...........𝒂𝒔 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒆𝒔  The news of mass retrenchment in any organization is always a cause for concern for the public. And when it involves a prominent institution like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), it becomes a matter of national interest.  On Wednesday, the House of Representatives, presided over by the deputy speaker Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu took a significant step towards addressing the issue by passing a resolution to look into the mass retrenchment exercise by the CBN. During the plenary session on Wednesday, Jonathan Gaza from Nasarawa state sponsored a motion, which was unanimously adopted by the lawmakers.  The motion highlighted the downsizing of the CBN workforce, resulting in the dismissal of over 300 employees, including directors, deputy directors, ass...

...........𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, recently extended his warm congratulations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his one-year anniversary as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  In his message, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu expressed his admiration for President Tinubu's leadership and his commitment to improving the nation's infrastructure, enhancing security, and promoting economic growth. Despite the numerous challenges facing Nigeria, President Tinubu's administration has shown resilience and determination in laying a solid foundation for a brighter future.  Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu commended the President for his efforts in addressing the nation's pressing issues and fo...

............𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒕 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚, 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 On Monday, May 27th, all eyes were on the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, as he delivered the opening address on behalf of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Ph.D., at the National Discourse on Nigeria's Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Level in Abuja.  The discourse shed light on the pressing issues faced by local governments in the country and highlighted the efforts of the 10th House of Representatives in addressing them. One of the primary concerns discussed at the discourse was the usurpation of local government functions by state governments.  This has been a long-standing issue, hindering the effective governance of local communities.  The State Joint Local Government Account has also been identified as a major obstacle in...