Nigeria Lawmaker Warns Soludo’s Sit-at-home Crackdown May Worsen Insecurity
A Nigerian lawmaker has warned that the Anambra State government’s efforts to end the weekly sit-at-home protests in the South-East could deepen insecurity rather than restore normal economic activity. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation, Obi Aguocha, said Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s approach risks reigniting fear and resistance across the […]
Reps Urge FG to Cut Aviation Taxes as Airfares Surge
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has called on the federal government to reduce aviation taxes by 50% in an effort to tackle the rising cost of domestic air travel ahead of the Christmas holiday. The resolution followed a motion raised during Thursday’s plenary by Obi Aguocha, a Labour Party lawmaker from Abia State, who described current […]
Rules Governing Igbos Seem Different from Rest of Nigeria, Says Lawmaker
A member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Obi Aguocha, has said that the rules governing Igbos appear to differ from those applied to other ethnic groups in the country. Aguocha, who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State, made the statement during an interview on Arise Television on Sunday. Speaking about the continued […]