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December 19, 2023 Yuletide: FRSC Begins 24-Hour Patrol Nationwide

Yuletide: FRSC Begins 24-Hour Patrol Nationwide

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed its entire workforce, including Special Marshals, to the highways to ensure hitch-free movement of commuters across the country during the Yuletide.

In a statement by Deputy Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, the force said personnel would combat traffic gridlock and ensure zero road traffic crashes.

He said the personnel had been provided with logistics and operational materials, including radar guns to check speed violations.

Kazeem added that 16 traffic control camps had been set up along different routes. In contrast, 53 critical routes would receive special attention, and commanding officers were directed to ensure 24-hour surveillance along high-volume traffic and gridlock-prone areas.

He also directed the full mobilisation of the 26 Help Areas and full utilisation of the 59 Emergency Ambulance Points, the mobilisation of roadside clinics, and the 24-hour broadcast of the traffic situation.

He said the special operation would wrap up on January 15, 2024.

December 19, 2023 Jamb Increases 2024 UTME Registration Fees

Jamb Increases 2024 UTME Registration Fees

The Joint National Assembly Committee on Appropriations has given the standing committees in both chambers a 48-hour ultimatum to submit their reports on the 2024 budget.

The chairman of the joint committee, Senator Solomon Adeola, issued the order, saying it became necessary to enable the National Assembly pass the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget before the end of this month.

The standing committees had begun submitting their reports yesterday to the joint committee.

The Committee on Tourism, chaired by Senator Ireti Kingibe, and the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), headed by Senator Victor Umeh, were among the first to submit their reports.

In his remarks at the session, Adeola urged all the standing committees to keep to the deadline.

The joint committee chairman said this would enable the National Assembly to meet the January-December budget cycle.

December 19, 2023 INEC To Conduct Re-Run, Bye-Elections February 2024

INEC To Conduct Re-Run, Bye-Elections February 2024

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will conduct rerun and bye-elections across the country in February next year to fill existing vacancies in the state and federal legislatures.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja.

According to Yakubu, the courts ordered the commission to conduct rerun elections in 34 federal and state constituencies: one in the Senate, 11 federal constituencies, and 22 state constituencies.

He stated that the reruns would be held alongside bye-elections, noting that political parties must conduct fresh primaries within the limited time provided by law.

He added that the commission is looking at the first week of February to conduct the re-run and bye-elections.

December 19, 2023 Fubara, Wike Sign Agreement To Resolve Rivers Crisis After Tinubu’s Intervention

Fubara, Wike Sign Agreement To Resolve Rivers Crisis After Tinubu’s Intervention

The political crisis in Rivers State may have been put to rest after Rivers State governor Sim Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, signed a truce agreement at a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa yesterday.

Also present at the meeting were Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, former River’s governor, S, and some traditional rulers from the state.

The rift between Wike and Fubara had split lawmakers in the House, with 27 of them decamping from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The rift also saw the emergence of the parallel house of assembly sittings, an impeachment plot against the governor, the demolition of the Assembly complex, and a gale of resignations of some commissioners in Fubara’s cabinet.

Following the meeting, the warring parties agreed that all matters instituted in the courts by Fubara and his team be withdrawn immediately.

It was also agreed that all impeachment proceedings initiated against the governor by the Rivers State House of Assembly be dropped immediately, and all parties recognise the leadership of Martin Amaewhule in the Rivers State House of Assembly, amongst others.

The two camps also agreed to recognise the 27 lawmakers who recently resigned from the PDP to the APC.

Callers on Inspiration FM’s breakfast show, The Big Story, shared their opinions on the development.

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