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House of Reps votes for foreign coach

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

The House of Representatives has added another twist to the raging debate over the future of Coach Samson Siasia as the Super Eagles’ chief coach, when they emphatically stated that the team needs a world-class tactician to handle it. Chairman, House Committee on Sports, Hon. Godfrey Gaya, who dropped the hint while fielding questions from […]

Grumbling as reps save N200m from committee inauguration

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, October 10th, 2011

The House of Representatives reportedly saved an estimated N200m from the mass inauguration of its standing committees, findings showed on Sunday.The Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, had on September 29, inaugurated the 89 standing committees of the House jointly in the chambers. The development was a deviation from the convention in place since 1999 when committees […]

Northern senators meet over fuel subsidy removal

Posted by admin Legislature, North-Central, North-East, North-West, Senate Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Northern senators met on Wednesday night to analyse plans by the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy in January, 2012. Our correspondent learnt that senators under the Northern Senators Forum, headed by Senator Umar Dahiru, discussed the matter extensively and planned the strategy to adopt. Although some senators have spoken for and against the […]

Reps stop N30bn ID Card contract

Posted by admin House, Legislature Thursday, October 6th, 2011

The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Federal Government to suspend the fresh N30bn contract for National Identity Card Scheme. It also ordered an investigation into the first ID Card scheme, which started in 2001 but was reported to be inconclusive. In a resolution, the legislature described the fresh contract as strange, especially […]

Why rail transport failed –Senator

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Thursday, October 6th, 2011

The Senate Committee Chairman on Land Transport, Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya’U has attributed failure of rail transport in Nigeria to inconsistency in government’s transport policy and lack of regular pattern of railway development. He added that the rail system, which began in Lagos in 1898 had over the years become inefficient and had hardly developed […]

Reps to probe Shell over allegations of sponsoring rival N’Delta militants

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Niger Delta Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Anglo-Dutch oil giants, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been summoned by the House of Representatives to explain alleged involvement in the series of killings and clashes in the Niger Delta, especially in Rumuekpe village of Rivers State. The management would face the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) to clear its linkage with militant […]

Nigeria at 51, there may be a revolution if… -Senator Yarima

Posted by admin General Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Former governor of Zamfara State now Senator, Ahmed Sani Yarima Bakura has lamented that Nigeria at 51 is not yet good enough. He advised that if urgent steps are not taken to address certain issues, he foresees revolution in the country. Senator Sani while speaking in an interview on Monday in Gusau said if no […]

Swearing-in: Igbeke faults Senate over clearance

Posted by admin Anambra, Legislature, Senate, State News Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Anambra North Senator-elect, Senator Alphonsus Igbeke, has picked holes in the Senate leadership’s refusal to swear him in over alleged non-clearance. Igbeke was first denied swearing-in on June 6, 2011 and later, last Thursday, in spite of a Federal High Court’s order of September 26 ordering the Senate leadership to swear him in with immediate […]

Senators dare govs, insist on SWF law

Posted by admin Governors, Legislature, Senate Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Facts emerged on Sunday that the Senate might not dance to the tune of state governors on the amendment of the Sovereign Wealth Fund. THE PUNCH learnt that the senators might insist that the law must be implemented. The law provides that government should save from the country’s excess crude oil earnings as a backup […]

Reps to probe CBN over nationalized banks

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), House, Legislature Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

The last may not have been heard about the nationalization of three banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] as the House of Representatives Committee on capital market gave indication of its readiness to revisit the exercise. Chairman of the recently inaugurated Committee on Capital Market, Hon Herman Hembe, who gave the hint at […]