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Budget, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Ben Agande Abuja — The Presidency, yesterday, shifted the blame for the slow implementation of the 2012 budget to the doorstep of the National Assembly, saying the insertion of constituency projects by the legislature into the original copy of the budget has significantly altered the budget. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who addressed […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
By Okey Ndiribe & Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—The controversy generated by the impeachment motion against President Goodluck Jonathan last week took a new twist, yesterday, as a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamilla, who presented the motion, accused the Presidency of circulating misleading reports in the media to tarnish his reputation. However, he […]
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House, Legislature
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
July 25, 2012 by Niyi Odebode, John Ameh, Olusola Fabiyi, Oluwole Josiah and Olalekan Adetayo There were indications on Tuesday that members of the House of Representatives were divided over the threat to impeach President Goodluck. The division in the House, particularly among the Peoples Democratic Party’s lawmakers, came to the fore on Tuesday when […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
THE House of Representatives on Monday said the ultimatum given to President Goodluck Jonathan to either achieve 100 per cent budget performance by September or face impeachment procedures, was borne out of genuine desire to move the country forward. The lawmakers condemned insinuations that the impeachment threat had to do with their desire for contracts […]
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House, Legislature
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
The Nigeria’s House of Representatives says its move to plot the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan is not connected with Lawan’s controversial subsidy bribe scam nor failure of government to award constituencies projects to members. The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Zakari Mohammed gave the clarification in a statement issued […]
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Articles, Columnists, House, Ibrahim K. Usman, Legislature, NNP Columnists
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
By Dr. Ibrahim K. Usman | Benue, Nigeria | July 21, 2012 – In physical size and depth of pockets, Femi Otedola, the multi-millionaire chairman of Zenon Oil, is without doubt the Goliath in this ding-dong affair. Boyish-looking Farouk Lawan, a member of the House of Representatives (HOR) since 1999 and the deposed Chairman of […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu A federal High Court sitting in Enugu Friday struck out the suit challenging the emergence of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu West senatorial zone in the April 2011 general elections. The court also struck […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
The last may not have been heard about the recall of the embattled Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh as House Representatives recommended her for sack and prosecution. Adopting the report of Rep. Ibrahim El-Sudi-led led Ad- hoc committee on capital market, the lawmakers urged the president to fire her […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Members of the House of Representatives have taken a swipe at President Goodluck Jonathan over his failure to implement the 2012 N4.886 trillion budget. To this extent, the lawmakers threatened to commence the process of impeachment as from 18th September 2012 deadline if the president and his ministers fail to ensure full implementation of the […]
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House, Legislature
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
House of Representatives on Tuesday endorsed a resolution seeking to create additional senatorial districts and federal constituencies in the country. There are 109 senatorial districts and 360 federal constituencies across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at the moment. The creation of additional senatorial districts and federal constituencies will translate to more senators […]
