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Bullet-proof cars not bought for me, Oduah tells Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, October 31st, 2013

Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, has denied reports that the two BMW armoured cars, bought by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority from Coscharis Nigeria Limited, were bought for her. Appearing before the committee looking into the crisis in the aviation industry, especially the purchase of the […]

Oduah in another car scandal, faces Reps panel today

Posted by admin Aviation, House, Legislature Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah and President Goodluck Jonathan The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, has been linked to another car purchase scandal. This time, Oduah is said to have also approved the procurement of two Lexus Limousine cars and two Toyota Prado jeeps. The minister is expected to […]

The Nigerian House of Boxersentatives – By Tochukwu Ezakanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Tochukwu Ezukanma Sunday, October 27th, 2013

By Tochukwu Ezakanma | Lagos, Nigeria | October 27, 2013 – Over the years, Nigerians got use to members of the Nigerian House of Representatives fighting themselves in the hallowed chambers of lawmaking. Essentially, there is nothing fundamentally wrong with legislators shoving and punching each other in the legislative House. Undoubtedly, it is indecorous. But […]

Reps endorse tariff increase on imported vehicles

Posted by admin House, Legislature Friday, October 18th, 2013

-Punch The House of Representatives Committee on Industry has endorsed the new automotive policy of the Federal Government, which seeks to increase the tariff on imported cars. This is coming as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, said the potential for the automobile industry plan was to save as much […]

National dialogue: Senate, lawyers disagree on N’Assembly’s role

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

President of the Senate, David Mark | credits: File copy The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and eminent lawyers on Wednesday disagreed with the Senate on President Goodluck Jonathan’s promise to send the report of the planned national dialogue to the National Assembly for ratification. While the Senate said doing so was absolutely in […]

National Assembly Members & Their Syndrome of Endangered Species – By Hon. Bimbo Daramola

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Senate Thursday, September 12th, 2013

By Hon Bimbo Daramola | Abuja, Nigeria | Sept. 12, 2013 – The penultimate week was not the week of federal lawmakers. The endangered species had to come into fresh national prominence to face the rage of the Nigerian people who largely elected them as their representatives from the length and breadth of this country. The umbrage […]

22 senators, 57 Reps drag Tukur to court

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

By EMMANUEL AZIKEN, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, BEN AGANDE, HENRY UMORU & IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI LAGOS—AFTER months of bickering that has polarised the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 22 senators and 57 members of the House of Representatives elected on the banner of the party, yesterday, dragged Tukur to court over moves to declare their seats vacant on […]

57 reps, 20 senators back New PDP

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

Fifty-seven out of the 204 members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the embattled Peoples Democratic Party have declared their support for the Alhaji Kawu Baraje-led New PDP. This endorsement is coming barely 24 hours after about 20 senators on the party’s platform took a similar decision. The 57 lawmakers include the […]

Jumbo pay: Reps accept Ezekwesili’s public hearing challenge

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature, Senate Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

The House of Representatives has said it welcomes the request for a public hearing on the controversial jumbo pay of its members and senators by a former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili. Ezekwesili had stated on Monday that the National Assembly consumed over N1.1tr. since 2005. She spoke at a dialogue on the “cost […]

Cost of governance: Ezekwesili challenges lawmakers to debate

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

Former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has insisted that the National Assembly gulped approximately N1tn in the last eight years. She has, therfore, challenged the lawmakers to a public hearing to defend her claims. In a statement on Wednesday, she defended her submissions at the Civil Society Roundtable hosted by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy […]