Mr Lagbaja said the troops had displayed unalloyed loyalty, extraordinary courage and faith in the nation by emerging victorious in the face of grave danger.
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Mr Sall’s announcement contradicts the opposition candidate’s request for the election to be held before April 2.
The National Assembly pledged an improved budgetary provision for cancer care in the country.
”My appeal is to the president to assent to the bill as his parting gift to Nigerian youths.”
The National Assembly says the first batch of induction programmes for the 10th assembly lawmakers-elect is slated for May 7 and 8.
INEC is expected to present certificates of return to the newly elected lawmakers in the Senate Tuesday (today).
The party particularly told Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi to rein in political thugs believed to be working for his party the All Progressives Congress.
He gave the assurance in Abuja at the 2022 induction/orientation programme for legislative aides to senators and members of the House of Representatives.
A total of 307 house of representatives members and 88 senators voted in favour of the bill.
The budget was supposed to have been laid on Tuesday by the Appropriation Committee for eventual passage on Wednesday or Thursday.
