Tag: National Assembly
Maritime Bill: Senate Committee Assures Of Passage Into Law
The Senate Committee on Marine Transport has assured that all its efforts will be geared toward ensuring that the two…
Group Hosts e-Conference On 2012 Budget
As part of efforts to get Nigerian citizens to participate in influencing government policies, The Patriotic Forum, Nigeria’s largest online…
Experts Differ On Jonathan’s 2012 Budget
Some financial experts on Thursday expressed divergent views on the N4.75 trillion budget presented by President Goodluck Jonathan to the…
Nigeria’s Senate Passes Law to Prohibit Gay Marriage
Defying pressure from Western countries against legislation that limits rights of sexual minorities, the upper chamber of Nigeria National Assembly,…
Ahead 2012 London Olympics: Don’t Starve Team Nigeria Of Funds; Bada Charges Authorities
Technical Director of Athletic Federation Of Nigeria, AFN, Sunday Bada, has appealed to the Sports Ministry and the National Assembly…
Governor’s Wife Seeks Review Of Rape Laws
The wife of the Ebonyi governor, Mrs Josephine Elechi, wants the National Assembly and stakeholders to review the laws on…
Student Threatens To Kill Neighbour
A 28-year-old student, Mr. Francis David, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Abuja Magistrates’ Court for threatening to kill one…
Reps Member Tasks Yewa-Awori Group On Unity
Chairman, House Committee on States and Local Governments in the House of Representatives, Rasak Adewusi, has advised the people of…
Sylva Dares Jonathan, Flags Off Campaign
Barring any hitches, Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has decided to dare President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Headquarters…
Constitution Amendment ‘ll Correct Political Imbalance –Odubote
Mr. Lanre Odubote, a House of Representatives member, representing Epe Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has expressed optimism that…
37 LCDAS: Arewa, Igbo Groups To Storm N/Assembly
The Arewa Community and Igbo Coalition Group in Lagos, South West Nigeria have concluded plans to embark on a protest…
Remi Tinubu Vs Etti: Tribunal Delays Ruling
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, deferred delivering judgement in the appeal filed the Labour Party candidate,…
Reps Plan Two Day Stakeholders Conference on Deregulation
The Federal House of Representatives will on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th November 2011 convene a two-day stakeholders’ roundtable on…
Tribunal Sacks Reps Member
The National Assembly/State House Of Assembly Eletions Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka, the Anambra state capital, southeast Nigeria, has nullified…
Tribunal Sacks PDP Senator In Rivers
The two-time Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator George Thompson Sekibo, of the ruling Peoples…