanent solution to this recurring problem. The President made the assurance statement through a statement released by…
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos described Chief Bisi Akande, a former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party, as a ‘‘perfect public officer,” and the type of person he could go into the jungle with. Speaking at the public presentation of ‘‘My Participations,” the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, the President said the author has retained his ‘‘inflexible integrity,” in and out of public office, never accepting or offering bribes. The President, who heaped praises on the former governor of Osun State, further described him as a decent, truthful, and friendly person as well as an administrator…
Thomas Muller said Barcelona “cannot compete at maximum intensity in top-level football” after Bayern Munich eliminated the embattled Blaugrana from the Champions League. Barca were consigned to the Europa League/UEFA Cup for the first time since 2003-04 after being outclassed 3-0 by Bayern in Munich on Wednesday. Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala were on target for Group E winners Bayern, who progressed to the knockout phase with a 100 per cent record. Barca needed to win or hope Benfica failed to beat Dynamo Kiev elsewhere in the final round of group fixtures in order to avoid elimination, but…
Omicron: Why Is Nigeria On The Travel Red List? By Jake Horton, BBC Reality Check Nigeria has been placed on the UK’s travel red list – a move the UK government says will help slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus. The Nigerian high commissioner to the United Kingdom has said the restrictions amount to “travel apartheid”. So why has Nigeria been added to the red list, and are the measures fair? What is the red list? Nigeria is the latest African country to join the UK’s travel red list – along with South Africa, Namibia,…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has eulogised the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on his 70th birthday. Gbajabiamila said Lai has distinguished himself as a patriotic Nigerian whose services to his fatherland are laudable. The Speaker described Lai as a dependable and diligent politician, who helped in making the ruling APC become what it is today, especially when he served as the National Publicity Secretary of the party as well as the spokesman of the defunct ACN, one of the legacy parties that formed the current ruling party. As a core progressive,…
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has turned down the request for the bail of the detained founder of Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Dr Ramon Adegoke Adedoyin. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Inyang Ekwo following Adedoyin’s ex -parte motion, filed along with a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed before the court, prayed to be admitted to bail pending the conclusion of investigation by the police or pending the determination of his fundamental human rights enforcement suit. In the alternative, Adedoyin asked the court to grant him the permission to have access to quality medical facilities of…
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday launched Borno State’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, with the disbursement of N418m to 79 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the State. Launch held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, with the participation of Zulum, the Minister of State for Health, who was represented, as well as the National President of the Nigerian Medical Association, and other healthcare stakeholders. The fund with a total of N418, 941,339.70 kobo is meant for primary healthcare centers to sustainably procure drugs, some medical consumables, and also fund some human resource and managerial needs for…
The House of Representatives has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately take over the investigation of the circumstances, which led to the death of a student of Dowen College, Lekki, the late Sylvester Oromoni. He is also to investigate other similar killings and human rights abuses earlier reported in boarding schools across the country and see to the prosecution of the perpetrators. Oromoni’s death, the rising cases of abuses and cult-related activities in boarding schools in the country, came up in the House under matters of public importance on Tuesday. A member from Akwa Ibom State,…