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House, Legislature
Friday, June 8th, 2012
THE House of Representatives chairman on Rules and Business, Honourable Albert Sam-Tsokwa, on Thursday bemoaned the attitude of the presidency to non-implementation of the National Assembly resolutions and assenting to bills passed by the legislature. The House has, therefore, threatened to henceforth over-ride the presidency if bills passed to it are not assented to after […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
The Senate has ordered the Ministry of Aviation to release previous reports of the investigations into air disasters in the country even as it commenced a joint probe with the House of Representatives of the crash of the Dana plane crash in Lagos on Sunday. While considering a motion brought by Senator Hope Uzodinma and […]
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House, Legislature
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
House of Representatives on Tuesday directed that immediate air-worthiness checks must be conducted on all aircraft flying domestic routes in the country. It also asked the Committee on Aviation of the National Assembly to investigate the remote and immediate causes of Sunday’s plane crash in Lagos. The resolution followed a motion on urgent national importance […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
June 6, 2012 by Friday Olokor, Abuja 5 Comments Senators Forum on Tuesday in Abuja advised security agencies and regulatory authorities in the aviation industry not to observe public holidays in case of emergencies and disasters. The group also asked the National Assembly to conduct a public hearing and investigation into the Dana plane crash […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
Abuja – The Senate has ordered Dana Airlines to suspend its operations pending the conclusion of its investigation into Sunday’s air crash. The Senate also directed the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, to step aside until all investigations into the air crash had been completed. The resolution followed a […]
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House, Legislature
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
It was a black Friday for a staffer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)Mr Jerry Jediel as aides of a member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Ibrahim Olaifa allegedly pummelled him for daring to lock up the lawmaker’s Toyota Camry V6 2011 model with registration number MHR 100. The FRSC official had chained […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
There was confusion at the lobby of the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday as a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ibrahim Olaifa, and his aides manhandled an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps. The offence of the FRSC official, Mr. Mediel Jerry, was that he reportedly clamped Olaifa’s car for parking […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
National Assembly has insisted that it will create agencies through legislation when necessary despite the failure of the executive to sign some bills passed by the legislature. While declaring open the public hearing on the Erosion Control and Prevention Commission Bill, Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, said agencies would be created if they […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday openly disagreed on the concept of separation of powers and budget preparation. The President said although there was a theoretical separation, the Executive and the Legislature must work together if democracy must be meaningful. But the Speaker accused the […]
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House, Legislature
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
May 29, 2012 by John Ameh and Ihuoma Chiedozie 4 Comments House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges has yet to investigate the N44m bribery allegation by the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms Arunma Oteh, more than two months after the House referred the matter to the committee. Our correspondent learnt […]
