The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, have arrested eight suspects over an attack on the residence of a former senator, Frank Ibezim, in the state. The attack PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that some hoodlums attacked and razed the former senator’s residence on Monday night. The incident happened in Nsu, a community in Ehime Mbano … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named two new senators on Saturday, with broadcaster Charles Adler and health-care executive Tracy Muggli joining the ranks of members of Canada’s upper legislative chamber. “The Senate of Canada will be stronger with its newest independent senators. Mr. Adler and Ms. Muggli will put their vast experience and knowledge to work for all Canadians in their … Read more
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has said some ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government have yet to provide explanations on observations raised against their financial records in the 2019 audit report. Chairman of the Committee, Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West), disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday. Mr Wadada said the agencies refused … Read more
The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force (SITE) will be watching for signs of meddling in two September byelections: one in Quebec, … Read more
A prominent gun control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style firearms, citing “no tangible progress” on key steps to fulfil the pledge. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, PolySeSouvient spokesperson Nathalie Provost expresses concern that “we won’t see these measures materialize in … Read more
Businesses’ demand for temporary foreign workers has surged across the country in recent years, with employers given the green light to hire more than double the people through the federal program last year as they did five years ago. The program is designed to provide short-term relief to employers as a last resort, but has … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says that while he plans to read the unredacted version of the intelligence watchdog report that’s been stirring up debate in Ottawa for more than two weeks now, he’s in no rush to do so. Earlier this month, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a cross-party committee … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he sees a new opening to engage with India in the wake of that country’s election, which returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to office for a third term. “Now that he’s through his election, I think there is an opportunity for us to engage, including on some very serious issues … Read more
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said some of the reported kidnap incidents within Abuja were ‘stage managed’ The minister stated this on Wednesday shortly after he held a closed door meeting with the Senate on Wednesday. Mr Wike appeared before the lawmakers alongside the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, … Read more
The Ways and Means had been a recurring loan the CBN issued to the federal government to finance shortfalls in the government budget. The post CBN announces measures to check inflation, stops Ways and Means to FG appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic … Read more
