Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, has a total of sixteen members in the National Assembly, comprising three senators and thirteen representatives in the house Rivers state has Port-Harcourt as its capital. Nicknamed as ‘treasure base of the nation,’ the state was formed on 27th May 1967 with the splitting of the defunct Eastern region of Nigeria. It is named after the many rivers that border its territory and comprises 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The current...
Kebbi State, in north-west Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the national assembly comprising three senators and eight representatives in the house Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria, was created in 1991 from the south western half of Sokoto state. Kebbi borders the countries of Niger to the west and Benin to the southwest, and the states of Sokoto and Zamfara to the north and east and Niger to the south. Nasir Idris is the...
“Those opportunities are our right and we must, like others, demand for what rightfully belongs to us.” Igbo senators and members of the house of representatives have condemned the reported marginalisation of students from the south-east geopolitical zone by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The lawmakers spoke under the auspices of the south-east caucus in a statement issued on Sunday, jointly signed by Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia South) and Rep. Igariwey Iduma Enwo...
Edo State, in the south-south of Nigeria, has a total twelve members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and nine representatives in the House Edo, a state in the south-south part of Nigeria, has Benin City as the capital, which is the fourth largest city in Nigeria. Nicknamed ‘heartbeat of the nation.’ Edo was created in 1991 from the former Bendel State. Edo State comprises eighteen (18) Local Government Areas. It is currently...
This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) discussion focus on under 40 lawmakers in Nigeria and the need for the inclusion of younger voices in governance. In recent years, the discourse surrounding representation in governance has increasingly highlighted the importance of engaging diverse voices, particularly those of younger individuals. Lawmakers under 40 are a demographic rarity in many legislative bodies and a focal point for GESI discussions. The importance of youth representation Youth representation...
Ekiti State, in the south-wast of Nigeria, has a total of nine members in the national assembly, comprising of three senators and six representatives in the House Ekiti, a state in the south-western part of Nigeria, was carved out from Ondo State in 1996 and has Ado-Ekiti as the capital. Nicknamed as ‘land of honour and integrity,’ Ekiti is one of the smallest states of Nigeria. Ekiti comprises of sixteen (16) Local Government Areas. It...
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has expressed concerns over alleged irregularities in the financial records of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has grilled the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) over alleged non-remittance of internally generated revenue (IGR), and discrepancy in payments amounting to over N2 billion. The committee also questioned the CMD over extra-budgetary spending without...
Sokoto State, in north-west Nigeria, has a total of fourteen members in the national assembly, comprising of three senators and eleven representatives in the House Sokoto State is located in the extreme north-west of the country. It was created in 1976 from the erstwhile North-west State. Bounded by the Republic of Niger to the north and west, and the states of Zamfara to the east, and Kebbi to the south and west, partly across the...
Following Atiku Abubakar’s call out on NNPCL, the state-owned oil corporation has responded with some explanations on the OVH acquisition. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has issued a statement addressing the allegations made against it former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, on the OVH acquisition. Earlier in the week, Atiku had issued a press release signed by his media adviser Paul Ibe. In the statement he had lamented the alleged criminal hijacking of the...
Osun State, in the south-west of Nigeria, has a total of twelve members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and nine representatives in the House Osun is a state in south-western Nigeria, bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara state, to the south by Ogun state, and to the west by Oyo state. Osun state was established on 27 August 1991 and its capital city is...
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