N’assembly rejects special seats for women — despite Aisha Buhari’s campaign
The national assembly has rejected a constitutional bill seeking to create special seats for women in the federal legislative arm of government. The bill failed after both chambers of the national assembly voted on it on Tuesday. It is entitled ‘Bill For an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of […]
Constitutional amendment: N’assembly rejects bill seeking to include VAT on exclusive list
The national assembly has rejected a bill seeking to include value-added tax (VAT) in the exclusive list. The bill to “Alter Part I of the Second Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to include Value Added Tax on the Exclusive Legislative List; and for Related Matters” failed to […]
‘My wife, kid stranded in Ukraine’ — Lobi Star coach cries out
Eddy Dombraye, head coach of the Lobi Star football club in Benue, has lamented that his wife and child are stranded in Ukraine. TheCable earlier reported how Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine last Thursday. As Russian forces invaded Ukraine, thousands of Nigerians trapped by the war […]
Off-spec blues: Motorists incur unplanned expenses as business booms for mechanics
The scenes were chaotic at filling stations that Saturday morning. Motorists were honking without restraint as they queued bumper to bumper in the blazing sun. As the queues got longer, black marketers preyed on the situation. Displaying jerrycans with accompanying hoses, they surrounded busy routes and filling stations, also milling around the Nigerian […]
AU: Stopping Africans from crossing Ukrainian border to safety is racism
The African Union (AU) has described reports that citizens of the continent are being stopped from crossing the Ukrainian border as “shockingly racist” treatment. Thousands of people have been attempting to flee from Ukraine to neighbouring countries for safety since Russian forces invaded the country last Thursday. However, there have been reports that non-white […]
EXCLUSIVE: Associates, friends move to reconcile Tinubu, Aregbesola
Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are set to reconcile in the coming days — after being at loggerheads for the last couple of years. TheCable understands that both politicians have agreed to sheathe their swords and work together ahead of the […]
Newspaper Headlines: Persistent petrol scarcity cripples economic activities across the country
The planned evacuation of Nigerians arriving from Ukraine to Poland, Romania and Hungary owing to the ongoing war dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 35 infections in eight states, zero fatality
Nigeria on Monday recorded 35 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Tuesday. Hong Kong mortuaries hit capacity as COVID fatalities surge Officials in Hong Kong say facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries are at maximum capacity owing to the surge in COVID-19 fatalities. […]