Tag: National Assembly
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.…