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The Senate on Wednesday revisited the sexual harassment bill which was sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and passed by the 8th Senate. The Bill which was introduced by the 8th Senate in October 2016 seeks a five-year jail term and five million naira fine for lecturers convicted for sexually harassing male or female students. According to the bill, an educator will be “guilty of committing an offence of sexual harassment against a student if he/she has sexual intercourse with a student who is less than 18 years of age; has sexual intercourse with a student or demands…

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Partnership Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and social Development, Norwegian Embassy and UN Women has organized stakeholders Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security. The Director General of the Institute, Dr. Bakut T. Bakut while declaring the event open in Abuja said that the programme focused on how women can meaningfully enhance their role in conflict prevention and resolution in Nigeria with a reference to North East, the Middle Belt and the Delta region. Dr. Bakut said that though conflict affects everybody negatively, but has a disproportionate impact on women in particular due…

The Senate on Wednesday commenced debate on the 2020 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari on Tuesday presented a budget estimate of N10.33 trillion for the year 2020 at a joint sitting of the National Assembly. The debate on the appropriation bill, which continues on Thursday, had senators making their contributions on Wednesday on different aspects contained in the budget proposals. Some of the lawmakers during Wednesday’s debate on the proposals drew the attention of the executive arm of government to certain areas that needed some tweaking to enhance the economy. One of such…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called for closer bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Egypt and also with Morocco. Lawan made the call at a separate meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador in Nigeria, Assem Hanafi Elseify and also with the Moroccan Ambassador in Nigeria, Moha Ou Ali Tagma who paid him courtesy visits on Tuesday. Lawan said Egypt and Nigeria are leading countries in Africa and acknowledged that the two countries have had a very long relationship. “Nigeria has been quite supportive of Egypt and Egypt has been supportive of Nigeria. We need to expand and widen this cooperation…

It was a refreshing time of going down memory lane, as President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received at State House, Abuja, some of the Ministers who served with him as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985. The President recalled “how we got things done then,” because it was a military administration, and pledged to “carry everyone along on my last lap as a democratically elected leader.” President Buhari thanked the former Ministers “for being consistently in touch” and particularly lauded the military for building Abuja as new Federal capital for the country. A minute silence was…

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja declared that he is fully committed to the unity of Nigeria, and will devote all his time and energy to promoting it for the benefit of Nigerians. Speaking during a visit to the State House by a delegation of Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers led by the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, the President called for better appreciation of the historical relationships among various communities in order to sustain the nation’s unity. Stressing that ties between the Tiv and his own ethnic Fulani stock, which predated him and the current generation, helped in…

In line with the Mallam Mele Kyari-led management’s drive to conduct the business of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in a transparent manner, the corporation is set to commence the publication of details of its petroleum products supplies. As release by NNPC Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Samson Makoji, said the corporation’s Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed this Tuesday while receiving a delegation of the Media Initiative for Transparency in Extractive Industries (MITEI) at the NNPC Towers in Abuja. Addressing the MITEI delegation led by its National Coordinator, Mr. Bassey Udo, the GMD…

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has rejected what it described as “the blackmail of a section of its former workers who have assembled under the name; Nigerian Ports Authority Concerned Pensioners (NPACP),” saying the group is not known to any Nigerian law. While noting that members of the group, led by Mr. Charles Ayo Binitie are former employees of the NPA most of who left the service between 2006 and 2007, thr management however, said they have refused to belong to the recognised Nigerian Ports Authority Pensioners Welfare Association (NPAPWA). A statement by Jatto A Adams, General…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), has awarded the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) the status of an ACCA GLOBAL APPROVED EMPLOYER. The award, according to a statement by Simeon Ubong, Senior Information Officer in OAGF, was presented to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris  at a ceremony  in Abuja. The Global Chief Executive of the Association of ACCA, Helen Brand, who made the presentation, said it is a formal recognition of OAGF  to the continuous development of finance and accounting policies and professionals. She said the Association was impressed with…

Alhaji Shehu Kawo, an All Progressives Congress(APC) Chieftian in Niger on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for presenting “ a well focused’’ Budget to the National Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year. Kawo made the commendation in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday. He said that the content of the budget and its distribution to various sectors entailed commitment, seriousness, focus and transparent in meeting the expectations of Nigerians through good democratic governance. He also said that the early submission of the budget to the National Assembly would provide the legislature with ample time…