The Rivers State House of Assembly has overridden the assent of Governor Siminialayi Fubara for the third time in three months. For the third time in three months, the Rivers State House of Assembly has continued to exercise the powers of the provisions of Section 100 (5)of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic (as altered) as it overrides the assent of Governor Siminialayi Fubara to pass the Rivers State Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2024...
Akwa Ibom State, in the south-south Nigeria, has a total of thirteen members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and ten representatives in the House Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe River...
EFCC has dismissed the alleged viral list of former governors being investigated by the anti-corruption agency for allegedly misappropriating N2.187 trillion. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and other former governors in the Senate would have some relief as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that it has no association with a circulating list of former governors allegedly under investigation for corruption. Several media outlets, not OrderPaper, reported on Saturday that the...
The House of Representatives celebrated Kalu on his birthday describing him as a leader and parliamentarian with outstanding merit. In a heartwarming gesture, the House of Representatives has felicitated the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on the occasion of his birthday anniversary. The statement issued by House Spokesman Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr., on Saturday hailed Kalu as a leader and a parliamentarian of outstanding merit. Speaking of Kalu’s stewardship, Rotimi noted that “Kalu has...
Moro frowns at the development and calls on both the federal and state governments to take immediate steps to nip the barbaric acts in the bud. The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has called for an immediate end to the continued killings in parts of the senatorial district by suspected herdsmen. Apa, Agatu and Otukpo LGAs have been under bloody attacks by the marauding herders leading to wanton...
The House of Representatives celebrates the nation’s journalists and media practitioners on World Press Freedom Day 2024. In commemoration of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD 2024), the House of Representatives celebrates the nation’s journalists and media practitioners. Commemorated on May 3 annually, the observance of Press Freedom Day highlights the importance of a free media for healthy democracies and provides an opportunity to celebrate journalists as agents of public good. In a statement jointly signed...
What exactly is responsible for the recurrent fuel queues? Nigerians are Tired. Why hasn’t a lasting solution been found, 68 years later? Despite technological advancements and periodic promises of solutions by the government, the sight of long lines at petrol stations remains a regular occurrence, leaving many to wonder why this problem still plagues the nation. Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), the country’s profit-inclined state oil company, assures the public that it has rectified...
Reps, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, have urged the federal government to take deliberate action to address environmental issues like open defecation. The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to take deliberate action and empower the Ministry of Environment to address environmental issues like open defecation, flooding and others. This call was made at a public hearing organised by the House Committees on Environment, Water Resources, Ecological Fund, Works and...
Audu has revealed that the revamp of Ajaokuta Steel Company would require about 2 billion dollars and could rise to about 5 billion dollars. There appears to be no ray of light in sight for the abandoned Ajeokuta Steel Company as the Minister of Steel Development, Shuibu Audu says that the minimum required funds for the revitalization of the Steel Company is about 2billion dollars which could rise to well over 5 billion dollars to cover...
Ondo State, in the south-west Nigeria, has a total of twelve members in the National Assembly, comprising of three senators and nine representatives in the HouseÂ
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