Tag: 10TH Assembly
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10th House of Reps rolls out 6 legislative agenda
The 10th House of Representatives has released its six-point legislative agenda for the 10th Assembly to drive progress, prosperity and inclusivity across the country. Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, the House Leader and Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Legislative Agenda,
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[BREAKING] 10TH ASSEMBLY: Rep Chinda emerges Opposition Leader, Ihombvere Majority Leader
As the 10th National Assembly resumed plenary on Tuesday after the Salah holiday, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has announced the principal officers for the 10th House of Representatives. TheNewsGuru.com reports that as tradition demands after the inauguration of the 10th national
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Power play and contention over leadership positions intensifies as Senate resumes
The Nigerian Senate will resume sitting today after a 19-day break following the inauguration of the 10th Senate. The first two plenary sessions focused on the election of the presiding officers and the constitution of a Welfare Committee to allocate offices and seats to senators. Today’s main agenda will see the allocation of seats and…
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BREAKING: Godswill Akpabio elected Senate President
The former governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio has emerged as the President of the 10th Nigerian Senate. He defeated his rival, Abdul-Aziz Yari, former Zamfara state governor.
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10th NASS: Zoning of presiding officers will lead to rubber stamp assembly – PAN
A leading civil society organization, the Parliamentary Advocacy Network, (PAN), has appealed to lawmakers to reject zoning as proposed by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. According to the group, zoning is not in consonance with the tenets of democracy. The leaders of PAN have made it known that repeating the mistake of 2019, when…
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10th Speaker: Opposition parties set up 11-member team to scout for candidates
Opposition members-elect of the House of Representatives have setup a committee to screen and selected candidates to run for Speaker of the 10th Assembly. In a statement on Monday, the members-elect announced Rep. Nicholas Mutu as Chairman, and Rep. Victor Ogene as Secretary of the 11-man committee. The statement which was signed by Ogene and…
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10th Assembly: Opposition parties lay claim to majority in Reps, set to clinch speakership position
For the first time ever in the history of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, the opposition parties have got more numbers than the ruling party as of today. The recent Supplementary elections in the country put figures of opposition to 182, one more than 181 by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
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Senate Presidency: Arewa, Ohanaeze meet over the chances of Igbos
Ahead of the senate presidency in the forthcoming 10th assembly, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has commenced the process of forming alliances with relevant stakeholders in the North. The Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and Some members of Ohanaeze met with the Arewa Stakeholders and Leaders Forum, in Kaduna.
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LG autonomy: Sen. Abba Moro vows to return bill to 10th Assembly
The lawmaker representing Benue South Senatorial District at the National Assembly and Chairman of the Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Abba Moro, has reiterated the need for Local Government autonomy, as a key to unlocking the potentials at the grassroot level. The Senator was speaking at a stakeholders conference on Special Duties and…
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Bribery allegations within the APC trail constitution of 10th Assembly leadership
Barely days after the Vice National Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, alleged that some aspirants eyeing prominent positions in the incoming 10th National Assembly had started offering “bribes” in foodstuff to members of the National Working Committee (NWC), there are new concerns that some aspirants may be set for a…