Posted by admin
Latest Politics, Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Police Service Commission has suspended the ongoing recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the Nigeria Police Force following pressure from the Senate and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. The decision to stop the exercise was taken by the commission about two weeks ago, shortly after it […]
Posted by admin
House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
*Lawmakers limit CCB membership to five-year tenure Leke Baiyewu, Abuja In a tensed atmosphere on Thursday, the Senate passed a bill amending the Code of Conduct and Tribunal Act, which transfers the controlling powers over the bureau and the tribunal from the President to the National Assembly. As part of the amendment, the CCT shall be […]
Posted by admin
Headlines, House, Legislature, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA – Presidency Thursday night gave conditions for the appearance of President Muhammadu Buhari before the National Assembly. Recall that the National Assembly on Thursday summoned Buhari on issues bothering on the dwindling economy. When contacted over the summons, the presidency speaking through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media […]
Posted by admin
Corruption Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday could not commence the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and two others at a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, over alleged forgery. The FCT High Court was informed that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
Posted by admin
Headlines, House, Kwara, Legislature, Senate, State News
Monday, August 15th, 2016
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad Success Nwogu, Ilorin Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has said there is legitimate padding of budget. According to Ahmad, when a budget is presented before the House of Assembly, for instance from the President to the National Assembly, it is the duty […]
Posted by admin
House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Friday, July 29th, 2016
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ***AIG heads FG team to probe masterminds *** ABUJA — MORE trouble that may worsen the frosty relations between the executive and legislative arms of government appears to be looming as the Federal Government moves to punish the brains behind the insertion of illegal projects worth […]
Posted by admin
Articles, Columnists, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Odimegwu Onwumere, Senate, Women Politics
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
By Odimegwu Onwumere | Rivers State, Nigeria | July 26, 2016 – Senator Dino Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district and Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, the 12th of July, 2016, during an executive meeting, started a feud that was brought to the […]
Posted by admin
Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu John Ameh, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said on Tuesday that Nigeria must embrace restructuring as the surest solutions to its current economic challenges. He argued that to succeed, the country must abandon its “feeding bottle federalism “ for true fiscal federalism. The deputy […]
Posted by admin
Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, July 14th, 2016
-Saharareporters SaharaReporters has learned that a pensive Senate President, Bukola Saraki, today held a private meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and pleaded with the AGF to drop forgery charges against him and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The private meeting took place today at the premises of the Senate when […]
Posted by admin
General Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
• NASS budget slashed from N150b to N115b • Lawmakers say it’s a sacrifice for Nigeria The Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers have rejected the N10 billion proposed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in the 2016 budget for the construction of […]
