Tag: Lawmakers
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Leadership tussle: Consider Constitution’s supremacy over party supremacy group advice lawmakers
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja A group of old and serving members of the House of Representatives under the auspices of Faculty Board of Initiatives on Wednesday adviced federal lawmakers to elect their choice leaders in both chambers of the upcoming assembly on the ground of country’s constitution supremacy rather than political party supremacy. The group…
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How lawmakers threatened to sack me for declining to offer them bribe – NAFDAC DG
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has claimed that the House of Representatives committee on healthcare services had demanded a bribe from her. Concise News reports that speaking when she was a guest on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme on Friday, Adeyeye said the committee…
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2019: 10 lawmakers who will not return to Lagos Assembly
Ten lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly will not return for the 9th Assembly, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The publication of final list of candidates for the state assembly election in Lagos State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reveals that some lawmakers’ names were missing. While some of…
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Budget presentation: ‘Unruly’ lawmakers must apologise to Nigerians
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on members of the National Assembly to apologise to Nigerians for their unruly behaviour during President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 budget presentation. The Public Relations Officer of NANS, Mr Azeez Adeyemi, made the call on Friday in Abeokuta. Adeyemi condemned the lawmakers’ behaviour, saying that it had…
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Don’t tamper with 2019 budget – Oshiomhole warns lawmakers
National Chairman, All Progressive Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday expressed hopes that the National Assembly won’t ‘distort the 2019 budget’ as presented. He also described President Muhammadu Buhari’s presentation of the 2019 Budget as “a successful outing.” Oshiomhole spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria shortly after Buhari presented the budget at…
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VIDEO: Tension as APC, PDP, other lawmakers clash after Buhari’s budget presentation
There was a rowdy session at the lower chamber of the House of Representatives on Wednesday as President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2019 budget proposal of N8.3trn before the lawmakers. The oil benchmark is pegged at 60 dollars per barrel After a tumultuous presentation characterised by intermittent disruptions from lawmakers on platforms of both the…
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Video: Buhari chides lawmakers for intermittently disrupting 2019 budget presentation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday during the 2019 ongoing budget presentation chided some lawmakers for interrupting his presentation to the joint assembly of the lawmakers. From point of entering the chambers, some lawmakers were seen chanting anti-Buhari songs while some hailed him. “This will be my last speech in the 8th National Assembly” Buhari said…
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BREAKING: PASAN members shut down NASS as lawmakers flee [Photos]
…shut power, water facilities …barricade all entry points Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) on Monday made good their threats to shut down the National Assembly Complex over unpaid allowances. Recall that the workers had given a 12- day ultimatum which elapsed by 12midnight on Monday. As it is, the industrial action…
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BREAKING: Amosun’s candidate, three lawmakers defect to other parties
Adekunle Akinlade, the preferred governorship candidate of Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied People’s Movement (APM). Mr Akinlade, who lost to Dapo Abiodun at the recently conducted APC governorship primary in Ogun State, defected alongside three other members. The other members are Rabiu Kaugama (Jigawa)…
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2019: UK warns lawmakers against abandonment of legislative duties
The United Kingdom on Monday cautioned the National Assembly leadership and members against allowing their personal political ambition to affect their constitutional responsibilities to Nigerians. The Acting British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Harriet Thompson gave the warning after a meeting with the Senate leadership led by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Majority Leader, Senator…