Tag: National Assembly
Seeking Justice
Seventeen employees curiously booted out of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, after training and receiving salaries, cry for…
Senator Ojudu: Why Nigeria Is Not Progressing
Senator Babafemi Ojudu tells AYORINDE OLUOKUN and DESMOND UTOMWEN about his frustration as a legislator and why Nigeria finds it…
‘Nigerians Must Reject Constitutional Amendment’
The seventh Beko Memorial Anniversary Symposium held in honour of the late human rights activist, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, has afforded…
Rapists To Face Life Imprisonment
The Chairman House Committee on Human Rights, Hon. Beni Lar, said on Wednesday that rapists would face life imprisonment once…
Need To Grant Local Governments Autonomy
As the third tier of government, the local government administration in the country is well recognised by the constitution. This…
Why Nigeria’s SEC got zero budget
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The zero budget allocation made to the Security Exchange Commission, SEC, in Nigeria’s 2013 budget by the National…
Oyegun warns on killing Nigeria’s oil industry bill
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Former Governor of Nigeria’s Edo state, Chief John Odigie Oyegun has warned that Nigeria’s unity is threatened by…
Senate Passes N4.99tr Budget
The Senate on Thursday passed the 2013 Appropriation bill of N4.99 trillion into law. The Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu,…
Nigerian Senate passes N4.99tr. budget
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2013 Appropriation bill of N4.99 trillion into law. This followed the earlier passage…
No-Nonsense INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to deregister 28 political parties sparks a flurry of reactions The Independent National Electoral…
Oil Subsidy: Senate Passes N161b Supplementary Budget
The Senate on Thursday, passed the supplementary appropriation bill of N161.6 billion. The amount will serve as payment for fuel…
Fixing Nigeria’s Bad Roads
When countries with deplorable road networks are called, Nigeria will be among the nations that occupy the front row seats.…
Anger Over Loan Burden
The National Assembly raises the red flag over excessive borrowing by states and the federal government With an accumulated debt…
Sanusi Is Confused, Revolution’ll Consume Him, Says JAF
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Peter Esele, has described the Governor of the Central Bank of…
Corruption: No To Death Sentence
The call by the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, that those found guilty of corruption should face the death penalty is,…
NGO Wants Tougher Penalties For Rapists
The Country Director of IPAS, a non-governmental organisation, Dr Ejike Oji, on Sunday called for stiffer measures against rapist in…
Homosexual lobby mounts pressure on Jonathan
A gay lobby in the United States, All Out, has started a global campaign to collect 100,000 signatures of sympathisers…
Yewa South/Ipokia Constituency Seeks 6 New Inclusions In Constitution
The People of Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, rose from the one-day Constitution review public session with…
The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (1)
By Babafemi Ojudu Let me start by expressing my profound gratitude for the invitation to rub minds with you. I…
Lagos Residents Speak On Constitutional Review
Residents in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, would gather tomorrow to discuss the planned constitutional review by…
Lawmaker Consoles Victims Of Oke-Afa Plank Market Fire
The lawmaker representing Oshodi-Isolo constituency 02 at the National Assembly, Hakeem Abiodun Munir, has expressed sympathy with executives and traders…
NASS Flayed For Pestering Executive Over Sack Prescription
Members of the National Assembly have been called upon to re-prioritize their engagements and face the rigour of making quality…
You’re Fifth Columnists, Mark Slams Presidential Aides
Just falling short of asking him to sack them, the Senate this morning asked President Goodluck Jonathan to caution his…
Budget 2013: Jonathan promises prudence, growth, jobs
“Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, you will recall that in furtherance of my Administration’s efforts to transform our economy, the 2012…
Jonathan presents N4.92trillion budget for 2013
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan this morning presented an estimated budget proposal of N4.92trillion for the 2013 fiscal year.…
Jonathan presents 2013 budget tomorrow
President Goodluck Jonathan will on 10 October present the 2013 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS).…
Bakassi Cession: Senators Urge Jonathan reopen case
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja Members of the upper chamber of National Assembly on Wednesday morning asked the Federal Government to urgently file…
Professional In Politics And Professional Politicians
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The debate on professionals in politics and professional politicians has been on for sometime in the country.…
State Police: To Be Or Not To Be
The call for an amendment of the constitution to provide for state police ignites a raging controversy and a sharp…
Jonathan sends ‘authentic’ PIB to National Assembly
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday sent to the National Assembly a bill, which has been years in the making,…