Tag: Lawmakers
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COVID-19 scare in NASS: Lawmakers contemplate sitting once a week as three reps lose wives
By Emman Ovuakporie There’s palpable fear in the National Assembly as three lawmakers’ wives died during Christmas break due to complications from COVID-19. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reliably gathered that after the death of the wives of the three lawmakers, there were moves to start meeting once in a week instead of the usual thrice a week.…
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15 Ghanaian lawmakers test positive for COVID-19
Ghana’s parliament will restrict its sessions to twice a week after 15 lawmakers and dozens of legislative staff tested positive for coronavirus, the house speaker said on Thursday. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday reimposed a ban on social gatherings as the number of Covid-19 cases spiralled in the West African nation. “Out of those…
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Impeachment trial: Lawmakers write ex-president Trump to appear before Senate
Democratic lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Donald Trump on Thursday requested the former president to testify in his trial for allegedly inciting insurrection in the attack on the US Capitol last month. “I write to invite you to provide testimony under oath, either before or during the Senate impeachment trial, concerning your conduct…
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Anambra lawmakers, workers test positive for COVID-19, Assembly shut
The Anambra House of Assembly on Wednesday shut the assembly complex for three weeks after some lawmakers and members of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The assembly invited the state COVID-19 team on January 19 to conduct compulsory test on members and workers. The measure followed the reported spike in the number of cases of…
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Why lawmakers couldn’t stop commencement of FG’s 774,000 jobs scheme – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said that members of the House of Representatives have no powers to halt the Federal Government’s Public Works Programme. According to him, only the president can halt the 774,000 jobs scheme which commenced on Tuesday. “They were urging Mr President, (look at the resolution,…
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Police arrest suspected kidnapper of Oyo lawmaker’s sister
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper of a lawmaker’s sister, Jumoke Babalola. In a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Fadeyi Olugbenga, 35-year-old Babalola was abducted by armed men while returning from her shop by unknown armed men. Following the abduction, the police spokesman said the Anti-Kidnapping…
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Insecurity: Gbajabiamila, lawmakers wait in vain as Buhari shuns invitation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday failed to honour the invitation by the House of Representatives to address them on the security situation in the country. Recall that the House in a resolution on 1 December invited Buhari to address them on the true state of the security situation in the country, in the wake of…
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Insecurity: Why Buhari won’t honour lawmakers’ summon tomorrow – Malami
…Insists president winning war against terror Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has faulted the request by the National Assembly that President Muhammadu Buhari briefs it on the growing security challenge in the country and Federal Government’s efforts at containing it. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Femi Gbajabiamila led…
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Lawmakers demand better salaries for doctors, others
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, condemned the mass exodus of workers in the health sector, calling on the Federal Government to discourage the migration of health workers to other countries. The House specifically urged the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Productivity to “review the salary, allowances, and welfare of Nigerian medical practitioners.” …
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Telecoms and security of lives: Time for desperate measures – Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe When we got into the first part of Kogi State, the young man behind me in the bus, who had engaged his colleagues in animated discussions all the way from Benin, tried to find out our location. Told that we were in Okene, he became a psychotic wreck and flew into…