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National Assembly Consolidates ₦30bn Severance Package for Lawmakers: What You Need to Know
The National Assembly management has taken steps to facilitate the payment and collection of severance packages for members of the Senate and the House of Representatives as the 9th Assembly…
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Nigeria’s budget to bear N49bn cost for incoming lawmakers’ salaries and allowances
The PUNCH has conducted an investigation revealing that the incoming lawmakers' salaries and allowances in Nigeria may cost the country approximately N49bn. This amount covers the salaries and allowances of…
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Abike Dabiri-Erewa wants you to know that lawmakers are the ones against diaspora voting
Diaspora voting has been a contentious topic in Nigeria's politics. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, has revealed the reason Nigerians…
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Saraki to meet CSOs over lawmakers’ salary
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said a roundtable will be held with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) over salaries of lawmakers. His media aide, Bamikole Omishore, in a statement issued on…
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U.S. senators delay spending package votes over Hurricane Irma
House lawmakers are pending completion of work on spending package bills to fund government in 2018 to allow early adjournment for the week on Friday afternoon amid eagerness by some…
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Constituency projects by lawmakers is corruption | Obasanjo insists
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that the constituency projects embarked upon by lawmakers was a means of corruption. Obasanjo said this at the opening of a two-day investment forum…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Kwara lawmakers just found another way of wasting taxpayers’ money
At their session on Friday, members of the Kwara state House of Assembly resolved that the best way to curb the spate of kidnappings and ritual killings in the state…
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Lawmakers need to understand that Nigeria needs true federalism
by Wareez Odunayo Federalism is a system of government in which governmental powers that exist in a country are shared between central government and component region. It is the system…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Our Reps just received 200 Peugeot cars but they still claim they’re suffering
"More than two years into a four-year tenure, only 175 members have been supplied the cars. Others are still paying from their pockets to work and the suffering continues. Members…
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Bill number 8: Why more immunity for the 8th senate?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Senate passed a bill to grant its members and other legislators immunity covering every matter discussed in plenary and at meetings of committees. It was…
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Just In: Senate votes in support of immunity for lawmakers
The Senate has voted in support of immunity for legislators in the course of duty. The lawmakers voted massively for the Act which would give full immunity to lawmakers. 93…
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Don’t allow excuses turn you to the house-of-do-nothing | Tinubu tells lawmakers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu has urged members of the National Assembly not to allow excuses hinder their performance. Tinubu made the call when Ike Ekweremadu,…
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Mind the gap: How inept are Nigerian lawmakers?
by Alexander O. Onukwue At a time when the United States Senate is being grilled in the media and by the Congressional Budget Office over the numbers involved in replacing…
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‘Lawmakers stop use of official number plates for fear of kidnapping’
Lawmakers in the country have reportedly stopped the use of official number plates on their vehicles over fear of kidnapping and murder, Punch reports. This comes after a lawmaker from…
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[The Legislative Blog]: House of Reps members are constantly shaming themselves and we’re just tired
Another day, another drama in the National Assembly! Remember that time in 2015 when the lawmakers had just been elected into office and the "honourables" in the lower house brought…
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N’Assembly will pass 2017 budget on May 9 – Sen. Gobir
by Azeez Adeniyi Sokoto state senator, Ibrahim Gobir has said the National Assembly will pass the 2017 budget on May 9. Gobir disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Sokoto.…
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Nigerian lawmakers are bunch of clowns – Gen. Akinrinade
by Azeez Adeniyi Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd) has said members of the National Assembly are “bunch of clowns.” Akinrinade said this in a video released by online…
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The Thread: Nigerian graduates can’t get a job without NYSC cert, but Buhari can barely provide his SSCE
by Dolapo Adelana Can Nigeria ever be great? That'a a million dollar question on the lips of many which remains unanswered. With corruption at its peak and a lack of…
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[The Legislative Blog]: “National Assembly must open its budget” | Hon Jibrin recommends 10 way NASS can fix its battered image
Suspended lawmaker, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin is still in the business of proffering workable solutions to the problems of the National Assembly, only that the latter isn't listening. Hon Jibrin who…
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South African legislature promises to end killing of Nigerians
The lower arm of the South African Assembly on Tuesday promised to pursue legislation that would curb xenophobic attacks. The South African lawmakers said this at a meeting with a…
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How Ladoja bribed lawmakers with 22 cars to avoid impeachment – witness
by Azeez Adeniyi A former Senior Special Executive Assistant to Rashidi Ladoja, former Oyo State Governor, Adewale Atanda on Thursday said the ex-governor bribed lawmakers with 22 cars to avoid…
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[The Legislative Blog]: How South African lawmakers denounced President Zuma as “rotten to the core” (WATCH)
We've had more than a fair share of brawls in Nigeria's National Assembly in the past but we are yet to see a massive opposition protest against a sitting president…
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Bayelsa Assembly approves N3bn loan to purchase cars for lawmakers
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved N3bn loan for the purchase of cars for legislators and other political office holders. The Speaker of the House, Mr. Kombowei Benson…
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Ondo Assembly crisis: Police grill paymaster, lawmakers
The Police during the weekend grilled some members of the Ondo State Assembly, including the paymaster and the clerk over the suspension of embattled Speaker Jumoke Akindele and other principal…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Has Senator Ali Ndume gotten his groove back?
Senate President Bukola Saraki today announced the reshuffling of the leadership of some of the Senate committees and Senator Ali Ndume was named Chairman, Senate committee on the Independent National…
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Opinion: Why our lawmakers belong to the Personal Assembly of Nigeria
by Ibironke Oluwatobi The NASS continues to feign pro-democratic ethos. The lawmakers would rather have us believe that they represent the interest of the masses, while in fact, they prioritise their…
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[The Legislative Blog]: These lawmakers want us to believe they are not corrupt but it’s tough
"There is no money to steal in this government", said Lanre Tejuosho, Chairman Senate Committee on Health. There's more than one way to understand this statement. "We'd love to steal…
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[The Legislative Blog]: Who runs the House of Reps Twitter account?
It's one of two things! Either the House is on a break or the social media guy is lazy. Or maybe he quit... Or how else does one explain a…
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Nigerians prefer lawmakers who give them bags of rice – Reps member
Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Chukwuka Onyema has said Nigerians prefer legislators who give them bags of rice and money to those who sponsor legislative bills.…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy