Plateau State, in north-central Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the national assembly, comprising three senators and eight representatives in the house Plateau State, located in the middle belt region of Nigeria, is the twelfth largest state by size, with an estimated population of about 4.5 million. Approximately 25% of the population resides in urban areas, while the remaining 75% live in rural areas. Created in 1976 from the northern part of the...
The national assembly is failing in its oversight responsibilities in checkmating the excesses of the executive branch. This has cumulatively led to excruciating economic hardship being experienced by citizens today. The National Assembly (NASS) of Nigeria is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the executive arm of government. But it has abdicated the crucial responsibility to address the biting hardship afflicted on Nigerians by the economic policies introduced by the current and past administrations. The...
The unending confusion in the House of Representatives over the NNPCL probe on endemic corruption in oil sector has continued to spark reaction from lawmakers alleged to have sponsored an advertorial against the sack of NNPCL boss  Another member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), has disowned newspaper publications that kicked against the removal of the chief executive of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Rep. Jimbo...
Ibrahim Hassan Hadeija serves as the deputy chief of staff to the President of Nigeria, working in the office of the Vice President. He is among the several former legislators who have moved into executive roles under the Tinubu administration. This series on ex-NASS members mirrors his journey to date. Early life and educational background… Ibrahim Hadeija was born in 1965 to the family of late elder statesman, Alhaji Hassan Hadejia who was until his...
The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has decried the manhandling of journalists and other protesters by the police during the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. The African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has condemned the manhandling of journalists and other citizens during the nationwide protests against bad governance. A statement signed by the group’s coordinator, Chido Onumah, condemned the nefarious attacks stating that it is an infringement on citizens’ rights....
Nigeria’s newly created livestock ministry will receive 75 billion naira from the 6 trillion naira additional expednditure approved in the 2024 budget The newly created federal ministry of livestock development has been allocated 75 billion naira as take-off funds in the 6 trillion naira additional expenditure approved for the 2024 appropriation act. This is contained in the breakdown of the revised budget approved by the national assembly last month before it proceeded on its annual...
‘We are not criminals and we are not thieves’ Mele Kyari defends self and NNPC at senate investigative hearing The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has expressed his frustration over attacks on him and NNPCL personnel regarding the alleged importation of substandard petroleum products into Nigeria. Kyari made these remarks on Wednesday during his appearance before a senate ad-hoc committee led by Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele,...
Confusion continues to rip through the house over dissolution of NNPCL probe committee as a $1.7 million allegation raises fresh furore The controversy surrounding the dissolution of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating endemic corruption in Nigeria’s oil sector is far from over as lawmakers including the speaker, Tanjudeen Abbas, and deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, are allegedly at log ahead over a $1.7 million bribe allegation. This is also as Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP,...
With lawmakers splitting into various groups and factions over NNPCL and NMDPRA investigation, the House decision to disband the ad-hoc committee may not be unconnected to the controversies surrounding the probe The House of Representatives has announced the dissolution of the current ad-hoc joint downstream and midstream committee. A groups of members of House of Representatives under the aegis of ‘1 Agenda’ had published a support for the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the...
The House of Representatives has a sharp division driven down its ranks over calls for the removal of NNPCL CEO All is not well in the House of Representatives as two groups have emerged over calls for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. A group...
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