BREAKING: Senate Passes Bill, Prescribes Life Jail For Kidnappers The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail, as against the current 10 years maximum sentence, for kidnappers. The bill contains amendments to the criminal code which is currently in operation in the southern part of Nigeria. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is titled, “A …

FG releases guidelines for schools resumption The Federal Government has issued guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the country. The guidelines, which failed to disclose the date of school resumption, was signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Minister of State (Education), Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba. It was developed in collaboration with the Federal Ministry …

    Why Nunieh was sacked as NDDC boss — Akpabio •Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Akpabio     The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said the former Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, was relieved of her appointment in February for insubordination. This is just as …