Tag: National Assembly
Lawmakers Expressed Mix Feelings Over Tenure Bill
Some lawmakers in Abuja on Monday expressed mixed feelings over the proposed six-year single tenure for the President and Governors.…
Legislators Seek Special Status For Lagos
Lagos State legislators on Thursday said they would visit the National Assembly to intensify calls for a special status for…
Fashola Advises Against Creation Of States
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has advised the National Assembly not to include six-year single tenure and states creation…
Presidency Denies Six-Year Tenure Elongation Plot
The Presidency has described as “speculative and a non issueâ€, reports and comments in the media that President Goodluck Jonathan…
Mixed Reactions Trail Proposed Tenure Elongation
The six-year tenure for the president and governors being proposed at the National Assembly has continued to receive mixed reactions…
ACN Chides Amaechi For Picking Nyesom As Ministerial Nominee
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Rivers State Chapter has condemned the submission of the name of Mr Nyesom Wike,…
Nigeria’s Oil & Gas – PIB Model And Strategy
Until the PIB (Petroleum Industry Bill) is unanimously passed in both houses of the National Assembly, Nigeria’s oil and gas…
Senate Clears More Ministerial Nominees
The Nigerian Senate today cleared more ministerial nominees. President Goodluck Jonathan sent 34 names to the upper chamber of the…
South-West Marginalisation: Who Is Responsible?
The recent political brouhaha over the new speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, invariably indicates that the South…
Senator Ojudu Blasts FG Over State Of Roads
A senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Babafemi Ojudu, has taken a swipe at the government over the state of…
Speakership Tussle Takes A Legal Turn
The tussle for the Speakership of the soon to be inaugurated 7th National Assembly has taken a different turn as…
Don’t Go On Strike Yet, Jakande Pleads With ASUU
Former governor of Lagos State and eminent journalist, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Thursday in Lagos urged the Academic Staff Union…
N/Assembly Passes Anti-Terrorism Law
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Anti Terrorism Bill. This followed the adoption of the harmonised report of its…
Nigerian Editors Praise President Jonathan Over FOI Law
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has received the news of the assent of President Goodluck Jonathan to the Freedom…
Jonathan’s Ex-Ministers Who May Return
With the dissolution of the Federal Executive Council, FEC yesterday, lobbying for appointments and reappointments is set to enter into…
Ekiti NASS Caucus’ Protest Over Nominees For Federal Appointments Selfish —Group
The Ekiti Patriots (TEP) has described protest by the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the National Assembly over…
ACN And Vibrant Opposition
The utter sweeping of polls in the Southwest by Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the just concluded general elections…
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ACN Has Capacity To Lead Change —Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has attributed the success of the Action Congress of Nigeria at the April…
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Yakowa, 54 Others Receive Certificates Of Return
Kaduna Governor- elect, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and 54 out of the 55 other members elected into the National Assembly and…
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Senate Commends INEC On Polls
The Senate on Tuesday commended INEC for ensuring the smooth conduct of the just concluded general elections. Sen. President…
Handing Over Of Bakassi Illegal —Senator-Elect
Basking in his recent victory to the Senate, Prince Bassey Otu, the member representing Odukpani/Calabar Municipality in the House of…
Lagos, FG Head For Showdown Over Tax Slash
The Lagos State and Federal governments are heading for a showdown over plans by the Federal Government to slash the…
Nigeria Can Start e-voting
With the successful conduct of the National Assembly and Presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a member…
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ACN’ll Bounce Back For State Assembly Election -Oshiomhole
Fresh from the Presidential election where Action Congress of Nigeria supported the candidature of President Goodluck Jonathan at the weekend,…
Katsina Governor Garners Support For Jonathan
The Katsina State Government on Thursday continued its strategic moves to reverse the loss of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party…
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Ngige: My Election Victory For Democracy
Anambra Central Senatorial District candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and one-time governor of Anambra State, South East…
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ANPP To Boycott Presidential Election
Members of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in Kogi state have threatened to boycott Saturday’s presidential election if the…
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Reactions Trail Plan For Anambra Central Senatorial Rerun
Reactions have started trailing the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hold a rerun in some local…
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Governor Saraki wins NASS poll in Kwara central
Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State was yesterday declared the winner of the Kwara Central Senatorial seat in the National…
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Atiku Tasks Jega on Hitch Free Polls
As Nigerians go to the poll this Saturday to elect National Assembly members after a previous fiasco, former Vice President…