Author: Standard Focus

Rivers Assembly seeks Review of Financial Dealings During Emergency Rule …Asks Fubara to Submit, New Budget, List of Commissioners Nominees The Rivers State House of Assembly, today, resumed plenary after the expiration of the Emergency Rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had declared state of emergency in the state on March 18th following the political crisis... Read more

Deputy Speaker, Kalu Joins Okonjo-Iweala at WTO Conference in Geneva ….Reinforces Multilateralism, African Trade The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has joined the 55th Session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. This followed Kalu's membership of the WTO... Read more

As NASS Resumes: Conference report on the electoral amendment will be discussed, Senate to EU The Nigeria Senate has assured that Conference report on the electoral amendment will be discussed as the National Assembly prepares to resume legislative duties next week after its long recess. Speaking in Abuja during a meeting with the European Union Elections Follow-up Mission to Nigeria,... Read more

Customs Elevates 74 Officers in Oyo/Osun Command to Bolster Anti-Smuggling, Revenue Drive By Ayo Adewimi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has decorated 74 newly promoted officers in the Oyo/Osun Area Command as part of efforts to intensify its anti-smuggling operations, strengthen border security, and boost revenue generation. The officers, promoted across various cadres, were decorated yesterday at the command headquarters... Read more

First Lady mourns victims of Afriland fire disaster By Amed Musa The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has expressed grief over the Afriland fire disaster that claimed the lives of ten people. Mrs. Tinubu also condoled with the families friends and loved ones of the victims of the unfortunate inferno incident. In a message on Thursday, the President's wife prayed... Read more