Tag: Dogara
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Democracy Day: APC govt has recorded commendable achievements
Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the House of Representatives has scored the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of President Muhammadu Buhari high as it marks its second year in office, saying many commendable achievements have been recorded within the period. The Speaker also congratulated President Buhari, acting President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and the entire leadership…
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Invest in people, not politics, Dogara advises leaders
…says good leaders always think of next generation The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has implored political leaders at all levels to invest in the people rather than politics. Dogara, who spoke at the Government House, Owerri, during his visit to Governor Rochas Okorocha, said that mentoring people and investing…
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Children’s Day: We are committed to securing future of Nigerian child – Dogara
The House of Representatives will continue to work towards building a society that will be conducive for the overall growth and development of the Nigerian child, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has said. In a press statement signed by his special adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Turaki Hassan, to…
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Nigerians ignorant of legislature’s role in nation building – Dogara
In spite of the country’s 18 unbroken years of democracy, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said on Saturday in Kabba, Kogi, that many Nigerians were still ignorant of the role of the legislature as a vital arm of government. Dogara said the glaring ignorance on the part of many Nigerians had continued…
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30-year-old Nigerians will soon be eligible to run for president – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has assured that very soon, Nigerians below the age of 40 will be running for the office of the president. Dogara said the House was committed to passing the NotTooYoungToRun# bill in order to lower the age requirements for elective offices to ensure youth inclusion in…
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Photos: Saraki, Dogara, Patience Jonathan, others attend Melaye’s book launch
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and other political heavy weights made it to the book launch of Senator Dino Melaye taking place on Monday (today) in Abuja. The book, titled ‘Antidotes for Corruption’, which is divided into 14 chapters…
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#OpenNass: Nigerians hail Saraki, Dogara for unveiling NASS budget, ending 8-yr of secrecy
The National Assembly, Thursday, for the first time, published the details of its budget, beginning with the 2017 budget, to underscore transparency as earlier promised by the President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Reacting to the recent landmark, some Nigerians who expressed their views on the internet hailed the law making body and…
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Dogara lauds Buhari over release of 82 Chibok Girls
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has commended President Buhari for his continued dedication to the safe return of the abducted Chibok Girls. This is coming in the wake of the release of 82 schoolgirls who were abducted, along with others, by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014. In a statement issued…
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Pray for your leaders despite their poor performance, Dogara urges Nigerians
…holds special prayer session with constituents for Buhari The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara and his constituents, on Saturday collectively offered both Christian and Muslim prayers for the full recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. The special prayers were led by Rev. Kefas Galadima, Chairman, Christian Association, (CAN), Dass branch and Sheikh Hamza Dass,…
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Dogara clears patients’ N3.76m bills at ATBTH
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Friday spent N3.76 million to settle bills of patients at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. The bills of N1.26 million for five patients with critical issues were settled while N2.5 million dropped with the hospital’s management to cover the bills of other…