Category: Legislation and Legislature

Tinubu Gets NASS Approval To Appoint 20 Special Advisers

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Tinubu Gets NASS Approval To Appoint 20 Special Advisers

The National Assembly has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 Special Advisers. The request was granted yesterday when the president’s request letters were read at plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The President however did not list the advisers nor their positions in the letters addressed to Lawan and Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila. After…

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Legislation and Legislature, News

Tinubu To Meet Opposition Lawmakers-Elect Monday

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Tinubu To Meet Opposition Lawmakers-Elect Monday

As the proclamation of the 10th National Assembly inch closer, President Bola Tinubu will, monday meet with senators-elect and members-elect of the House of Representatives at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda for discussion was not officially disclosed. However, speculations are rife that the core of deliberations would centre around the president’s wish for a…

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10th NASS Leadership: Abide By Party zoning, Caucus Tells Kalu, Yari

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10th NASS Leadership: Abide By Party zoning, Caucus Tells Kalu, Yari

Ex-senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday urged aspirants for Senate President to support Senator Godswill Akpabio, who has been endorsed by the party.The ex-senators under the aegis of ‘APC Non-serving Senators Group’, advised the other contenders – Orji Kalu, Osita Izunazo and Abdulaziz Yari – to respect party supremacy….

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Legislation and Legislature, Voting and Elections

NASS Leadership: Oodu’a Group Reacts To OPC’s Threat To The North, Says Action Not Endorsed By S/West

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NASS Leadership: Oodu’a Group Reacts To OPC’s Threat To The North, Says Action Not Endorsed By S/West

The Oodu’a People Frontiers (OPF) has reacted to the recent threat to the North by the Oodu’a People’s Congress (OPC) for contesting the National Assembly leadership sharing formula announced by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently. The APC had recently announced that it zoned the elective offices for the incoming…

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Reps Grill Malami Over Alleged $2.4bn Crude Oil Sale

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Reps Grill Malami Over Alleged $2.4bn Crude Oil Sale

I’ve helped Nigeria to recover over $1bn ― Malami The House of Representatives on Thursday expressed its readiness to share some of the classified information relating to the alleged 48 million barrels of Bonny Light crude worth $2.4 billion illegally sold in China in 2015 with the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Chairman,…

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S-Court To Rule May 26 On Tinubu’s Eligibility For Presidency Contest

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S-Court To Rule May 26 On Tinubu’s Eligibility For Presidency Contest

The Supreme Court has yesterday fixed May 26 to rule on the appeal challenging the eligibility of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of the ruling APC, to contest the presidential election that was held on February 25, 2023. The appeal SC/CV/501/2023, which was brought before the court by the opposition PDP, is seeking to disqualify…

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Legislation and Legislature, Voting and Elections

Alliance Parley With Greater Majority Seek Consensus Candidate For 10th Speaker

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Alliance Parley With Greater Majority Seek Consensus Candidate For 10th Speaker

An alliance of aspirants gunning for Speakership of the 10th House of Representatives, known as G7, on Saturday met with the Greater Majority group of lawmakers in a bid to present a consensus candidate for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The G7 on Saturday at a Transcorp Hilton parley gave assurance of their resolve to…

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Adamu Pacifies Aggrieved Members As APC Moves To Review 10th NASS Zoning And Endorsements

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Adamu Pacifies Aggrieved Members As APC Moves To Review 10th NASS Zoning And Endorsements

Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made moves to calm the uprising generated by the zoning and endorsement of candidates for National Assembly principal offices. The party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has hinted that the National Working Committee (NWC) is considering a review of the zoning formula. The ruling party which is…

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Ekweremadu: ECOWAS Parliament Writes UK Court

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Ekweremadu: ECOWAS Parliament Writes UK Court

Furtherance to seeking clemency for convicted former Deputy Senate President, the Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, Hon. Sidie Mohamed Tunis has sent a letter to the Central Criminal Court in London to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife….

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$2.4bn Crude Loss: Allegation Unfounded, Lacks Merit, Substance – Malami

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$2.4bn Crude Loss: Allegation Unfounded, Lacks Merit, Substance – Malami

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami has described the claims that the country lost over $2.4bn revenue from alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil exported in 2015 to China as a baseless allegation. The Chief Law Officer of the Federation described the claims as…

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