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How Senate stopped members from aviation road show

Posted by admin Aviation, Legislature, Senate Monday, August 6th, 2012

FURTHER insights into the decision of the senators not to participate in the aviation road show has revealed that only one senator mistakenly took the basic travel allowance (BTA) meant for the trip. Investigations in the National Assembly confirmed that Senate Committee on Aviation, headed by Senator Hope Uzordin-ma, had decided not to participate in […]

Senate warns members against aviation minister’s tour

Posted by admin Aviation, Legislature, Senate Monday, August 6th, 2012

The Senate on Sunday said any Senator that tavels with the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, on her proposed three-nation tour would not be representing the upper arm of the National Assembly. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Media, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, made this known in an exclusive interview with one […]

Constitution review: Southern Senators, Reps oppose northern govs

Posted by admin Constitution, House, Legislature, Senate Sunday, August 5th, 2012

Senators and members of the House of Representatives of southern extraction have kicked against the recent proposals by the governors of the 19 northern states. Ahead of the review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly, the governors last month opposed the creation of state police and the inclusion of the six geo-political zones […]

Slow budget implementation: Presidency shifts blame to N-Assembly

Posted by admin Budget, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

By Ben Agande Abuja — The Presidency, yesterday, shifted the blame for the slow implementation of the 2012 budget to the doorstep of the National Assembly, saying the insertion of constituency projects by the legislature into the original copy of the budget has significantly altered the budget. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who addressed […]

Court Strikes out Suit Against Ekweremadu, Reps

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Saturday, July 21st, 2012

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu A federal High Court sitting in Enugu Friday struck out the suit challenging the emergence of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu West senatorial zone in the April 2011 general elections. The court also struck […]

Senate probes $1.092b Malabu oil deal

Posted by admin Legislature, Oil Politics, Senate Saturday, July 21st, 2012

The Senate yesterday resolved to investigate the alleged sale of an oil block, OPL 245 to Malabu Oil and Gas Limited at $1.092billion (about N178.812billion) by the Federal Government. It’s resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Ahmed Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) and supported by 46 others. In his lead debate, Ningi noted that Nigeria […]

Jonathan sends N250.8b NDDC budget to Senate

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Legislature, Niger Delta, Presidency, Senate Saturday, July 21st, 2012

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday presented the 2012 budget proposal of N250.875billion of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate. Senate President, David Mark who read two separate letters from the President during plenary, also acknowledged the receipt of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). In his letter, titled: “Presentation of the 2012 Budget Proposal […]

Edo election, a hard lesson for PDP – Mark

Posted by admin Edo, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate, State News Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

July 18, 2012 by Oluwole Josiah, Olusola Fabiyi and Fidelis Soriwei President of the Senate, David Mark | credits: President of the Senate, David Mark, said on Tuesday that the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State was a hard lesson for the Peoples Democratic Party. Mark, who spoke at the confirmation of three […]

Senator, lawmaker, others killed in Plateau

Posted by admin Legislature, National Politics, Plateau, Senate, State News, Top Stories Monday, July 9th, 2012

TRAGEDY struck yesterday as the Senator representing Plateau North, Dr. Gyang Dantong, his counterpart in the Plateau State House of Assembly and the Majority Leader representing Barkin Ladi, Gyang Fulani, were yesterday killed by gunmen, during the mass burial of victims of the Saturday attack of some communities in the state. Meanwhile, in view of […]

Why NASS should impeach Jonathan–Melaye (Can the kettle impeach the pot?)

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Thursday, July 5th, 2012

A former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dino Melaye, on Wednesday in Abuja called on the National Assembly to commence processes for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan over the fuel subsidy scam. According to him, the delay in the prosecution of the suspended Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on fuel […]