James Kwen, Author at Businessday NG https://businessday.ng/author/james-kwen/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:02:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 188198514 Tinubu returns to Nigeria after vacation, lesser hajj https://businessday.ng/news/article/tinubu-returns-to-nigeria-after-vacation-lesser-hajj/ https://businessday.ng/news/article/tinubu-returns-to-nigeria-after-vacation-lesser-hajj/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:55:32 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=724387

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country, ahead of the May 29 hand-over. Tinubu who travelled abroad to rest and plan his transition programme arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in his private jet which touched down at exactly 4.30pm. He was received by top party officials including Nuhu Ribadu, a former Chairman […]

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]]> https://businessday.ng/news/article/tinubu-returns-to-nigeria-after-vacation-lesser-hajj/feed/ 0 724387 Betara mourns deceased Taraba member-elect, Maihanchi https://businessday.ng/news/article/betara-mourns-deceased-taraba-member-elect-maihanchi/ https://businessday.ng/news/article/betara-mourns-deceased-taraba-member-elect-maihanchi/#respond Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:59:41 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=724062

An aspirant for the position of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Muktar Aliyu Betara representing Biu/Bayo/Shani/Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno state, has commiserated with the people and government of Taraba State over the loss of one of its Members-elect, Ismaila Yushau Maihanchi. Maihanchi who was elected to represent Jalingo, Yorro, Zing […]

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]]> https://businessday.ng/news/article/betara-mourns-deceased-taraba-member-elect-maihanchi/feed/ 0 724062 10th NASS: Management, NILDS fix induction of new lawmakers-elect for May 7-20 https://businessday.ng/news/article/10th-nass-management-nilds-fix-induction-of-new-lawmakers-elect-for-may-7-20/ https://businessday.ng/news/article/10th-nass-management-nilds-fix-induction-of-new-lawmakers-elect-for-may-7-20/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:03:38 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=723986 National Assembly

The Management of the National Assembly, in conjunction with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies (NILDS) has fixed the induction programme for members-elect for the 10th Assembly between May 7 and 20. The Secretary, Research & Information, and Chairman, Sub-Committee on Media and Publicity for the induction, Ali Barde Umoru disclosed this in […]

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]]> https://businessday.ng/news/article/10th-nass-management-nilds-fix-induction-of-new-lawmakers-elect-for-may-7-20/feed/ 0 723986 Minority members-elect move to produce 10th Assembly Speaker https://businessday.ng/politics/article/minority-members-elect-move-to-produce-10th-assembly-speaker/ https://businessday.ng/politics/article/minority-members-elect-move-to-produce-10th-assembly-speaker/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:11:28 +0000 https://businessday.ng/?p=723922 ad-hoc committee

Emboldened by its numerical strength in the soon to be inaugurated 10th House of Representatives, the emergent minority caucus has resolved to gun for the speakership position. This followed the outcome of last Saturday’s supplementary elections which saw the membership of the minority caucus swollen to 182, one vote more than the statutory benchmark (181 […]

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Experts have said the finance base of the local government councils, is weak due to lack of access to their statutory allocations and inability to generate reasonable Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). They also observed that the local government is the weakest tier of government, despite being the nearest to the people. They lamented the lack […]

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