National Assembly
7 May 2018
Two Lagos-based lawyers, Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, have dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Assembly before a Federal High Court in Lagos over huge salaries, allowances and remunerations being collected by lawmakers. Also joined in the suit is the National Assembly Service Commission.…
5 May 2018
To guarantee food security among Nigeria’s teeming population, Emir of Argungu, Samai’la Muhammad Mera has called on the National Assembly to pass the Right to Food Bill without further hesitation.
4 May 2018
I commend you for the courage of the role you play in checkmating the incipient dictatorship of President Buhari. It is, to me, simply unpardonable that he should pay out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the sum of U.S. four hundred and ninety six million dollars ($496,000,000) for the purchase of military…
3 May 2018
The invasion by hoodlums of the Senate chambers and the unlawful removal of the mace while the house was in session was a serious affront on the upper house, the whole legislative arm of government...
2 May 2018
The recent disquiet in the upper chamber of the National Assembly over the suspension of one its own has thrown open the debate on whether or not the Senate or indeed any chamber of the National Assembly has the powers to suspend a fellow lawmaker who is in the National Assembly.....
28 Apr 2018
A Federal High Court, Lagos, yesterday, granted bail to the embattled senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi. Nwaoboshi, who is before Justice Mohammed Idris to answer charges bordering on alleged N322 million fraud, was granted bail on self-recognisance. Justice Idris also ordered the senator to provide two sureties, who must furnish…
26 Apr 2018
Leaders and elders from the Middle Belt, South South, South West and Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum rose from a joint meeting in Abuja yesterday with a charge on the National Assembly to immediately sanction President Muhammadu Buhari for withdrawing $462 million from the nation’s Excess Crude Account.....
25 Apr 2018
About a fortnight ago, the head of state, President Muhammadu Buhari, summoned all the security chiefs in the land to Aso Rock villa, where he gleefully, categorically and unambiguously announced to them that he had approved the sum of US $1 billion for the procurement of military hardware to strengthen the armed forces to prosecute the war…
23 Apr 2018
Last week the legislator representing my Senatorial District (Delta Central) was at the centre of an absurd tragic drama in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, a trained lawyer, former Commissioner, former SSG, one-time gubernatorial candidate in Delta State ......
22 Apr 2018
While the orators and philosopher-kings have been consulting over the mystery surrounding the stolen Mace from the hallowed chambers of the Senate, we the oracles who can discern the deeds of principalities and powers over this country’s wobbly democracy should begin to speak up. The other day, I was saying here that the trouble with…
20 Apr 2018
The aviation roadmap, currently being implemented by the Ministry of State for Aviation, includes the establishment of a national carrier, concession of airports and development of Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility.
19 Apr 2018
The Citizens Advocacy For Social & Economic Rights (CASER) has called for the resignation of the security chiefs of the National Assembly over what it described as gross dereliction of duty and crass incompetence in the management of the security at the chamber. Its Executive Director, Mr. Frank Tietie, who spoke yesterday, urged the Department…
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