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Priest to Akpabio: “Unite Nigeria with legislation that are not discriminatory”

Sharon EboesomiJune 26, 20234 min

At Thanksgiving Service in honour of newly-elected Senate President, Akpabio affirms commitment to steer the National Assembly under his leadership into fruitful partnership with the President Bola Tinubu-led executive READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies President of the Senate, Senator Godswsill Akpabio, has been urged to unite this country with legislation that are not selective or discriminatory and allow kindheartedness to influence his character...

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10TH NASS: Senate Minority Caucus alleges plot to foist one-party dictatorship

Sharon EboesomiJune 26, 202353 min

Opposition Senators set for showdown ahead of Senate’s resumption from Eid break, cautions new Senate leadership and the Executive against aiding any group inside or outside the Senate to divide and destabilise the minority parties and the Senate institution READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies With just three weeks into the life of the Tenth National Assembly, Opposition Senators are accusing...

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South East: Meet the Speakers and Deputies of the State Assemblies

Olamilekan Quadri AlimiJune 26, 20237 min

A spotlight on the Speakers and Deputy Speakers, and data on the total number of legislators in the five (5) State Houses of Assembly of Nigeria’s South East geopolitical zone READ ALSO: Meet the Presiding Officers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies (South West) Nigeria’s South East geo-political zone has five states with a total of one hundred and twenty-nine (129) lawmakers representing various constituencies in the thirty six (36) State Houses of...

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Motions rejected, Pledge by Speaker | 5 Things you may have missed from Parliament

Gaddafi IbrahimJune 23, 20235 min

Following the successful inauguration of the 10th National Assembly signalling the beginning of a new legislative session, the lawmakers in the House of Representatives sat for their first plenary on Wednesday, 14th June 2023. In this piece, we refresh your memory on key activities in the Green Chamber before the lawmakers adjourned for July 4, 2022. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender Reps to...

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10TH SENATE: 5 Things you may have missed from Parliament last week

Sharon EboesomiJune 23, 20234 min

Members of the 10th National Assembly last week elected their Presiding Officers in the Red Chamber. This was thereafter followed with one plenary session on 14th June, 2023 before the lawmakers proceeded on break. Here are five things you might have missed from the Red Chamber last week: 1. The lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Godswill Obot Akpabio, emerged as the President of the Ninth Senate, polling a total...

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Steps of Senator MT Monguno: Northern Borno on path to prosperity

Op-ed EditorJune 23, 20236 min

Umaru Yakubu Kirawa pens an opinion piece from Maiduguri, setting the agenda for Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno representing Borno North Senatorial District. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies Northern Borno State has been one of the worst-hit regions in Nigeria due to the insurgency that has ravaged the area for over a decade. The region has experienced untold hardship, with thousands of people...

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Twists and Turns: Abbas and Kalu’s journey to becoming Presiding Officers

Elizabeth AtimeJune 23, 202311 min

The election of Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Benjamin Kalu as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives may have come and gone. What were the undercurrents in their journey to securing such an unprecedented landslide like? Find out in this piece by our National Assembly Lead, Elizabeth Atime. READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender The journey preceding the election of...

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10 Facts about the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)

Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJune 22, 20236 min

RMAFC undertook the last review of remuneration for public office holders in 2007, which culminated in the ‘Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) (Amendment) Act, 2008’ READ ALSO: Parliament Special: How justified is severance package for lawmakers? The last few days have seen many hues and cry about a proposed increase of 114 per cent in the salaries of political office holders, including the President, vice...

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Ex-Ghanaian MP seeks actualisation of direct elections into ECOWAS Parliament

Elizabeth AtimeJune 21, 20232 min

Hon. Fredrick Opare-Ansah argues that the ECOWAS Commission is in a better position to prepare the necessary framework that will lead to the actualisation of direct elections into ECOWAS Parliament A former member of the Ghanaian Parliament and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Hon. Fredrick Opare-Ansah, has hailed the ECOWAS Commission for the crucial role it has played in sustainability, stability and development in the past forty-eight...

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10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian House of Representatives | Age, Gender

Olamilekan Quadri AlimiJune 21, 20233 min

In this second part of our series on the composition of both chambers of the Tenth National Assembly, we examine the composition of the House of Representatives. featuring distribution of members along parties, gender, youth, and PWDs READ ALSO: 10TH NASS: Composition of the Nigerian Senate | Parties, Ex-Governors and Deputies On Tuesday, 13th June 2023, the long-awaited inauguration of the Tenth National Assembly took place with Honourable Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Zaria...

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