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Budget, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
FROM ADETUTU FOLASA-DE-KOYI, ABUJA Inability of both chambers of the National Assembly to agree on an acceptable oil benchmark for the national budget has forced a postpone-ment of the 2014 Appropriation Bill presentation. Twice in one week, President Goodluck Jonathan shelved the formal presen-tation of the N4.77 trillion 2014 estimates to a joint sitting […]
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Budget, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan Indications are that President Goodluck Jonathan may no longer present the 2014 budget to the National Assembly today by himself. Sources said “security reasons” accounted for Jonathan’s alleged change of mind. He was scheduled to present the budget by 12 noon today. The stage is already set to receive him before the […]
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Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate
Friday, November 15th, 2013
* Lawmakers renew call for state police From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, AbujaSenate yesterday ordered its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate the release and management of N140 billion which was meant for police reform. The Federal Government reportedly released a take-off grant of N78 billion, with further appropriations in national budgets spanning three years. In 2011, […]
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Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
VICE Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Sola Adeyeye, has urged the Federal Government to urgently cut the allowances of all elected and appointed officials by 50 per cent. Adeyeye made the call in Abuja, on Monday in Abuja, while speaking to newsmen against the backdrop of the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union […]
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Aviation, Legislature, Senate
Monday, October 21st, 2013
The Senate will on Tuesday resume after its sallah break to consider various contending national issues, including the current crisis rocking the aviation industry. The Senate had summoned the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, and heads of agencies under the ministry to appear before it in order to explain the real state of the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
