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Action Congress of Nigeria, House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal | credits: File copy The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday regained its majority status in the House of Representatives following the defection of five members of the All Progressives Congress to the PDP. The PDP, which had earlier lost the majority status in the House to […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, February 8th, 2014
Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal | credits: File copy Members of the All Progressives Congress in the House of Representatives on Tuesday stalled debate on the 2014 Appropriation Bill. The development appeared to be the first phase of the lawmakers’ compliance with the directive of the national leadership of their party to “block” all Executive bills, […]
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House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Members during plenary at the floor of the Nigeria House of Representatives The Peoples Democratic Party is insisting that its members in the National Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress must lose their seats. The PDP told an Abuja Federal High Court so in its preliminary objection to a suit filed by Senator […]
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House, Legislature
Monday, January 20th, 2014
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has responded to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during the 2014 budget presentation. In a 102-page document obtained by Vanguard, the Minister said, in spite of the many challenges facing the government, the Nigerian economy has shown real and […]
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House, Legislature
Friday, January 17th, 2014
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: File copy The House of Representatives is set to investigate the alleged $9billion import waivers the Federal Government granted some individuals and organisations between 2011 and 2013. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the House Committee on Finance took the decision after members studied the reply of the […]
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Armed Forces, House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja yesterday led leaders of the legislature and judiciary as well as military and para-military organisations to honour Nigeria’s fallen heroes. They performed the 2014 Armed Forces Remembrance Day wreath laying ceremony at the National Arcade in Abuja where the annual ceremony started at 10 a.m. with the arrival at the […]
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General Politics, House, Latest Politics
Saturday, January 11th, 2014
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Saturday said the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was taking Nigerians for granted. The committee said this in a statement by its clerk, Farouk Mustapha, in response to comments credited to Okonjo-Iweala in some newspapers. Okonjo-Iweala reportedly said she […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), House, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Thursday, December 26th, 2013
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Contrary to speculations that Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, is making plans to dump the Peoples Democratic, Party PDP, for All Progress Change APC, the lawmaker, Wednesday dismissed the rumour, saying nothing will make him quit the ruling party. Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha Ihedioha, stated this […]
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Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate
Thursday, December 26th, 2013
By Arnold A. Alalibo / NNP / Dec. 26, 2013 – Since the commencement of democratic rule on May 29, 1999, Nigerians have been clamouring for legislative duties to be done part-time. And from the look of things this call appears to be gaining ground. Of particular importance to those who make the call is […]
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House, Legislature
Sunday, December 22nd, 2013
-Say Obasanjo spent N250m a year on Charles Tailor BY EMMAN OVUAKPORIE ABUJA—The Public Accounts Committee, PAC, of the House of Representatives revealed at the weekend that over N4 trillion was spent from 2004 to 2012 by the Federal Government from Service-wide Vote without the approval of the National Assembly. The committee said due process […]
