Tag: National Assembly
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Gatekeepers or spectators? National Assembly’s two-year performance gap – By Dakuku Peterside
Last week’s column took state governors to task, and the response was electric: inboxes flooded, phone lines buzzed, and hashtags trended. Nigerians are starved for public office scorecards that rely on more than rumour and partisan noise. In that spirit, and with the second anniversary of the 10th National Assembly
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Natasha: Senate must not be swayed by emotional blackmail – Ned Nwoko
Senator Ned Nwoko, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Reparation and Repatriation, representing Delta North who recently decamped from PDP to APC has encouraged the senate to stand firm following the suspension of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, PDP, Kogi Central.
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Tenure of National Assembly Service Commission Board ends , Friday
The five-year tenure of the board of the National Assembly Service Commission [NASC], under the chairmanship of Engr Ahmed Amshi, will end Friday, February 7, 2025. The Board held a valedictory meeting on Thursday, February 6, 2025 to deliberate and finalise its winding down process. The commission was inaugurated in 2015 consequent upon the enactment…
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Just in: Atiku emerges new Deputy Clerk to National Assembly
Sokoto-born seasoned technocrat, Mr. Ibrahim Atiku has been appointed as Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly (DCNA), with effect from February 2, 2025. This was contained in a letter dated 19th December, 2024 and signed by the Executive Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), Engr. Ahmed Kadi Ahmshi. Ahmshi said the decision was taken during…
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NASC appoints Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk to National Assembly
Authorities of National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has approved the appointment of Barrister Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA). According to the letter dated 6th November, 2024 and signed by NASC Executive Chairman, Engineer Ahmed Kadi Amshi, his appointment takes effect from 2nd February, 2025. While noting that Barrister Ogunlana’s appointment was…
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IYOJO AMEH: How National Assembly fared under Magaji’s watch
By Iyojo Ameh. Anytime critics argue that the Nigerian National Assembly has no clear significance in people’s lives due to the high level of hardship, some political mercenaries will argue otherwise and sometimes pick offence for the criticisms. Who is right and on what basis? Sani Magaji started his leadership as acting Clerk of the…
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The National Assembly of Politicians – By Owei Lakemfa
I met a former Member of the House of Representatives about five weeks ago. He had established a huge institution with sprawling structures. He said as an Honourable he found himself receiving N7 million monthly. He quickly decided to establish the institution. So, monthly, he went to his home town and poured the funds into…
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Customs give fresh details on officer who died at National Assembly
The Nigerian Customs Service has disclosed that the late officer who slumped during an investigative hearing at the National Assembly showed signs of discomfort, which eventually led to his death. The Customs Service made this known shortly after the unfortunate death of Deputy Comptroller Etop Andrew Essien, who served as the Deputy Comptroller in charge…
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BREAKING: Senior Customs officer dies at National Assembly
A senior Customs officer appearing before the House Committee on Public Accounts on Monday, June 25, has passed on at the National Assembly clinic. The official, whose name could not be identified immediately, was rushed to the National Assembly clinic where first aid responders were said to have attended to him, but could not survive.
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Emmanuel Macron announces dissolution of National Assembly
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the dissolution of the National Assembly, following defeat of his party in 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections, according to local media report. “I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future through the vote. I am therefore