Tag: NASS

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ToluOctober 13, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Can NASS please explain 3000 legislative aides?

Just when you’re trying to make sense of the events that happen in Nigeria’s political sphere on a daily basis, ...

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ToluOctober 1, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Democracy or “Magogocracy”? Nigeria’s leaders need to choose

In this thread, blogger and all round commentator, Japheth Omojuwa advises the Nigerian government to review its resolve to fight ...

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ToluSeptember 30, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: The National Assembly finally gives the #GEO bill a chance

It’s almost victory for the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill at the Upper Chamber as the bill that had been ...

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ToluSeptember 28, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Is the House of Reps ready for Hon Jibrin’s verbal onslaught?

Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin has lost the battle. The House of Representatives today suspended Hon Jibrin representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 10, 2016

Dear Saraki, you feel the pains of recession too? Pray, do tell how?

Senator Bukola Saraki says he and other leaders of Nigeria feel the pains of this recession. Really funny, sir. Hard ...

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ToluSeptember 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 ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 15, 2016

Interview: How BudgIT is bringing down the walls

In four years, BudgIT has revolutionized the Nigerian public data and budgeting system with easily accessible creatives such as infographics, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoAugust 9, 2016

Opinion: Speaker Dogara, this is why budget padding is a crime

by Ahanonu Kingsley Few days ago, the speaker of Nigeria’s lower parliament was quoted as saying that ‘budget padding’-an offence he ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 1, 2016

Whistle-blower or not: Here are 4 reasons why Jibrin is doing Nigerians a huge service

For the last two weeks, Nigerians have watched and heard several unsavory news -garnished with equally distasteful details- from the ...

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AzeezJuly 25, 2016

There is need for peace and stability in Nigeria football – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday said the National Assembly was committed to restoring peace in Nigeria football. He said ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 19, 2016

Opinion: The distinguished mole(s) in the 8th Senate

By Olalekan Alabi Without any doubt, the events of last week in the Nigerian Senate which led to the altercation ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 11, 2016

‘To avoid future emasculation of the National Assembly, presiding officers need immunity’ – Dogara

Speaker of the House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara, over the weekend, questioned the method used by the Economic and Financial ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 28, 2016

‘Senate fine-tuning Gender Equality Bill so it won’t clash with religion’

The Chairman Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and Tetfund, Senator Binta Masi, on Monday, disclosed that the National Assembly is ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 27, 2016

MTN fine: Lawmaker won’t let it go, drags two ministers to court

A member of the House of Representatives, Raphael Igbokwe, has filed a suit against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 25, 2016

Ear infection: ‘Blame PDP for Buhari’s London trip’

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Lanre Tejuoso, on Saturday, said the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) mismanagement of the ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 25, 2016

‘Work resumes Monday’ | Resident Doctors call off strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, on Saturday, called on its members to resume work on Monday thus calling off ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 23, 2016

Senate takes 2-week break, but first, it passed a budget

The Senate after today’s session will not be seating until July 12- adding another two weeks to the series of breaks ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 23, 2016

Life pension: Saraki, Dogara entitled to ‘only 300% of annual basic salary’

Following the controversy whipped up by the proposal of lifetime pension and immunity for the principal officers of the senate, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 22, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 7, 2016

‘My trial is a distraction’ – Saraki

Following the series of delays and adjournment in his false asset declaration trial, Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed frustration ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 21, 2016

‘Grazing reserve bill will lead to a civil war’- Anglican church blasts Buhari

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has joined in the multitude of people and organisation kicking against the proposed grazing ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 20, 2016

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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 18, 2016

Nigerian Twitter blasts government over 9-page 2016 budget

The Presidency signed the 2016 budget into law on May 6, 2016 in the presence of the embattled Senate President, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 10, 2016

YNaija Opinion: These are the 3 dimensions to Buhari’s war on corruption and Saraki

Pandora’s box is an artifact in Greek mythology, taken from the myth of Pandora’s creation in Hesiod’s Works and Days. ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 10, 2016

Opinion: Here is the work we now have to do on this ‘budget of change’

After four months and two weeks of senators advertising their foolishness, the budget was finally passed and signed into law ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 10, 2016

You can now talk to the National Assembly about the herdsmen attacks

Nigerians can now be heard by their lawmakers on the crisis of herdsmen attacks. It appears that the slew of ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 8, 2016

National Assembly aides at war with Dino Melaye’s brother – Here’s why

Aides of Senators and House of Representatives members under the umbrella of National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum have rejected the ...

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Mallam YeroMay 5, 2016

Presidency awaits return of budget

Reports have it that members of the special committee raised by the Presidency to work with the National Assembly to ...

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Op-Ed EditorMay 2, 2016

Opinion: What next… after signing the 2016 budget?

Year in, year out, the Federal government of Nigeria and indeed the state governments prepare budgets in line with their ...

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Mazi EmekaApril 30, 2016

NASS to return ‘corrected’ 2016 budget to presidency today

The reconciliation committee of the National Assembly, set up to work on the controversial 2016 budget, is set to return ...

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