Nigeria and African news

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum has said that writing laws for political parties does not strengthen democracy. Speaking in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Tuesday, Kwewum said the political parties are democratic institutions and should be allow to make laws for themselves. Speaking on the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest over petrol subsidy removal. The NLC president, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, announced at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The protests was scheduled to hold on January 27 and February 2. Wabba said the union took the to suspend the protest at its national…

The House Representatives has resolved to concur with the Senate on the inclusion of consensus in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill as one of the modes political parties can select candidates for election into public offices. The Speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this after an executive (closed-door) session on Tuesday. According to him, the…

A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogora, has accused  the Bauchi state governor, Mr. Bala Mohammed, for allegedly masterminding the suspension of his traditional title, “Jakadan Bauchi” by the Bauchi emirate council. The suspension of the traditional title was announced in a statement on Monday jointly signed by Ibrahim Saidu Jahun…

The 2021 Corruption Perception Index released on Tuesday by Transparency International (CTI) has rated Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa with Guinea topping the list. According to the CPI rating Nigeria, scored 24 out of 100 points in the 2021 index, ranking 154 out of 180 countries, going down five steps…