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2012 budget: Okonjo-Iweala brokers deal with lawmakers

Posted by admin Budget, House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

By SONI DANIEL, ASSISTANT EDITOR ABUJA— There were indications last night that the National Assembly might be favourably disposed to extending the deadline for the full implementation of the 2012 budget to the end of the year. By implication, the lawmakers were no longer in the mood to impeach the President over the poor implementation […]

Senate draws battle line, threatens to impeach Jonathan (Until they are bribed)

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Friday, September 21st, 2012

BY HENRY UMORU & INALEGWU SHAIBU ABUJA-THE Senate yesterday drew the battle line with the presidency pledging to use constitutional powers to enforce its resolutions directed at the good governance of the nation. Yesterday’s charged session was upon recent comments made by administration officials on the powerlessness of legislative resolutions. The legislative body in a […]

N5, 000 banknote: Senators, Reps plan showdown with Sanusi

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, September 16th, 2012

A show down is looming between the National Assembly and the Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over his insistence to introduce the N5000 banknote. The two chambers are due to resume from their annual recess on Tuesday with members determined to stop the introduction of the new banknote. Influential members […]

Resign or be recalled, law makers told

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Saturday, September 15th, 2012

By Godwin Oghre Law makers representing the three senatorial districts and the various constituencies in Delta State, at the National Assembly, have been advised to live up to expectation of Deltans in discharging their duties to avoid being recalled by the electorate. The advice was made in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, […]

State police: NASS to adopt open ballot as govs intensify lobby

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, September 9th, 2012

By Soni Daniel Abuja—With governors of the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria sharply divided over the issue of state police, the two sides have begun serious lobbying of their lawmakers to key into their positions on the controversial matter. However, in a bid to ensure equity and fairness in arriving at an acceptable position […]

Let Nigerians decide on state police, says Senator Enang

Posted by admin Legislature, Nigerian Police, Senate Saturday, September 8th, 2012

Chairman Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Ita Enang was 50 years old on August 27. Celebrating his golden jubilee, he spoke his mind on several issues facing the nation ranging from security challenges and endless controversies on sharing modalities of oil revenues. He asked Federal Government to revoke oil blocks which has been the […]

NDA honours Mark, Liberia President, Johnson, Anyaoku today

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Legislature, Senate Saturday, September 8th, 2012

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- SENATE President David Mark will today, Saturday be honoured by the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA at its 59th convocation ceremony in Kaduna. Also to be conferred with honorary Doctorate Degrees by the Military Institution are president of Liberia Mrs. Ellen Sirleaf Johnson and former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. In […]

Senator On The Run over Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, Senate Thursday, August 30th, 2012

The former Minister of Works, Senator Sanusi Dagash has been forced into an exile abroad after the general elections last year, no thanks to threats by the Boko Haram Islamist group. Sources close to the former minister said he was being hounded by the terror group over his support for President Goodluck Jonathan in the […]

2015: North ’ll decide who succeeds Jonathan – Sen. Aruwa (Sure, as owners of Nigeria)

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, August 27th, 2012

From: NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna Senator Mohammed Muhkar Aruwa was a two-term Senator and represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber between 1999 and 2003. He was also the governorship candidate of All Nigeria Peoples Party, Kaduna State, in the 2007 and 2011 elections. In this interview with Daily Sun, Aruwa declares that the […]

Senate stops new N5,000 note

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Legislature, Senate Monday, August 27th, 2012

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Senate yesterday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop any action on the issuance of N5, 000 note and its proposed restructuring of other currencies. The CBN said last Thursday, that the new note would come into effect next January while the N5, N10 and N20 notes would be […]