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VP, Governors To Lose Immunity As Bill Stripping Them Passes Second Reading

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A bill seeking to strip vice-president, governors and deputy governors of immunity has passed second reading at the house of representatives. The constitutional amendment bill scaled through second reading during plenary on Wednesday. The proposed legislation is sponsored by Solomon Bob, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Rivers state. He said the bill seeks…

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Sen. Natasha Petitions LPDC Seeking Disbarment of Sen. Imasuen Over ‘US Fraud Indictment’

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The suspended Kogi central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) seeking to disbar Lucky Imasuen, chairman of the senate committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6 for “gross misconduct” after a dispute over seating arrangements with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She…

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Senate Opts For Closed Session To Deliberate Emergency Rule in Rivers

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The senate has gone into a closed session to deliberate on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers state and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The closed session was announced after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from Tinubu at plenary on Thursday. Senate leader Opeyemi Bamidele subsequently moved a motion…

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Senate Passes Vote of Confidence in Akpabio

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The Nigerian senate has passed a vote of confidence in its president, Godswill Akpabio, amid ongoing controversy over sexual harassment allegations against him. Opeyemi Bamidele, the senate leader, moved the motion on Thursday, citing the need to reaffirm support for Akpabio. The motion was seconded by Olalere Oyewumi, deputy minority leader and senator representing Osun…

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SERAP Tells Akpabio To Reverse Natasha Akpoti’s Unlawful Suspension

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has told the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio to “immediately rescind the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her constitutionally and internationally recognized right to freedom of expression.” “The Senate should immediately reinstate Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan,…

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Sexual Harassment: Senator Natasha Resubmits Petition Against Akpabio

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate, has now resubmitted her petition alleging sexual harassment against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. This time, the petiton was signed by her constituents. During the plenary, Senator Natasha was asked whether the matter was already before any court of law, to which she…

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Sexual Harassment: Senate Suspends Natasha Akpoti For Six Months

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The Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. She was suspended on Thursday for six months over the controversy surrounding her sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The suspension followed a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, submitted to the Committee of the Whole, citing…

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INEC Calls For Enactment of Laws Banning Carriage of Huge Cash To Polling Units

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting politicians from possessing large sums of money within polling areas in order to curb vote-buying and other electoral malpractices during elections. This is also as the Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Adebayo Balogun announced…

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CBN Sets Transactions Daily Limit On PoS Agents

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed a daily transaction limit of N1.2 million for Point of Sales (PoS) agents. This announcement was made in the CBN’s ‘Circular on Cash-Out Limits for Agent Banking Transactions,’ issued on Tuesday. The move is part of the apex bank’s ongoing efforts to promote a cashless economy. “The…

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Foreign Currency use Prohibition Bill Scales 1st Reading In Senate

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The Senate has begun moves to restore Nigeria’s monetary sovereignty by outlawing the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within the country. The move is a ban on foreign currency payments to ensure that this prohibits salaries, transactions and payments in foreign currencies, ensuring all workers, including expatriates, are remunerated in naira as…

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