President Tinubu has transmitted the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation President Bola Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three nominees. This was contained in a statement signed by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday evening. According to the two separate letters addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu requested the Senate to...
Former deputy speaker, Idris Wase, has raised an alarm boko haram terrorists are being recruited into the military and police A former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase, has revealed that suspected boko haram members and other criminals were once discovered on official recruitment lists for the Nigerian Army and Police. Wase, who represents Wase federal constituency of Plateau state and leads the North-central caucus of the 10th House, made...
Rep. Doguwa commented on the country’s security situation saying, “we can even declare legislative emergency. Close the House, shut it up” A member of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, on Tuesday urged the National Assembly to declare a “legislative emergency” in response to the country’s worsening security situation, saying Nigeria is “running in blood and tears.” Doguwa, a former Majority Leader of the House, made the call during the special plenary session convened to...
The House of Representatives convened a special plenary session on Tuesday devoted entirely to Nigeria’s escalating national security crisis The House of Representatives on Tuesday convened a special plenary session devoted entirely to Nigeria’s escalating national security concerns. The sitting also featured the admission of a visiting parliamentary delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis, led by its Speaker, Lanein Blanchette, alongside officials from the United States Embassy. Throughout the session, chairmen of key security-related committees,...
The joint committees on constitution review in the Senate and House of Representatives have set Wednesday to brief the 36 state governors on the outcome of the joint session The National Assembly said that it will brief 36 State governors on the outcome of the joint session of the Senate and the House on the Constitution review process on Wednesday The Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, made the disclosure while delivering his opening...
The southeast caucus of the House of Representative has appealed to President Tinubu to exercise his constitutional powers to grant a political and humanitarian pardon to IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu 42 members of the southeast caucus of the House of Representative have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to exercise his constitutional powers to grant a political and humanitarian pardon to the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. They said...
In this opinion editorial, Anthony Ubani pays tributes to the five years anniversary of FixPolitics Five years ago, a simple but profound question reshaped the civic landscape of Africa: Why does politics in Africa continue to fail its people despite the continent’s wealth of talent, resources, and human potential? Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili posed this question and pursued answers through a research fellowship at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. Her work revealed a troubling reality,...
Federal lawmakers from Niger State have condemned the abduction of students of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Agwara Local Government Area, demanding urgent federal action The Niger State caucus in the National Assembly has condemned the abduction of students of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Agwara Local Government Area, describing it as a heartbreaking reminder of the deepening security crisis confronting the state and the country. The abduction at St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri,...
House of Representatives spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, Jr. has affirmed that open parliament directly aligns with one of the central priorities of the the 10th House The spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep. Akintunde Rotimi Jr, has reiterated the commitment of the tenth National Assembly to strengthening transparency, accountability, and public trust through deliberate reforms that promote an open and citizen-centred parliament. Speaking at the national dialogue on “Strengthening Transparency and Trust through Open Parliament”...
Governance expert and Executive Director of #FixPolitics Africa, Anthony Ubani, charges stakeholders on strengthening, transparency and trust through open parliament during the POPULA 2.0 national dialogue At a time when Nigeria faces one of its deepest crises of public trust, governance expert and Executive Director of #FixPolitics Africa, Anthony Ubani, has declared that “open parliament is not a slogan” but a national imperative for rebuilding confidence in democratic institutions. Ubani made the statement in Abuja...
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