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October 23, 2016

Recession: Reps yet to receive N350m office equipment

The current economic recession and alleged poor release of funds from the Ministry of Finance have delayed the purchase of office equipment for the 360 members of the House of Representatives, The Punch reports. Majority of those affected are the newcomers elected to the National Assembly for the first time and who resumed in June 2015. Many... Read More

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Nigerian Army Boss. Tukur Buratai

October 19, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: 3SC defender killed in cultist’s shrine – Army | 70 Nobel Laureates endorse Hillary Clinton | Nasarawa Assembly recalls 6 suspended APC lawmakers

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Slain 3SC defender killed in cultist’s shrine – Army – YNaija U.S. Presidency: 70 Nobel Laureates endorse Hillary Clinton – YNaija Man beats 10-year-old son to death in Ogun – YNaija Why I paid assassins to kill my husband – Woman – YNaija Water Resources: 150,000 children lost... Read More

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October 9, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Unleash $200billion to grow the Naira

With due respect, I would say Nigerian lawmakers are “fantastically” failing to earn their stripes. They love to be called “honourable” and “distinguished” — and I don’t have any problems with that, basically. We’ve had a Cardinal Rex Lawson who was not a cardinal and a General Levy who was a reggae rapper rather than... Read More

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October 4, 2016

Dogara, others demanded houses, cars from me – Bauchi gov.

Bauchi state governor Mohammed Abubakar has accused Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, and other lawmakers from the state in the National Assembly of demanding Jeeps and houses in Abuja from him. According to Daily Trust Abubakar made the disclosure at the weekend during the 56th anniversary of the country, stating that the lawmakers... Read More

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September 24, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Joshua Dariye’s journey to “sainthood” at the APC

Yesterday, amidst the lengthy debate about Senate plans at the Upper Chamber, Senator Joshua Dariye representing Plateau Central announced his decision to defect from the PDP to the APC. The news of Senator Dariye’s decampment did not quite come as a shock to many as the man who is the former Plateau state governor is in... Read More

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September 8, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: What have some Nigerian senators been up to since recess?

by Tolu Omoyeni The National Assembly has been on recess since July 21 and has now postponed resumption from 13th till the 20th of this month. Why? They said Sallah break. For ordinary Nigerians, hustle resumes on the 14th, we can’t be sleeping through a recession. Don’t they say that while a man is asleep,... Read More

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August 18, 2016

Opinion: Unearthing the mystery behind incessant jailbreaks

By Ogunjobi Michael Overtime, Prison breaks have proved a major bane of the Nigerian Prisons Service. The lacuna in the Nigerian Prisons Service was brought to limelight by the incident at the Kuje Medium prison in Abuja that led to the escape of two inmates. But the rot in the NPS is unbecoming with the... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Budget padding is what we are elected to do – Reps member

The Chairman House of Representative Committee on Legislative Compliance, Abiodun Olasupo has insisted the House of Representatives have done no wrong in the current budget padding controversy. Olasupo stated this on Wednesday during the inspection of some zonal intervention projects and federal government projects within his constituency in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. He stated... Read More

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‘We sleep in darkness because we can’t afford fuel’ – Osun Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Akintunde Adegboye has said to stop thinking that members of the state Houses of Assembly are making money like those in the National Assembly. Adeboye, who noted that state lawmakers are facing hardship due to the economic downturn, stated this when he delivered a lecture... Read More

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Impeachment: Zamfara lawmakers settle rift with Gov. Yari

Lawmakers in Zamfara state have withdrawn the impeachment threat against Governor Abdulaziz Yari. The Speaker of the Zamfara State Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, made the announcement on Sunday in Gusau, the state capital, after a meeting of stakeholders. In attendance at the stakeholders’ meeting were the governor, all House of Assembly members and traditional rulers in the state.... Read More

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‘Lawmakers must return salaries for days they did not sit’ – Femi Falana

Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Femi Falana has advised the accountant-general of the federation, Ahmed Idris to make sure that federal lawmakers return a huge part of the salaries they received in the past year. Falana rued that the lawmakers had received payment for a year’s worth of work even though... Read More

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9 Ekiti lawmakers to face prosecution for alleged certificate forgery

Nine members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly may face prosecution, following revelations of alleged forgery of their academic results. According to Punch, it was revealed, on Sunday, that the decision to prosecute them was based on the outcome of “an intensive investigation carried out by the Department of State Services into the state lawmakers’... Read More

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Reuben Abati: All protocols observed

by Reuben Abati Nigerians love events and ceremonies. The engine of governance in fact runs on this special fuel, which in many ways has become an occasional excuse for waste and idleness. I have in the course of work attended and compered many of such events; one thing that I find curious is the obsession... Read More

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Sex scandal: ‘US doesn’t have evidence to prove lawmakers guilty’ – Minister

The three lawmakers who are accused of sexual misconduct by the United States Government during a foreign trip might just have been vindicated by the admissions of the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Nigeria. The ambassador, James Entwistle, who wrote a letter to the speaker of the Hpuse, Yakubu Dogara accusing Deputy Chairman, House Committee on... Read More

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‘No such thing’ | Zamfara Governor denies plans to impeach him

The Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, on Wednesday, denied claims that the state House of Assembly was planning to impeach him. The governor stated this wile addressing journalist after presiding over the Nigerian Governors’ Forum inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to reports, the state House of Assembly had listed six... Read More

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Opinion: Nigerians, worry about yourselves, Remi Tinubu and Dino Melaye will be fine

by Ololade Ajekigbe Two lawmakers butt heads and engage in a war of words on the floor of the upper legislative chamber. One is the controversial Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, while the other is the lawmaker representing Lagos Central and wife of the equally controversial former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of... Read More

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‘Niger Delta should own 65% of oil wells’ – Lawmakers

South-South and South-East lawmakers, over the weekend, called on the Federal Government to reconsider the ownership structure of oil wells in Nigeria so as to allow the Niger Delta region to own 65 percent of oil wells. Rising from the first joint session of the Houses of Assembly from the South-South and South-East in Owerri,... Read More

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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. Court throws out Fani-Kayode’s suit A federal high court has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) is blameless in the detention of Femi Fani-Kayode. 2. Ekiti state lawmakers protest harassment of Fayose Members of the Ekiti state House of Assembly on Wednesday, took to the... Read More

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Ekiti lawmakers abandon their jobs to protest ‘harassment of Fayose’ (PHOTOS)

Apparently, Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose is not alone in his travails in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as members of the State House of Assembly have declared their support for him. 26 members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday took to the streets of Ado-Ekiti... Read More

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National Assembly members reject Buhari’s dinner invitation

Members of the National Assembly have reportedly shunned a dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari for undisclosed reasons. The most likely of the reasons why the dinner was shunned however, would be the ongoing crisis rocking the Senate as its principal officers are to be tried for alleged forgery and corruption. In the build up to the... Read More

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Life pension, immunity: ‘Senators don’t fear Nigerians’ – Itse Sagay

Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore any bill on life pension and immunity for the principal officers of the National Assembly. Life pension and immunity for principal officers of the Assembly were suggested by some lawmakers at a recent retreat on constitution review organised by... Read More

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‘Ambitious’ Wike gets the nod for another multi-billion naira loan

The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Friday, granted the request of Governor Nyesom Wike to borrow N12 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria According to the Punch, the loan request was passed by the lawmakers after an extensive debate was done. Arguing for the loan request, members of the House pointed out that... Read More

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MASSOB warns, threatens South East, South South lawmakers over…

Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Solomon Chukwu has warned South-East and South-South lawmakers to refrain from supporting the proposed grazing reserve bill. The MASSOB leader said the lawmakers found to be supporting the bill would be held responsible for the tragedy wrought in the zones by herdsmen.... Read More

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Despite fuel price hike, FG will increase electricity tariff by…

There will be no going back on the plan to increase electricity tariff by over 45 percent, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed. The Minister made this known on Tuesday while briefing members of the Senate Committees on Labour and Power during a public hearing on the new electricity tariff.... Read More

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Why some former ministers, governors and senators will soon be arrested

In September 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari directed illegal holders of diplomatic/official passports to return them. But many refused to comply. Hence, several former ministers, governors, lawmakers and retired public office holders who are still holding on to official/diplomatic passports will soon be arrested. Recently appointed Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammad Babandede, on... Read More

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The days of ‘ayes’ and ‘nays’ may soon be over in the House of Reps

The Federal House of Representatives is set to adopt a modern electronic voting pattern and dump its age long voting system of shouting ‘aye’ and ‘nay’ in approval and disapproval, respectively. The House is set to introduce a full scale e-parliament, and the Punch reports that Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, has agreed to the... Read More

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Why Minister of Finance can’t guarantee full budget implementation

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said that there is no guarantee that the Federal Government would implement the 2016 budget in full. The minister, yesterday, was summoned alongside the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele by the National Assembly to give a reportage of the current situation of the country’s economy... Read More

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NLC meeting with House of Rep Speaker, Yakubu Dogara

NLC finally meets Senators, Reps over fuel subsidy and strike (PHOTOS)

The leaders of a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, and members of the ad-hoc committee on deregulation yesterday to discuss the recent increase in fuel price and Labour’s ongoing strike. The NLC delegation was led by President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba. No official resolution... Read More

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House of Reps session turns rowdy over discussion on fuel subsidy

Members of the House of Representative, on Monday, held a special session to deliberate on the fuel subsidy removed by the federal government last week. However, the session turned rowdy with lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejecting the presentation by the Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. The Speaker of the House,... Read More

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Edo speaker, deputy speaker impeached

Lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Victor Edoror and Deputy Speaker, Bright Osayande after accusing them of misconduct. The Speaker and his deputy were on Tuesday, May 3, removed by 16 members of the House and Elizabeth Ativie was subsequently elected as Speaker. A motion for impeachment was moved... Read More

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