Leah Fatima Twaki

House of Representatives set to organise a 2-day retreat to advance economic transformation and development

Leah TwakiApril 27, 20243 min

The House of Representatives is set to hold a two-day retreat to strengthen the legislative and oversight capacity of Members, as well as foster collaborative efforts towards economic development and tax reforms. The House of Representatives with the support of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung is set to hold a two-day retreat for its Members, to strengthen their legislative and oversight capacity, as well as...

National Assembly Politics Parliamentary Resources

Meet the 10th National Assembly members from Adamawa State

Leah TwakiApril 24, 202410 min

Eleven lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly are from Adamawa State – three in the Senate and eight in the House of Representatives. This article by Catherine Onyeka tells you about them and the constituencies they represent. Adamawa State, also known as the Land of Beauty was created on 27th August 1991 from the defunct Gongola State with Yola as its Capital. It is located in the North-East of Nigeria. It sits on a land...

Corruption, politics, litigations, root cause of Nigeria’s abandoned projects – Senator Sani

Leah TwakiApril 24, 20245 min

Sani reiterated that abandoned projects have been one of the problems of governance in Nigeria as successive governments leave behind projects that ought to have been completed within their tenure for one reason or another. Senator Shehu Sani has identified corruption, political motives, and legal disputes as the primary culprits behind the prevalence of abandoned projects in Nigeria. The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Assembly, articulated his views on Tuesday during the...

State Assemblies

Rivers Assembly overrides Fubara, passes amended LG Bill Into law

Leah TwakiApril 23, 20243 min

Rivers State House of Assembly passed the LG Bill into law overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The Rivers State House of Assembly at the 159th legislative sitting passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law on Monday by overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Political commentators see this as a move by supporters of former Governor Nyesome Wike to checkmate his successor, Fubara, as both men have been in a...

House of Representatives

State Police : Security challenges gave rise to the decentralisation of NPF – Speaker Abbas

Leah TwakiApril 23, 20244 min

Abbas has underscored that the evolving challenges have rendered the existing unitary policing system within the Nigeria Police Force ineffective, thus prompting the demand for the establishment of state police forces. Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that the emerging challenges in the country have rendered the current unitary policing system under the Nigeria Police Force ineffective, leading to calls for its decentralization by way of having state police....

House of Representatives

State Police: President Jonathan in, lGP Egbetokun out

Leah TwakiApril 23, 20243 min

IGP Egbetokun’s views on the creation of State Police contradict the views of former President Jonathan. The Inspector of General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun has proposed integrating the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as a Department under the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) rather than establishing a State Police structure. Egbetokun made these comments during his address at the National Dialogue on State Policing, hosted by...

Senate

Akpabio nominated into Committee to prepare grounds for World Conference of Speakers of Parliament

Leah TwakiApril 21, 20243 min

IPU has nominated Akpabio to the Committee to prepare grounds for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has named President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament 2025. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Senate President, Jackson Udom, said that Akpabio’s nomination was contained in a letter signed by the...

Senate

Akpabio pledges NASS cooperation, support for better policing of Nigeria

Leah TwakiApril 18, 20244 min

Akpabio has pledged the full cooperation and support of NASS for the better policing of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has pledged the full cooperation and support of the National Assembly for better policing of Nigeria. Akpabio made the pledge at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations Ceremony which was held on Monday at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. Speaking at the inaugural Nigeria Police...

Past Assemblies Archives

Ex-Kwara Senator, Rafiu Ibrahim is dead

Leah TwakiApril 18, 20243 min

Former lawmaker, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim who represented Kwara South is dead. Rafiu Ibrahim, a former Senator who represented Kwara South at the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019 is dead. The former lawmaker died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness at age 57. Ibrahim’s passage was confirmed by his family through a statement signed by his aide, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir. The statement reads “It is with a heavy heart that we announce...

Parliamentary Resources

Meet members of the 10th National Assembly from Abuja

Leah TwakiApril 17, 20244 min

Three lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly are from Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – one in the Senate and two in the House of Representatives. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), known as the “Center of Unity,” has Abuja serving as both the capital of the FCT and Nigeria. Located in the north-central region of Nigeria, it is the first city meticulously planned in the 1980s by International Planning Associates (IPA). Noteworthy features include...

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