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Outrage over Mark, others’ rejection of N3bn quarters

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Saturday, October 19th, 2013

President of the senate, David Mark Prominent Nigerians have expressed their dissatisfaction with reports that the principal officers of the National Assembly rejected the official quarters built for them by the Federal Capital Development Authority, describing the project as a waste of money and another means of encouraging corruption. This came as the principal […]

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 […]

Guinea Bissau: We ‘ll not tolerate attacks on Nigerians again – Senate (Empty boast as usual)

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Legislature, Senate Tuesday, October 15th, 2013

BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU & JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, said that the Nigerian government would not fold her arms and watch neighbouring African countries that have benefitted immensely from the country’s peace keeping operations and other gestures attack Nigerian nationals in their countries. Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Matthew Nwagwu, who stated […]

Anger in Senate over frequent plane crashes (Corruption catching up with you guys?)

Posted by segun Aviation, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

Senate Minister, others summoned There was anger in the Senate yesterday over the “resurgence” of plane crashes. Aviation Minister Stella Oduah has been summoned to explain why planes are dropping. She is also to explain the state of the sector. The Senate Committee on Aviation is to investigate the October 3 crash in Lagos […]

Senate summons Oduah, others over plane crash

Posted by admin Aviation, Legislature, National Politics, Ondo, Senate, Top Stories Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, and heads of agencies under her ministry, to explain the real state of the nation’s aviation industry. The invitation followed Thursday’s Associated Airlines plane crash in which about 15 out of the 20 passengers and crew on board, had been confirmed dead. […]

Senate queries PTDF over bankruptcy claims

Posted by admin Legislature, Oil Politics, Raw Politics, Senate Monday, October 7th, 2013

Alison-Madueke | credits: File copy The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), has issued a seven – day deadline to the management of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund to provide details of its earnings in the last five years as well as a comprehensive list of its portfolio investments. Chairman of the committee, Senator […]

Our condition for National Conference, by Senate

Posted by admin Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories Sunday, October 6th, 2013

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Goodluck Jonathan, in his national day broadcast, expressed his resolve to convoke a National Conference. Consequently, the President set up an Advisory Committee made up of eminent Nigerians to work out the modalities for the National Dialogue as he called it. Members of the Advisory Committee are Senator Femi Okurounmu (Chairman), […]

Perpetrators of violent attacks in North insane – Mark

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

President of the senate, David Mark Senate President David Mark on Tuesday in Abuja described sponsors and perpetrators of the violent attacks on innocent Nigerians in the northern part of the country as insane. Mark, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh, stated this at the 53rd Independence anniversary […]

Senate set to dump police BCMR as lawmakers may debate motion today

Posted by admin Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja The Senate is set to move against what it described as unauthorized introduction of the Biometric Central Motor Registration (BCMR) scheme by the police. Its opposition to the new Police BCMR is based on the rejection of same by the Presidency on two occasions. Barring any change in plan, Chairman […]