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  Heated Argument In Senate Over Sitting Arrangement The Nigerian Senate has resumed plenary after six weeks of recess in the newly renovated hallowed chamber opened over two years after the reconstruction began. Shortly after the regular announcements by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, a heated argument ensued between some ranking members over sitting arrangement. Three Senators engaged in heated argument, Senator Danjuma Goje, who is a four-time ranking Senator representing Gombe Central; and Sahabi Yau, Senator representing Zamfara North; expressed displeasure over the back seats assigned to them, and complained to the Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. According to the standing rules of the upper legislative chamber, senators sit according to ranking but the arrangement the aggrieved senators met fell short of their expectations. The President of the Senate doused tension after a slightly prolonged verbal engagement with Bamidele, Yau and Goje at the centre.

NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY (NNPP) NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA 30th April 2024 PRESS RELEASE  NNPP HAILS WORKERS' COURAGE AMIDST ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has congratulated Nigerian workers for their courage and tenacity in wading through the economic situation in the country. In a statement marking this year's Workers' Day in Abuja, the party while hailing the workers for coping with the economic hardship said they deserve better for a "reasonable and higher standard of living". The statement signed by NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, noted the efforts of government on the minimum wage for workers but lamented that many states are yet to implement the policy across the country. The statement further bemoaned the challenge of low wages, job insecurity and inclement work environment, among other issues, that confront the Nigerian worker.  The National Publicity Secretary stated that rising inflation and its ne

 CUSTOMERS NOT ENJOYING 20 HOURS ELECTRICITY WILL NOT PAY NEW TARIFF–MINISTER The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that any customer not currently enjoying 20 hours of electricity would not pay the new tariff. The minister stated this on Monday while appearing before the Senate Committee on Power, for a one-day investigative hearing on the need to halt the proposed increase in electricity tariff by eleven successor electricity distribution companies amid the biting economic situation in Nigeria. According to him, the government had introduced a new policy to save the drowning sector, assuring Nigerians that the pains were temporary. The Minister also stated that the Federal Government would pay the sum of ₦2.9trn to subsidise electricity this year if the tariff was not reviewed.  During the session, Chairman of the committee, Senator Eyinnnaya Abaribe  and other committee members raised the question of how customers were migrated from the previous customer classes of Res

  ADDRESS BY HEAD OF THE NIGERIA NATIONAL OFFICE OF THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (WAEC), ON THE CONDUCT OF WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, 2024 AT A PRESS BRIEFING HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2024 AT THE NIGERIA NATIONAL OFFICE, YABA, LAGOS The West African Examinations Council, as you all know, is the foremost examination body in Africa, and continues to maintain its reputation as a global brand, especially in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to solve myriads of problems to improve service delivery to the Nigerian child. The latest achievement was the conduct of the WASSCE for private candidates using the Computer-based model.  Distinguished Gentlemen of the Press, I am delighted to inform you that WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024 will take place between Tuesday, April 30 and Monday, June 24, 2024 in Nigeria, spanning seven (07) weeks and six (06) days. The examination will be conducted in four WAEC member countries, namely: Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra-Leon

   NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY (NNPP) NATIONAL SECRETARIAT, ABUJA 29th April 2024 PRESS RELEASE  NNPP CONDOLES VICTIMS OF FUEL TANKERS EXPLOSIONS, CALLS FOR GREATER ATTENTION TO SAFETY MEASURES The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) expresses its sympathy with the victims and people of Rivers State following the deadly tanker explosion at Eleme road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. "It is a major disaster and we duly express our grief and sympathy with the victims, their families, the people and the government of Rivers State", a statement by the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, stated. The statement observed that the scale of devastation by the incident remained a nightmare to behold and urged men and women of goodwill to rise in support of the victims through donations of material items and other necessary support. The party also expressed grief over the havoc caused by the inferno at Oshin in Abeokuta, Ogun State, which it described as an avoidable 

 BREAKING NEWS A CALL TO ORDER FOR SENATOR RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO OF THE NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY  It is most unfortunate and regrettable that those that you think shall be a shinning examples for the younger ones to emulate may have become a total disappointment to the society in the name of politics, greed and over assessment of oneself.  What else can we expect from a former governor of kano, former minister of defence, former member of the federal House, former senator of the federal Republic of Nigeria and so on other than being a true ambassador of Nigeria.  Therefore are Nigerians being made to understand and believe that the internal leadership crisis in the new Nigeria people's party  are not known to senator Rabiu musa KWANKWASO  Ordinarily the answer should have been that he is not fully aware of the internal crisis having regard to his fourth position in the last presidential election in Nigeria  Under the circumstances senator KWANKWASO  failure  in the presidentia

 BREAKING NEWS BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE  NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY ORDERED  IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF BANK  TRANSACTIONS ON NNPP'S ACCOUNTS NATIONWIDE  The Board of Trustees of NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY (NNPP)  has asked and directed all financial institutions including banks across the Country  to stop with immediate effect every transaction on any account with the name of NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY (NNPP) except the Original Certificate of Registration by INEC is produced and presented to the scheduled officers to forestall activities of fraudsters and unauthorised persons who are illegally using the photocopies of the Certificate of Registration to operate illegal bank accounts. In a Press Release signed by The National Secretary of NEW NIGERIA PEOPLE'S PARTY+NNPP), Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday and made available to newsmen on Friday Morning  at The National Headquarters of the party at Abuja, the party recognized the fact that The original Certificate  of Registr