Peace Corps Bill: Senate Asks Buhari To Reconsider Decision

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reconsider his decision of withholding assent on the bill to establish Peace Corps of Nigeria.

The Upper House made the appeal during plenary on Wednesday after adopting a Point of Order raised by Senator Dino Melaye on the floor of the Senate in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

The stubborn refusal by members of the National Assembly to disclose their allowances and other benefits may have been laid to rest as Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna Central has confirmed that members of the National Assembly sign humongous funds as salaries, allowances and Constituency project fund.

As the scheming for the various elective positions in the 2019 elections begin to take centre stage in the country, A pan-Igbo pressure group, the Movement for the Actualization of South-East Presidency (MASEP) Monday pledged its support for the actualization of a second term in office for President Muhammadu Buhari.

Senate Throws Out Bill Seeking To Modify NYSC Female Uniform

The Senate has thrown out a bill which seeks to amend the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Act.

The bill seeks to give female corps members the option of wearing skirts instead of trousers as mandated by the NYSC.

President Muhammadu Buhari has preached a message of peace and unity at Ghana’s independence celebrations.

The President who addressed Ghanaians at the nation’s 61st-anniversary celebration which took place on Tuesday at the Black Star Stadium, Accra Ghana, also expressed hope that both Nigeria and Ghana will continue to co-exist peacefully.

He paid special tributes to all leaders of the Republic, from the era of the late first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah till date, acknowledging their various contributions in nation-building.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated the sum of $10million to Nigeria to aid the nation’s fight against the insurgency, according to the team leader from Saudi Arabia. The donation is part of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Programme. The team leader, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Defence Ministry, Nasir Mutbak, on Monday, told journalists that the donation is expected to aid the provision of food and other basic amenities in IDP camps in the North-East Region of the country.