Sikiru Obarayese

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14-year-old girl commits suicide over pregnancy pressure

By Sikiru Obarayese

Eid-el-fitr: JANDOR distributes 6,000 bags of rice to Lagos APC exco

By Sikiru Obarayese
senate on state creation

Senate passes bill to repeal, re-enact NIMC Act

By Sikiru Obarayese
elephants destroyed farms, trust fund for Tuberculosis, BPP budgetary allocation, budgetary allocation to FERMA, Allow independent marketers lift PMS, Reps probe sales , Reps task FG, Reps approve N559.080bn for Telecoms sector in 2023 fiscal year, Reps committee probes N4.014trn electricity debts owed by Togo, Benin, Niger since 2018, Reps warn police against partisanship, provision of security for politicians, Reps summon NSIA, Reps adopt committee's recommendations on exemption of NASS workers from contributory pension, underfunding of Auditor-General's office, Reps Committee charges ECN, NOTAP efforts to make Nigeria hub for renewable energy, Reps allay fears on sale of Polaris Bank, confirm presidential approval, Nigeria-Israel diplomatic ties, emergency on ravaging flood nationwide,Reps pass Appropriation bill, NSCDC recruitment since 2012, Reps approve total expenditure, Medium Term Expenditure report, Reps to address building collapse, Reps quiz FIRS over tax , security services welfare commission, reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna road, Reps urge FG to include Igbo-Ora town on UNESCO World Heritage Centres List, Reps begin probe of NNPC since 1990, Reps reject PENCOM’s report, Reps uncover N32.610bn, Reps tackle accountant general , Absence of ministers, others may stall timely passage of N19.76trn budget, foreign missions' extra-budgetary spending, Reps to quiz Auditor-General over 10 years fuel subsidy expenditures, Reps to quiz accountant general, Reps probe attack of Kuje , hearing on Electoral Offence Tribunal , NNPC to pay fuel subsidy, Reps probes bush clearing, Reps seek improved funding , Reps to enact bill, Reps quiz Navy over details, reps adopt senate position, Reps probe INEC over credibility, upgrade of Wesley Guild Hospital , Reps task National Security Adviser, telecom firms on stiff regulation of unregistered SIM cards, Reps probe N701bn by FEC, Reps seek FG's intervention in clashes among Plateau communities, Reps halt sales of 5 power plants, says FG in breach of Privatisation Act, imposition of yearly JAMB examination, Reps summon FIRS Chairman, Reps move to take over all surface, We won't allow interference, discrimination against persons with disability, Reps set to appraise benefits , Reps invite Ministers of Finance, utilisation of petroleum products , bill on controversial extension of tenure,  Reps move to pass Nigerian Peace Corps Bill, Reps step down motion seeking to increase budgetary allocation for judiciary, Reps decry kidnap of traditional rulers, killing of Nigerians after payment of ransom, National HIV Trust Fund, Reps urge Nigerian Army to provide facilities at Ibarapa forward operational base, 51 kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna passengers, Reps set to file motion, Reps extend resumption date , Reps back Buhari’s decision, increase capacity of Armed Forces, Port Harcourt refinery overhaul, Reps to resume on Wednesday, Reps shutdown governance, probe on dollars spent on refineries, Adulterated fuel, Reps ask NAN management , Reps probe pioneer status, Reps task FG on importation, use of low energy consuming appliances, Reps pledge support, Reps pass bill for establishment of National Social Investment Programme, Insecurity: Reps urge Police to construct Divisional Headquarters in Oyo town, clean up of Delta Communities, Reps leadership reverses self, Reps probe outrageous rise, Epileptic power supply , non-rendition of 6 years audited accounts, Reps ask CAC, JAMB, others to remit N195bn into Federation Account, Reps task NNPC on completion of $12bn Trans Saharan Natural Gas Pipeline contract, 50 audit queries: Reps quiz NSITF over N6.889bn unpaid taxes, Reps call for documents, Nigerian security printing minting, Umuahia ruling on Electoral Act, Reps place NAFDAC on status of enquiry over under-declaration of revenue, Reps task CBN to reinforce use of coins as legal tender, North-East Development Commission, NNPC 17 subsidiaries, Reps task States, status of inquiry on NRC, Reps parley Aregbesola , Reps query NMDPRA, enforce banditry proscription order now, Reps seek FG intervention, Reps task security chiefs , PDP condemns NASS rejection of gender-focused bills, 56 constitutional amendment bills, NEPA non-core assets including estates, fraudulent POS transactions, construct rail tracks to Lekki , Local Government financial autonomy, Reps to drag defiant ministers, Constitution Review reports, Reps read riot act to private companies for prohibiting govt officials from performing duties, Reps ask FG to urgently evacuate Nigerian students from Ukraine, Reps call for deployment of Army, DSS, Police to end killings in Ijeshaland, Strike: Reps ask FG to fulfil agreements with ASUU, reopening of e-modernisation project probe, procurement of body-worn cameras, 2023 election: Reps kick over voters’ apathy against electronic voter registration, review of 2022-2024 MTEF, Declare state of emergency on poor state of infrastructure in coastal communities, Reps tell Buhari, Reps to investigate state of airports, Criminal Code law: Reps propose 6 months community service for persons attempting suicide, financial fraud, invasion of five communities, revenue target for Nigeria Customs, FCTA lost over N800bn revenue , relevant HSE policy, Reps committee probes NNPC over N1.93bn expenditure without supporting documents, Reps call for probe of NNPC, Reps ask FG to prosecute unauthorised online drug advertisements, Dangote industry's coal mining, Reps unveil plans to roll-out, increasing unemployment rate in Nigeria, NSITF ongoing recruitment, killing of 14 armless citizens in Oke Ogun, Reps task FG to develop National Cocoa policy to reposition Nigeria as largest producer in Africa, Reps mourn late Hanifa, Reps give Nigerian Embassies, Reps committee vote on LGA autonomy, judicial reform, pension administration, Reps probe CBN, establishment of cottage industries, Magodo invasion, electoral amendment bill, Reps seek urgent rehabilitation, Insecurity: Reps decry high rate of kidnapping in Plateau, anti-money laundering counter-terrorism laws, extra-budgetary spending by Ministry of Agric, Public Accounts Tribunal underway, N17.1trn budget for 2022 fiscal year, Reps to deliberate on Buhari's position, ride-hailing firms over payment of taxes, Dismantle all roadblocks, Reps approve external loan, public hearing on new Finance bill , Buhari's rejection of Electoral bill, Passage of 2022 budget , Federal School of Nursing in Lagos , legal profession reform bill, adopting Artificial Intelligence, Reps summon Customs, sanctions for quacks teachers, excise collectable revenue, issuance of operational license , Reps tasks Security Chiefs Reps lament high death rate, submission of 2022 budget proposal, Reps task security agencies, Reps task Nigeria security agencies, Reps urge FG to upgrade nation's correctional centres, minority caucus challenges, NITEL earth satellite station, bill on free healthcare services, Reps probe Virgin Atlantic , banks over non-remittance, declare bandits as terrorist group, financial autonomy for Auditor General, Reps quiz NHIS, Minority Caucus e-Customs modernisation project, stakeholders support repositioning, Reps propose establishment, leakage of classified security documents, Buhari’s appointment of two Northerners, invasion of Delta communities by suspected herdsmen, Senate resumes, Reps applaud NNPC' stride, Reps quiz FMBN, Reps task Customs on N2.5trn , Reps unhappy over N5.62trn, Reps read riot act, Reps seek to prohibit president, shame erring MDAs, caucus blames presiding officers, consideration of PIB report, Reps raise alarm over, Reps receive electoral act, Reps mull removal, Reps seek establishment, Reps tackle Minister, Reps approve supplementary budget, Nigeria Police Trust Fund, Southern backs region's govs,NNPC GMD meets Reps , Reps tackle MDAs, Reps urge FG to constitute NDDC board, Reps call for effective regulation, Electoral amendment: Reps to hold emergency plenary on Wednesday

Corruption: Reps advance bill to remove immunity for VP, govs, deputies

By Sikiru Obarayese
NELFUND to introduce software, Private varsity students, PTI boss tasks students, NELFUND commits to disbursement, NELFUND South East,NELFUND to audit student database, cut stipends for dropouts, NELFUND alerts students on fake loan application websites

NELFUND disburses over N72m in student loans to three institutions

By Sikiru Obarayese

Defamation: Apostle Alilu retracts viral statements, tenders apology

By Sikiru Obarayese
40 countries whose citizens can travel, U.S. imposes visa , visa eligibility interview waiver

Overstaying visa may result in lifetime ban, US warns Nigerians

By Sikiru Obarayese
FRSC

Over 6,000 driver’s licences unclaimed in Ondo — FRSC

By Sikiru Obarayese
Monetary recoveries funding Nigeria’s education Lagos: Five arraigned for allegedly breaching EFCC forfeiture order, EFCC arraigns

EFCC probes man over $578,000 cash smuggling

By Sikiru Obarayese
LCI to build food bank, Why Lagos is dirty,

Nigeria ranks low in ‘World Happiness Report 2025’

By Sikiru Obarayese
cerebrospinal-meningitis

Meningitis outbreak: 56 dead, over 600 cases recorded in Kebbi

By Sikiru Obarayese
Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers, 2025 budget, Oil industry sabotage: Minister, NNPCL, Dangote, others take fight before Senate pane, Senate adhoc committee vows to revive Ajaokuta Steel Complex, Senate may commence screening of fresh ministerial nominees, Tuesday, Senate backs N530bn railway modernisation, rehabilitation project, Probe of petroleum industry on course, Senate assures Nigerians, Senators query FG’s borrowings, Senate passes MTEF/FSP, Tax reform bills Senate, Senate slams GenCos TCN DisCos, Senate postpones resumption, NANS calls for civility

Fubara’s suspension: ‘The ball is now in the court of National Assembly’ — AGF

By Sikiru Obarayese
Lift Fubara’s suspension, How Rivers crisis may shape 2027 Fubara writes Rivers Assembly, Supreme Court dismisses Fubara's appeal, Ahead of Gov Siminalayi Fubara’s 50th, Okocha-led APC tells Fubara, people deceiving Fubara, Lift Fubara's suspension

Emergency rule: Fubara, family vacate Rivers govt house

By Sikiru Obarayese
Rivers State solar-powered water project 37 schools register for 2025 Rivers ‘Education Champions’ Rivers emergency govt suspends, Rivers from political logjam, Rivers International Film Festival BREAKING: APP wins 22 of 23 Rivers LGAs, Declaration of Rivers Assembly seats vacant, dead on arrival — Opposition lawmakers, power plants operations in Rivers

Rivers: South-South youths condemn Tinubu’s emergency rule declaration

By Sikiru Obarayese

JUST IN: Massive fire erupts as explosion hits Trans Niger Pipeline in Rivers

By Sikiru Obarayese
Primate Ayodele tells Seyi Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu CONYL, NANS slams Bauchi gov’s son

Seyi Tinubu deserves some medals, not attacks — Balami

By Sikiru Obarayese
NAPTIP vows to develop strategies, NAPTIP rescues six street children in Kano, Kano: NAPTIP secures 10 conviction in two months, Delta govt partners NAPTIP to train schoolgirls on trafficking prevention

Human trafficking: NAPTIP rescues two in Akwa Ibom

By Sikiru Obarayese
Ado-Odo/Ota residents map of Ogun Ogun government on farmers' security

Family declares 27-year-old makeup artist missing in Ogun

By Sikiru Obarayese
Kaduna LG funds El-Rufai, I will leave APC if … — El-Rufai, Rumours of plans to arrest detain me won’t force me into destroy opposition parties, El-Rufai denies dumping APC, I can swear with Quran, El-Rufai’s supporters storm SDP secretariat, demand national secretary’s removal

APC chieftain cautions El-Rufai over ‘Lagos Boys’ remarks

By Sikiru Obarayese
Court legal

18-year-old in Court for stealing N150,000 phone

By Sikiru Obarayese