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#NewsRoundup: 2023 Census won’t affect elections, Court sacks Taraba Senator

adminNovember 11, 20223 min

Across the length and breadth of Nigeria, here are the biggest stories around Nigeria’s legislators and the institution of parliament you mustn’t miss this Friday: Defection: Court Sacks Senator Bwacha, gives reason A Federal High Court in Taraba has reportedly sacked a federal lawmaker, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha following his defection from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Simon Amobeda ordered Bwacha to immediately vacate...

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Reps move to abolish NDE, NEMSA

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Lawmakers in the House of Representatives express concern about the functionality of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and the National Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), demands five-year performance assessment report The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating Overlapping Functions of Government Agencies on Thursday, has demanded a five-year performance assessment report from the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to justify its existence in line with the mandate of the probe panel. The Committee noted that the...

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One month after, House of Reps to resume plenary

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Nigeria’s House of Representatives set to return to plenary following one-month break, Clerk hints at need to pay attention to urgent legislative issues The House of Representatives will on Monday, 14th November 2022 resume plenary sessions against its earlier scheduled resumption slated for Tuesday, November 15 2022. This was contained in a letter signed by Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria and made available to journalists on Thursday. According to the...

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Floods: Niger Delta Reps Caucus demand sack of Humanitarian Affairs Minister

adminNovember 9, 20222 min

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives accuse Minister of negligence; wants her immediate resignation or sack by the President following handling of flooding crisis. The Niger Delta Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the resignation or sack by President Muhammadu Buhari of the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Faruq. The lawmakers who made the call on Monday, during a briefing at the National Assembly Complex...

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