By Temitope Ponle The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Capital Market and Institutions to investigate unclaimed share dividends in the capital market, valued at over N126.03 billion. This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Babangida Ibrahim at the plenary, on Wednesday. The motion was tagged “Need to Investigate […]
ICPC Boss`Bolaji Owasanoye By Emmanuel Acha The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Enugu State says it has sealed the premises of a federal lawmaker from Enugu North Senatorial Zone of the state. A statement on Friday by the Head, Public Enlightenment and Education Unit of the commission, Mr Suleiman Godwin, […]
(NAN) The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as its candidate for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly. The Spokesman of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said the decision was reached after an intensive deliberation with the APC’s House of Representatives members-elect at […]
As soon as Buhari concluded his speech, the session turned rowdy again. It was time for Saraki and Dogara to present their speeches but while APC lawmakers chanted ‘four more years,’ their PDP counterparts screamed, ‘no more years.’ After more than 10 minutes into the drama, the Presidential Guards Brigade band suddenly to play the […]
Nigeria’s House of Representative Thursday approved Nigeria June 12 as the new Democracy Day for the country. The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking to amend the Public Holidays Act 2004. Considering the report at the plenary, the lawmakers approved the amendments to three clauses in the Act, as recommended […]
The National Assembly has summoned the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, over the alleged high rate of visa denial of Nigerians. The invitation was said to be at the instance of an activist, Kayode Bello, who petitioned the House over the matter. The PUNCH had done an investigation into how many Nigerian students […]
Fred Itua and Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja National Assembly, workers made good their threat to shut down the third arm of government, yesterday, in protest against unpaid salaries and eight-year-old backlog of allowances and non-promotion by the management. READ ALSO: TUC: 35 states owe workers salaries, benefits The protesting staff shut down both chambers of the parliament, and effectively […]
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained why he returned to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The speaker said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), where he was until two weeks ago, said the party has failed to fulfill its campaign promises to Nigerians. Dogara said this, yesterday, at […]
OMO-AGEGE – PROSECUTION Mace theft: Reps demand Omo-Agege’s prosecution The House of Representatives has demanded the immediate prosecution of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege; for his role in the theft of the Senate mace in April. The House demanded that Omo-Agege should be prosecuted, alongside six other suspects, on charges of treasonable felony, assault occasioning harm, conspiracy […]
Court orders National Assembly to begin impeachment of Buhari Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, yesterday ordered the National Assembly to immediately commence the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Maurine Adaobi Onyetenu gave the order following a suit filed by two Nigerians, Kanmi Ajibola, a lawyer, and a human rights activist, Sulaiman […]
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