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Gbajabiamila speaks on tenure of British High Commissioner in Nigeria

As British High Commissioner to Nigeria bows out after five years, Reps Speaker commends her for a tenure of selfless service     READ ALSO: PROFILES: What you need to know about Nigeria’s 14 Female Members-Elect     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has commended the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria for her selfless service and collaborative efforts with the Nigerian Parliament during her 5-year assignment in the country. Gbajabiamila,...

OPINION: Is Rep Gagdi eyeing Speakership of the 10th House? 

Ahead of politicking for Speakership in the 10th House of Representatives, Plateau lawmaker is speculated to be nursing interest in the top job       READ ALSO: Reps Bagos, Mwadkwon, Gagdi, Deputy Speaker atop Plateau National Assembly Scorecard   With winners declared for about 325 out of 360 House of Representatives seats already declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), attention is beginning to shift towards the race for the leadership of the 10th...

PROFILES: Meet the 10 Ex-Governors moving to the 10th National Assembly

 Victory it was, for ten out of the seventeen ex-governors who sought Senatorial seats in the February 25 National Assembly elections. This piece spotlights these ex-governors along the demographics of incumbent lawmakers, former National Assembly members and newbies   READ ALSO: Fact File: Performance Scorecards of Ex-Governors at the 9th Assembly       The Red Chamber of the National Assembly has for a long time been perceived as a retirement home for ex-governors in...

Parliament Special: Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly and the ghost of 2015

As the race for the next leadership of the 10th National Assembly gathers steam, it would be interesting to see how the governing party handles the ‘ghost of 2011/2015’ still roaming. This piece examines the background to the 2011 and 2015 ‘coups’ against the majority party in the National Assembly, as well as a rundown of power-sharing between the Presidency and the National Assembly in the Fourth Republic (1999 – 2023)   READ ALSO: 24...

JUST IN: Senate postpones resumption of plenary

Senate postpones resumption of plenary to enable members partake in rescheduled Governorship and Assembly elections on March 18, 2023 READ ALSO: 2023: Senate commences recess ahead of Presidential and National Assembly elections The Nigerian Senate has announced a postponement of its scheduled plenary until Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This is contained in a letter signed by Chinedu Francis Akubueze, Clerk of the Senate, on Monday, believed to have been necessitated by the change in date...

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