Hell was let loose today at the Kogi State House of Assembly when suspected hoodlums in large numbers invaded the assembly complex, disrupted sitting and afterward descended on the member representing Igalamela/Odolu constituency, Friday Sani aka Makama, who was just resuming sitting after being reinstated by a state High Court. …
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Constitution amendment will succeed this time – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the present efforts at amending the 1999 Constitution will not be in futility. Saraki gave the assurance when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. He said the 8th National Assembly learnt from the mistakes of …
Read More »Anxiety mounts over departure of Presidential jet from London
THERE was speculation Tuesday night that the Presidential jet in London departed the country perhaps to Nigeria which caused tension within the Presidential Villa, Abuja. t But the media team of President Muhammadu Buhari denied knowledge of such thing, saying that it should be taken as rumour as there was …
Read More »#NotTooYoungToRun: Youths march on NASS
Hundreds of young Nigerians marched on the country’s parliament on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to remove age barriers on political posts, including the presidency. Nigeria’s 1999 constitution stipulates that the president has to be at least 40, while senators and state governors have to be aged 35 or above. But …
Read More »Senate finally passes Peace Corps bill
The Senate on Tuesday finally passed a bill to make the Nigerian Peace Corps a para-military agency. The Senate adopted the conference report on the bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps, after it was so advised by its committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters. Both the Senate …
Read More »Anti Corruption War: Nigerians urged to support NASS
Nigerians have been urged to support the anti corruption crusade of President Muhammad Buhari and as being championed by the National Assembly. In a release signed by the Special Adviser on ‘Media and Illicit Financial Flows’ to the Chairman House Committee on Financial Crimes, Rev. Bunmi Olupona,Nigerians are told to …
Read More »We are owing N6.6trn,says AMCON
THE Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Wednesday admitted before an investigative panel of the House of Representatives that its current liabilities stand at N6.6 trillion following purchase of bad loans worth N3.3 trillion at the sum of N1.7 trillion. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of AMCON, Ahmed …
Read More »FG to Nigerians: Fuel Subsidy going next year as price moves from N87 to N97
THE Federal government has alerted Nigerians to prepare ahead for what it termed, more austere conditions in view of the strict economic policies being put in place by the Muhammadu Buhari led administration, just as it vowed to strictly monitor expenditure of all Ministries, Department and Agencies, MDAs to avoid …
Read More »Nigerian lawmakers need psychological evaluation- Etcetera
By Etcetera One of the identified problems of investigative hearings and oversight of the executive arm is the multiplicity of committees with overlapping jurisdiction on the same subject matter. This has led to a situation where more than one committee is handling the same subject matter. Invitations are sent to …
Read More »Buhari sends second ministerial batch to Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded a second batch of ministerial nominees to the Senate. Buhari sent the list on Monday afternoon. The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, submitted the list to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki Buhari The president had, on Thursday, September 30, sent …
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