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Parliament Special: How justified is severance package for lawmakers?

With the tenure expiration of the Ninth National Assembly just about four months away, we examine the appropriation of N30.173 billion as severance package for the lawmakers and sundry provisions         Severance packages refer to pay and benefits given to employees who leave employment at an organisation unwilfully.  Typically, such packages are instituted to help protect the newly unemployed and are offered to employees who are laid off or retire. However, they...

Alleged N2.9b Fraud: Court discharges embattled Imo West Senator

The Court held that the failure of the EFCC to comply with the directive of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) that it submits the case file in the matter involving Okorocha and others for review, rendered the criminal proceeding it initiated against them a nullity         A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has discharged the lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District, Senator Rochas Okorocha and six others, over a charge...

North Central Senators sponsored 21% of total Senate bills | National Assembly Scorecard

In this Third-Year Appraisal of the Ninth National Assembly, we examine the performance of the federal legislators from the North Central geo-political zone since the inauguration of parliament in 2019. The zone has the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and six States comprising Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau. It also has 19 Senators and a total of 49 members in the House of Representatives.   READ ALSO: North East lawmakers sponsored 281 bills in...

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