The minister of state for education, Yusuf Tanko Sununu, is one of those who made the transition from the legislature to the executive under the Tinubu administration. Here’s what to know about him in this Ex-NASS members’ series Early life and professional background… Yusuf Tanko Sununu, born 2 February 1967 in Kebbi State, earned his medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Maiduguri. He pursued further training and specialisation, which includes obtaining a postgraduate degree...
Abubakar Gumel has been in public service for decades straddling both government bureaucracy and political office, including being a representative and senator. He now serves as a liaison to the president on national assembly affairs as profiled in the Ex-NASS Series Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel was born on April 20, 1949, in Maigatari, Jigawa State. He holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Bayero University, Kano and also obtained a national diploma in...
This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights the town hall meeting between Nigerian youths and the members of the House of Representatives to avert nationwide protest against hardship, hunger, and bad governance. Why the Call for Protest Nigerian youths had planned a protest before the House of Representatives announced a town hall meeting with select groups. The August 1st to 10th nationwide protest was initiated to end bad governance. Due to the...
The south-east caucus of the National Assembly has condemned the #igbomustgo ethnic profiling of the Igbo people ongoing The south-east caucus of the National Assembly has condemned the ethnic profiling of the Igbo people, following their decision not to join the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests against widespread hardship and hunger in the country. The federal lawmakers described the situation as dangerous and unfortunate, urging authorities to take action against those spreading hate speech. In a joint...
The war between the duo seems to know no end as Ireti slams Wike over allegations of sponsoring anti-government protests. Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP, FCT) has slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for claiming that security agencies have identified a senator as one of the sponsors of the anti-government protests. Senator Kingibe took to her X handle early on Friday to respond to the claims and warned that she will...
A move by representatives to donate 50% of their salaries in response to the nationwide protest appears to be no more than window dressing Members of the House of Representatives have announced a 50% cut off their salaries for the next 6 months. This decision comes as immediate response to the nationwide hunger protest. It also comes just in the nick of time as inflation and cost of living are on a sharp rise leaving...
Reps staged a walkout over approval for CBN to lend more money to government as 2024 budget is amended again Opposition Reps stage walkout over raise of ways and means threshold The emergency session at the House of Representatives called yesterday turned rodwy as some opposition lawmakers staged a walkout from the green chamber over the increment of the controversial Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ways and means lending to the Federal Government by 10%....
Appeal to protesters to halt action, another amendment to the 2024 budget and an increase in CBN’s lending to the government are the issues addressed in the Senate yesterday Senate makes another amendment on 2024 appropriation The senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the long title and certain other clauses of the 2024 appropriation law. In a lead debate, leader of the senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) noted that after critical...
Despite objection by some lawmakers in the House of Representatives, both the Senate and House okayed a raise to 10% in Ways and Means by the CBN to Federal government The House of Representatives and Senate has both resolved to increase the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s advances to the Federal Government from five percent to a maximum of ten percent. This was a major outcome of the emergency plenary session held on Wednesday by...
The Senate assured that the government has commenced executing measures to meet the demands of the protesters The Senate has appealed to organisers of the proposed #Endbadgovernance protests slated to commence tomorrow Thursday, August 1, to give President Bola Tinubu more time to allow his policies to yield desired results. This appeal was made during Wednesday’s emergency plenary sittings following an executive/closed-door session of the Senate which lasted for over an hour and 30 minutes....
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