Tag: Senators
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BREAKING: 3 PDP senators defect to APC
The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi, on Tuesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that their letters of defection were read separately on the floor of
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I earn N14m every month as a Senator – Orji Kalu
Senator representing Abia North in the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has disclosed that he earns a total of N14 million every month as a Senator.
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15 senators, 149 reps sponsored no bill in first year — Report [SEE NAMES]
A performance report by OrderPaper, Nigeria’s parliamentary monitoring organisation, has disclosed that 15 senators and 149 members of the House of Representatives did not sponsor any bills in the first year of the 10th Assembly.
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Sincerely, our salary amounts to N21m monthly – Kano Senator
Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP – Kano South) has reacted to the controversy of actual salary and allowances of federal lawmakers.
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Revenue Commission reveals monthly salary of Nigeria senators
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission confirmed that each Nigerian Senator receives a monthly salary and allowances totalling N1,063,860, covering various needs such as entertainment and constituency allowances.
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AUTONOMY! Senators move to establish LG Independent Electoral Commission
The Nigerian Senate has began moves to amend the constitution to allow for the establishment of the Local Government Independent Electoral Commission. This is subsequent to the First Reading of the bill on the floor of the Senate on Thursday plenary. The bill sponsored by Senator Sani Musa representing Niger East seeks to establish…
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China’s Xi receives U.S. senators in Beijing
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday received a delegation of United States senators in Beijing in a possible move to bring the two countries closer together. “The China-US relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world,” Xi said.
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Nigerian senate bars first-time senators from contesting for principal positions
The Upper chamber of the legislative arm, on Tuesday, amended its rule to restrict first-time senators from vying for the position of the Senate President and Deputy Senate president. This followed a motion moved by the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, titled, “Amendment of the Standing Orders of the Senate pursuant to Order 109 of the…
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REVEALED! Fresh details on why some Senators want Akpabio shoved aside
Barely one week to the resumption of the National Assembly, indications have emerged that the real reason some Senators are ganging up against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has to do with the ‘yorubanisation’ of the Nigerian economy. The feelers from the Senate since Akpabio emerged as president and the manner he emerged clearly point…
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Niger Coup: We told Tinubu war was a no go area-Senator Ningi
Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central has said the Senate told President Bola Tinubu war was a no go area to restore democracy in the Niger Republic. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Senator Ningi, who was a guest on a national tv program, said there must be a joint sitting of the National Assembly before the Nigerian…