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Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Oil Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
Okonjo-Iweala and Madueke are expected to speak to the Committee addressing the causes behind lingering fuel scarcity, which has brought on untold hardship for many Nigerians. Senate Joint Committees on Petroleum Resources (the Upstream Committee and the Downstream Committee) statement on Friday summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – AS the National Assembly continues to wait patiently for the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to announce the zoning of political positions, a group known as The Like Minds with about 70 members has emerged to give backing to the aspirations of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ali […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Senate
Sunday, May 10th, 2015
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari Senators and members of the House of Representatives that will constitute the 8th National Assembly and ministers to be appointed by President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on assumption of office receive welcome perks amounting to N9bn. The perks of office include the housing allowance which each of the incoming office holder […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, April 30th, 2015
One of the top contenders for the Senate presidency, Senator George Akume, and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday met at the Lagos home of Tinubu. Our correspondent learnt that at the meeting which took place around 3pm, Tinubu told Akume to shelve his ambition and support Senator […]
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House, Legislature
Friday, April 24th, 2015
Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie The House of Representatives Committee on Education on Thursday asked the Federal Government to stop the 2015/2016 Presidential Special Scholarship for Innovation and Development on the grounds that the scheme was designed to favour some sections of the country […]
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Budget, Headlines, House, Legislature, Oil Politics
Friday, April 24th, 2015
The House of Representatives clarified on Friday that it approved N145bn for fuel subsidy in the 2015 budget. It said N100bn was approved for petrol subsidy while the balance of N45bn was for kerosene subsidy. Deputy House spokesman, Mr. Victor Ogene, who made the clarification in Abuja, explained that the N145bn was embedded in the […]
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Constitution, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Joseph Erunke, ABUJA—AS the Presidency drags the National Assembly to the Supreme Court seeking an order to nullify all the proposed amendments to the 1999 constitution, majority of senators said yesterday that they were ready to meet the presidency in court. Members of the House of Representatives on their […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate
Sunday, April 19th, 2015
President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari The National Executive Committee of the All Peoples Congress will meet this week to ratify the zoning of key posts in the National Assembly. The National Working Committee of the party , which rose from a meeting in the early hours of Saturday, had zoned key offices like the Senate […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN CITY – GOVENROR Adams Oshiomhole led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state floored the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Assembly elections held Saturday, winning 21 out of the 24 House of Assembly seats in the state. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, House, Legislature, Party Politics
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
The All Progressives Congress will firmly be in control of the 8th House of Representatives as the majority party with over 214 members. There are a total of 360 seats in the second chamber of the National Assembly. Figures emerging from the outcome of the March 28 National Assembly poll, show that APC members […]
