The lawmaker said the NNPCL provided the Federal Government a cheque of over six hundred billion naira to reconstruct 21 critical roads across the country, including Aba-Ikot-Ekpene, and Umudike-Ikot -Ekpene Roads. READ ALSO: Senate passes crucial resolution on Calabar-Oban-Ekang Road The Senate has called on relevant Ministries to urgently look into the delay in the rehabilitation of bad roads in the Aba-Osisioma-Port-Harcourt, Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene and Aba-Ikot Ekpene axis. ...
President Tinubu last Thursday requested that the House urgently confirms the Service Chiefs in compliance with the Armed Forces Act. READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda The House of Representatives, at its sitting on Tuesday, approved the composition of an ad-hoc committee to screen the newly appointed service chiefs. The committee is to be chaired by Rep. Babajimi Benson, erstwhile Chairman of the Committee on Defence...
Ogun West Senator, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola to chair Senate Committee on Appropriation, while Labour Party’s Senator Okechukwu Ezea is to chair the Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda The Senate has announced the appointment of Chairman and Vice Chairmen of some Senate Standing Committees done by its Committee on Selection, headed by the President of the...
The Plateau lawmaker noted in the event the government fails in its responsibility to protect its citizens, Section 33(2)(a) of the constitution makes self-defence lawful when undertaken in “defence of any person from unlawful violence or for the defence of property.” READ ALSO: Reps This Week: “My constituents are in danger”- Plateau lawmaker laments The Member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Rep. Dachung Musa...
Eight months after the Senate set up a Committee to conduct holistic investigation into a huge disparity in the disbursement of a N483, 000, 000 loan to six geo-political regions in 2021 by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), motion provokes rowdy session in the Red Chamber. READ ALSO: Tambuwal loses out as Senators Bamidele, Mwadkwon, Others emerge Senate Principal Officers Members of the Tenth National Assembly will return to legislative business...
One month into the life of the Tenth National Assembly, Delta Senator, Ned Nwoko is bringing back the conversations on Diaspora voting and a more inclusive parliament to Nigeria’s legislative discourse. READ ALSO: Reps vow to re-introduce Diaspora Voting Bill For several years, Nigerians in the Diaspora have continued to clamour for the right to vote, which is currently impossible under the electoral laws and the constitution. In Africa’s largest democracy,...
A ‘yoke’ in Nigeria’s National Assembly appears to be affecting former Presiding Officers of either Chamber who return to parliament. OrderPaper Nigeria’s Gaddafi Tanko examines the possibility of Ahmed Wase breaking this proverbial yoke in this piece. READ ALSO: Twists and Turns: Abbas and Kalu’s journey to becoming Presiding Officers The elections for Presiding Officers of the National Assembly may have come and gone but the spotlight is not totally off some...
Who are the Speakers and Deputy Speakers in the six State Assemblies of Nigeria’s North East geo-political zone? Find out in Part four of our series on Presiding Officers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies. READ ALSO: State Assembly Polls: “63% of Nigerians voted based on bandwagon trend” Nigeria’s North East geo-political zone comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States have a cumulative membership strength of 158 lawmakers. Beyond the number...
The Court of Appeal in Lagos, in its July 1, 2022 judgment, gave Senator Nwaoboshi a seven-year prison term over the purchase of Guinea House in Apapa for N805 million. READ ALSO: 2022 Review: Major scandals involving National Assembly members The Supreme Court has quashed the seven-year prison sentence of former Delta North lawmaker, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, over fraud and money laundering allegations. An immediate release of the ex-Senator from Ikoyi Prisons...
Nigeria has faced the challenge of floods in the past couple of years, and the central city of Lokoja is one of the worst affected areas. READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda The lawmaker representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Abubakar Sadiku Ohere, has called for immediate action to be taken towards addressing the problem of floods in the country. This is as he expressed worry...
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