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By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 2, 2025 — The House of Representatives on Wednesday took a decisive step to suspend all bills transmitted from the Senate, citing persistent neglect of over 140 bills originating from the House that remain pending before the Red Chamber. The resolution followed a motion raised by Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda, who expressed frustration during plenary over the Senate’s apparent reluctance to act on House-proposed legislation. Lawmakers voiced their dissatisfaction during debate on a bill sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele seeking to amend the Federal Orthopaedic Hospital Management Act to establish a Federal Orthopaedic…

By Peter Omopo  Lagos | July 2, 2025 — The Lagos State Government has reopened its teaching job recruitment portal to enable qualified candidates to apply for entry-level teaching positions across the state’s public secondary schools. In a statement released on Tuesday by the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), the online portal will remain open from Tuesday, July 1 to Monday, July 14, 2025. According to the notice, the move is part of the government’s broader effort to expand access to employment, promote equity, and ensure transparency in the recruitment process. “The Lagos State Teaching Service Commission is set…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 2, 2025 — Gombe State has emerged as the fourth-best performing state in Nigeria in the latest national ranking of digital maturity in tax administration, reaffirming its growing reputation as one of the country’s most reform-oriented subnational governments. The ranking was announced on Wednesday during a high-level Validation Workshop on Digital Public Infrastructure and the Intelligence Revenue Authority Index Tools, organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in Abuja. According to the report, Gombe scored an impressive 80.6 per cent, placing it among the top five…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 2, 2025 — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has criticised the National Assembly for what he described as frequent and unnecessary summons of International Oil Companies (IOCs), warning that the practice threatens investor confidence and could undermine Nigeria’s economic stability. Speaking at the opening session of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG 2025) in Abuja on Tuesday, Lokpobiri expressed concern over the negative signals such legislative actions send to the international business community. “More often than not, these summons, especially when issued without proper engagement…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 2, 2025 — A faction within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), operating under the banner of Concerned Stakeholders of the ADC, has publicly rejected the appointment of former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as the party’s Interim National Secretary, describing the development as unconstitutional and lacking legitimacy. In a strongly worded statement released on Tuesday and signed by ADC National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Musa Isa Matara, the group, which comprises youth leaders, women leaders, state executives, and ward coordinators, criticised what it called an imposition and a deviation from the party’s democratic values. Titled…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja | July 2, 2025 — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting on Thursday with chairmen of the FCT’s six area councils, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in a bid to resolve the prolonged strike that has shut down public primary schools in the territory for over three months. The planned engagement was confirmed on Wednesday in a joint statement by NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, and the group’s Public Relations Officer, Adeyemi Ajasa. NANS disclosed that it…

By Peter Omopo  Ferriday, Louisiana — July 2, 2025 — Influential American Pentecostal preacher and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has died at the age of 90, his family announced Tuesday via a post on his verified Instagram page. The statement described his passing as the culmination of a lifelong commitment to the gospel, calling it “the day he had sung about for decades.” “Today, our hearts are heavy as we share that Brother Swaggart has finished his earthly race and entered into the presence of his Saviour, Jesus Christ,” the family wrote. “His voice echoed through nations, his music softened hearts,…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, July 2, 2025 — The unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a new unifying political platform for Nigeria’s opposition suffered a major disruption on Wednesday, after Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Asokoro, Abuja, abruptly cancelled a fully paid reservation for the event. The event, billed as a significant step toward forming a broad opposition front to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, was scheduled to take place later in the day. However, organisers were notified just hours before kickoff that the hotel could no longer host the…

By Peter Omopo  Lagos, July 2, 2025 — The Lagos chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has lauded the Dangote Refinery as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s industrial and economic future, describing the project as a “pivotal milestone” in the nation’s development trajectory. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Chairman, Ibrahim Adigun, the youth body also praised the Bola Tinubu administration for implementing policies that have fostered industrial growth and enabled private sector success stories like the refinery. Adigun noted that the NYCN’s Directorate of Petroleum and Solid Minerals, led by Sheriff Lamidi, had…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, July 2, 2025 — The Federal Government has announced plans to inaugurate a groundbreaking financing initiative dubbed the “Africans for Africa Fund”, aimed at mobilising capital within the continent to drive the growth and industrialisation of Africa’s mining and natural resource sectors. The initiative was disclosed on Tuesday by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, during a press briefing in Abuja ahead of the upcoming 2025 African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS), scheduled to take place from July 15 to 17 at the State House Conference Centre. Represented by the Director-General…