Rep members shared divergent views at the special joint session of the Senate and House making 25 years of unbroken democracy In a joint session held on Wednesday, members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives expressed divergent views on the achievements and challenges of the country’s 25 years of uninterrupted democracy. The session highlighted contrasting perspectives on the state of the nation and its democratic journey. Rep. Julius Ihonbvere (APC Edo), the Leader of the House,...
Imo State, in the south-east Nigeria, has a total of thirteen members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and ten representatives in the House Imo State, located in Nigeria’s Southeast geopolitical zone, is the third smallest state by land mass but the fourteenth most populous state with an estimated population of over 5.4 million as of 2022. The state is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests and the drier Cross-Niger transition...
Reps blow hot move to probe CBN’s retrenchment of 600 employees including directors, with almost all staff members in the Governor’s Directorate being terminated. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives resolved to investigate the conditions surrounding the recent dismissal of approximately 600 employees from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Jonathan Gbefwi (SDP, Nasarawa), during a plenary session on Wednesday. It could...
Speaker Abbas informed that all expected activities to be carried out by President Tinubu will take place on June 12 which is the actual Democracy Day. Amidst the earlier confusion on the conflicting statements from Tinubu’s Special Advisers, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside his vice, Kashim Shettima were present at the joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. The convoy of the president arrived at the National Assembly at exactly 11:57 a.m. The...
“The singing of the new national anthem speaks to our diversity and represents how well we blend together,” The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced that President Bola Tinubu has signed the new national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” into law. This historic moment was revealed during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, marking 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria. Senator Akpabio, in his address, expressed gratitude to the president for...
President Tinubu is doing all he can to convince the people that he means well, for the people. That is the greatest challenge because you need to get the people to believe in what you’re doing. The renewed hope government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came on board on May 29 2023. The President, delivering his inaugural speech, during his swearing-in ceremony courageously declared the removal of fuel subsidies as earlier touted during his presidential...
There seems to be a growing confusion in the Presidency over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s plan to address the National Assembly on the state of the nation today, Wednesday 29th May, 2024. There was an earlier statement on Tuesday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga who had confirmed that the president will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. According to Onanuga, the President will not broadcast to...
The country’s struggle with a high maternal mortality rate reflects systemic issues that require a multifaceted approach. GESI Tracker follows the activities at the National Assembly from May 22nd to May 24th and highlights the legislative measures taken to address maternal mortality. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) factsheet, every day in 2020, almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal mortality remains a significant public health challenge globally,...
Reps Summon First Bank and 13 other commercial banks others over Non-Remittance of Education Taxes worth billions of naira of between 2011-2022 in violation of the TETFUND Act. 14 commercial banks have been summoned by the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to appear before it alongside its tax consultants to reconcile the Education Tax Computation not remitted to TETFund by the banks between 2011 and 2022. Chairman of the Committee,...
These scholarships are part of a broader initiative to promote specialised education through partnerships with foreign institutions, facilitated by entities such as the Federal Scholarship Board under the Federal Ministry of Education The Senate has mandated its Committee on Education to summon the Federal Scholarship Board and the Minister of Education to provide a detailed report on the status of all Nigerian students under international scholarship programs including a breakdown of their unpaid entitlements. This...
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