Tag: Dogara
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What we discussed with Buhari in London – Saraki, Dogara
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has disclosed what he (Saraki), the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Yakubu Dogara discussed with President Muhammadu Buhari in London. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Saraki and Dogara visited President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Thursday. Saraki, however, described that the parley with the president as a “meeting of substance.”…
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Anambra Chruch gun attack: Saraki, Dogara,Ekweremadu condole with victims
Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed deep sadness over the massacre that occurred at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Anambra State on Sunday. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the killing of worshippers represents the purest kind of evil, and the security services must not…
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SERAP drags Dogara to UN over bill to crackdown on civil societies
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to three UN Special Rapporteurs urging them to “put meaningful pressure on the leadership of the National Assembly in Nigeria particularly the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara to immediately withdraw the repressive bill to establish a commission that would monitor,…
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Presidential transition bill will address chaotic, hostile hand over after election – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that the Presidential Transition Bill under consideration will help in solving the problems of a chaotic handing over and hostile taking over of power after any general election. Dogara stated this while declaring open a Public Hearing on A Bill for An Act…
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Spending $5bn annually on generators in Nigeria not acceptable – Dogara
…Why we are making laws on renewable energy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said it is unacceptable that Nigerians spend 5 billion dollars on generators annually, saying the House of Representatives will support the Executive to find a permanent solution to the power problem in Nigeria. He also explained that…
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Nigeria is losing N7trn to insecurity in high seas annually – Dogara
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Monday said Nigeria lost about N7 trillion annually to insecurity and revenue leakages in the waterways. Dogara said this at a public hearing on a Bill to amend the Maritime Operations Coordinating Board Act organised by the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to ensure the…
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Photos: Dogara mourns Hon. Wammako
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has expressed grief over the passing on of another serving member of the House of Representatives, Hon Abdullahi Mohammed Wamakko, who passed on on Friday at the age of 50. The deceased lawmaker represented Kware/Wamakko Constituency, Sokoto State and was serving his first term. In a…
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Disclose interests accruing from Nigeria’s foreign reserves, Dogara tells CBN
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara on Thursday challenged the apex bank (Central Bank of Nigeria) to disclose exact figures of the interests to Nigeria’s foreign reserve accounts. Speaking when a delegation from the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) visited him in Abuja, he said that agencies like the Commission should be…
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Effective Local Government administration will subdue growing national disenchantment – Dogara
…Urges State Assemblies to endorse financial autonomy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has said growing level of discontentment and disenchantment by the generality of Nigerians will be greatly reduced when local government systems work effectively. He added that there is a chance to meet up with the expectations of Nigerians as…
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Photos: Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara, Obasanjo, others attend Amosun’s daughter’s wedding
The ancient city of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Saturday witnessed an usual gathering of elite members of the Nigerian society, politicians, captains of industries and service chiefs for the society wedding of the daughter of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Miss Ayomide Amosun, and Mr. Oladipupo Dabiri; son of former House of Representatives member and…