Tag: Lawmakers
Relief in Rivers as lawmakers halt move to impeach Fubara
The decision is believed to be linked to the recent intervention by Bola Tinubu. The President had earlier met with…
Following Initial Hearings: Why Nigeria remains a focus for US Congress
International attention on Nigeria’s security situation has grown since former US President Trump claimed Christians were being targeted for “genocide.”
Lawmakers demand cancellation of ‘skewed’ Customs recruitment exercise
Speaker of the House commended Dala for his “patriotic intervention,” directing the relevant committee to investigate the recruitment figures and…
All eyes on Port Harcourt as Rivers lawmakers return to plenary
While many residents and stakeholders welcome the lifting of the emergency measures, there are calls for both the executive and…
Lagos Assembly under siege! DSS locks out Lagos Speaker as lawmakers revolt
The invasion, which many legislators described as an "assault on democracy," saw DSS operatives preventing Speaker Mojisola Meranda from accessing…
South Sudan lawmakers walk out of budget presentation
In a serious way of registering their displeasure over the state of affairs in the country, regarding non-payment of salaries…
Shouting match in Senate as lawmakers disagree on Open Ballot system
There was commotion at the Senate as lawmakers disagreed on what form of voting system should be adopted to elect…
21 lawmakers sign to impeach Imo Speaker
Twenty-one lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly have signed to impeach their Speaker, Rt. Hon Acho Ihim.
Florida Teachers To Carry Guns On Campus
The Florida House passed a controversial school safety bill that would allow teachers to carry guns on campus. The bill…
SERAP tells Gov. Dickson to reject life pension for Bayelsa lawmakers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State to reject…
4 lawmakers return as APC wins 15 out of 26 assembly seats in Ogun
Four lawmakers would be returning to the Ogun Assembly as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won 15 out of…
Tinubu: No impeachment against Ambode, resolves rift between governor, lawmakers
National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday finally put the impeachment saga which had…
I will slash your jumbo pay If I become president, Sowore tells lawmakers
Presidential Candidate, African Action Congress (AAC), Mr Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday, said if elected into office, he would cut the…
Ekiti Assembly lifts suspension on 2 lawmakers
The Ekiti House of Assembly on Tuesday lifted the suspension placed on two out of 12 of its members suspended…
Lawmaker calls for inclusion of entrepreneurship, vocational studies in tertiary institution
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jide Jimoh has called for the inclusion of Entrepreneurship and Vocational studies…
7 Zamfara State lawmakers draw battle line with speaker
All is not well in the Zamfara State House of Assembly as seven lawmakers have threatened to sue the Speaker…
PDP lawmakers condemn presidential system, want Nigeria to adopt parliamentary method
Seventy-one members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have condemned the presidential system of government,…
Gang-up against Ambode thickens, as 36 Assembly lawmakers back Sanwo-Olu
Ahead of Sunday's All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Lagos, the gang-up against incumbent Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has thickened…
6 APC Governors, 27 lawmakers want to join us – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted that some governors and National Assembly members elected on the All Progressives Congress…
Lawmakers urged to sponsor family-oriented bills
Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has urged lawmakers at all levels of government to sponsor family-oriented…
Delayed Flight prevents lawmakers from attending Digital Switch Over launch
Two lawmakers scheduled to attend the launch of Ilorin Digital Switch Over (DSO) on Wednesday were forced to return to…
Kenyan President Rebukes Lawmakers For Resisting Pay Cuts
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries…
Nigeria seeks lawmakers’ approval for $1.3 billion loan
Nigeria's government is seeking approval from lawmakers to borrow $1.3 billion from international lenders to fund the newly licensed Development…
Philippines Military Block Lawmakers Trip
The military on Friday blocked a group of lawmakers and security chiefs from visiting one of nine Philippine-held features in…
Lagos PDP vows to reclaim mandate from defected lawmakers
The Lagos State chapter of People Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to drag the six lawmakers in the State House…
Nigerians reject immunity for lawmakers
No fewer than 1,236 respondents, representing 59.6 per cent, in the six geopolitical zones have rejected extending immunity for leaders…
Lagos PDP lawmakers beg chieftains to close ranks
Lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) in the Lagos State House of Assembly have appealed to party leaders to…
Fayose raises alarm, says policemen invade Ekiti to arrest lawmakers
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has claimed Tuesday evening that armed policemen from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, have…
Apologise or face our wrath, Ekiti lawmakers tell DSS
Eromosele Ebhomele Lawmakers at the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday demanded an unreserved apology from the Department of…
Mile 12: Lawmakers condemn police over ill-treatment of shot victims
Eromosele Ebhomele Lawmakers in Lagos state, Nigeria on Tuesday slammed officers of the Nigeria Police Force for the way they…