Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 20 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “for unilaterally and arbitrarily increasing the allocation for lawmakers from N197bn to N344bn, their highest since the return of democracy in 1999.” Mr Akpabio and Mr Abbas are sued for themselves ...
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Shettima Seeks Support Of House Speaker, Principal Officers For Tinubu’s Administration
The state of affairs in Nigeria requires the cooperation of all citizens irrespective of differences in political affiliations or religious persuasions, tribal and sectional backgrounds to support the Tinubu administration in its noble objective of transforming the country, according to the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The Vice President stated this on Tuesday when he received the leadership of the ...
Read More »Anambra Deputy Speaker To Prioritise Security At National Assembly
By Raymond Ozoji, Awka House of Representatives-elect and Deputy Speaker of the 7th legislature of Anambra state, Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike, says one of his primary concerns at the national assembly would be to prioritise security for Ihiala federal constituency. Agbodike, who recently received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having won Ihiala ...
Read More »Insecurity: PDP National Assembly Caucus Intensifies Plot To Impeach Buhari
The PDP caucus in the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart in issuing a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to address insecurity or risk impeachment. The Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, gave the notice on Thursday, after a meeting of the National Assembly PDP Caucus at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The meeting was chaired by the Senate Minority ...
Read More »2023: Ihiala APGA Ward Chairmen Reject Reps Member’s Invitation To Abuja
Raymond Ozoji, Awka Eighteen out of the 20 ward chairmen and women leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ihiala local government area of Anambra state have blatantly refused to honour the invitation of the incumbent representative of the constituency Hon. Ifeanyi Chudi Momah. A source from Azia who spoke with our correspondent on the basis of anonymity ...
Read More »Sanwo-Olu Tasks House Of Reps Ad-Hoc Committee On Return Of Lagos Properties
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating abandoned Federal Government properties across the federation to view Lagos with compassion in its assignment and ensure that properties owned by Lagos are returned to the State. He said the committee must see Lagos as a beaten child that needs to be taken care ...
Read More »National Assembly’s Move To Grant Life Pension For Its Principal Officers Sparks Outrage
A fresh move by the National Assembly to grant life pension for its presiding officers, including the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as well as their deputies has sparked outrage among civil society groups and some senior advocates. If the proposal is passed by the legislature, the current Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; the Speaker, Femi ...
Read More »New Electoral Act Amendment Bill May Be Passed Today – Lawan
The Senate and the House of Representatives, are expected to commence fresh work on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, following its rejection by President Muhammadu Buhari last December. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, while welcoming lawmakers from their annual Christmas break said the vacation afforded senators the opportunity to consult widely with their constituents and counterparts in the House of Representatives on the ...
Read More »2023: Northern Reps Endorse Tinubu For President
Amid the rumoured presidential ambition of former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, members of the House of Representatives from the north have endorsed his candidacy for 2023 presidency, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. Though Tinubu has yet to declare his intention to contest any office in 2023, there have been rumours and ...
Read More »Petrol May Sell For N300 As Buhari Signs Petroleum Industry Bill
The Federal Government may soon end the fuel subsidy regime with the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday. The PUNCH gathered on Monday that the government’s position of fuel subsidy would form the major item during the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva’s press conference on the petroleum ...
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