Tag: Powers
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El-Rufai’s powers as Kaduna governor should be checked – ASUU President
National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke says there is a need to check the powers of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. “There is a need to check his (El-Rufai’s) power, for him to know that he is working for the people and not for himself,” Professor Osodeke…
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Why Presidency Lacks Power to Regulate Cattle Grazing, By Osigwe Ahmed Momoh
By Osigwe Ahmed Momoh In the wake of the of the Seventeen Southern State Governors’ meeting, held in Asaba the Delta State Capital, to ostensibly proffer solutions and suggestionsto the plethora of problems bedeviling this great nation, a lot of hullabaloo has been spilled, and very passionate opinions have been aired from several well-meaning public…
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NCDC DG breaks silence, says Infectious Diseases Bill gives me excessive powers
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill gives him excessive powers. He said: “The NCDC feels the Bill, as drafted, gives excessive powers to the Director General of the organisation.” Ihekweazu re-echoed the observations of other health stakeholders that the Bill…
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‘EFCC have no powers to declare anyone wanted without court order’
The Federal High Court sitting Abuja on Thursday ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the powers to declare anyone wanted without first obtaining a court order for that purpose or charging the suspect with an offence. Justice Othman Musa ruled that although the EFCC could declare as wanted persons who fail…
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Restructuring: APC-led senate betrayed our party’s pre-election promises – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Senate to reject the bill which dwells on restructuring Nigeria by seeking to devolve powers to states as saddening. Atiku, who is also a chieftain of the APC, said this in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on Thursday.…