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“Without Gbajabiamila, I wouldn’t have been Deputy Speaker” – Rep Kalu

Kalu opined that the problem of leaders in the South East lies in their disunity and their inability to stick together for the long run like those from other zones.         Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has urged the leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East to emulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose leadership style has produced more national leaders. Kalu, who made the...

Abuja finally ‘gets’ Minister in Federal Executive Council (FEC)

Section 147 (3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As amended) provides that the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State. This provision however doesn’t expressly include the FCT.     READ ALSO: Tinubu nominates Oyetola, Bagudu, Matawalle, 16 Others in fresh Ministerial list       Following years of clamour for the appointment of a Minister of the Government...

Tinubu nominates Oyetola, Bagudu, Matawalle, 16 Others in fresh Ministerial list

The Senate adjourned to Friday for the commencement of a second batch of screening for the fresh list of nineteen (19) nominees sent in by the Senate. Both lists submitted by President Tinubu brings the Ministers in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to 47 if they are confirmed by the Senate.   READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process     With the Senate set to conclude the final round...

President Tinubu submits fresh batch of ‘Ministerial Nominees’ to Senate

Following in the footsteps of former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari who had adopted the practice of submitting their cabinet nominees in batches, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sent what is believed to be a final Ministerial list to the National Assembly     READ ALSO: Ministerial list: Beyond mere rituals, as Nigerians await Tinubu’s ‘(wo)men’   With the Senate set to conclude the final round of screening for the first batch of Ministerial...

Ministerial Screening: How Nominee; Edun handled ‘bombardment’ from Senators

Edun; current Presidential Advisor on Monetary Policies had his turn Tuesday at the Ministerial Screening. He however, had to grapple with the mixed bag of accolades and bombardment that came his way. Here’s a summary of his session.     READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process       Following the Senate’s resumption of screening for Minister Designates on Tuesday, the lawmakers screened nine of the fourteen remaining nominees....

Subsidy Removal: Reps implore NLC, Organised Labour to ‘suspend protests’

The Reps Spokesperson empathised with Nigerians over the hardship being experienced owing to the removal of fuel subsidy, as well as clamour by the NLC for relief of Nigerian workers. READ ALSO: Senate to probe fuel subsidy, under-recovery regime under Buhari’s Administration     The House of Representatives has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve their planned peaceful protest across the country. The plea was contained in a statement issued by the...

“This is not the place to consider petitions” – Akpabio shields El-Rufai

Twenty years after he was screened as Ministerial nominee, Nasir El-Rufai is back at the National Assembly for the same purpose. The odds are however different this time as Kogi West Senator raise issues about the former Kaduna Governor   READ ALSO: Take A Bow: Borno Ministerial Nominee screened without uttering a word     As Senators continue the screening of ministerial nominees on the second day of the exercise, the lawmaker representing Kogi West...

Senate to Customs: “Lift restriction on petrol supply to border communities”

The motion sponsor revealed that the restriction currently allows only five licensed independent petroleum marketers to dispense petroleum products to over 500,000 residents in over 150 dispersed (border) towns and villages.       The Senate has tasked the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to lift the restriction on the supply of petroleum products to border communities. This is as it calls for intensified preventive and enforcement...

Ministerial Screening: Senator John Enoh | Nominee with legislative background

As the Senate screens Senator John Owan Enoh; one of President Tinubu’s twenty-eight (28) Ministerial nominees with a legislative background. We present a profile of the former State and Federal lawmaker from Cross River State     READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process     Having spent over twenty years in the legislative arm of government, fifty-seven-year-old John Owan Enoh is one of ten nominees (with a legislative background) sent...

Ministerial Screening: Senator Dave Umahi | Nominee with legislative background

In this part of our series on President Bola Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominees with legislative background, the focus is on Senator David Umahi; a serving Senator and nominee from Ebonyi State    READ ALSO: Ministerial Screening: 7 Things you should know about the process   Sixty-year-old Senator David Umahi is one of ten nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu for screening and possible confirmation by the National Assembly. According to Section 147 (2), any appointment to...

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