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House, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
By: ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Date: Thu, 06/21/2012 – 23:52 The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation investigating crash of the Dana and Allied Airlines Aircraft yesterday said N300 billion Aviation Intervention Fund has been diverted by industry operators. The committee, chaired by Senator Hope Uzodinma, also revealed how Air Nigeria allegedly accessed N39.3 billion out […]
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Legislature, Senate
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Mark tasks Nigerians on constitution review, security DESPITE the fury over the alleged $620,000 bribe collected by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc committee that investigated fuel subsidy management, Farouk Lawan, Senate President David Mark, yesterday said that the upper chamber would not be distracted in the conduct of its constitutional role. He, […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Monday, June 18th, 2012
At a recent public function, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, described federal lawmakers in unsavoury terms. To use his words: ‘‘Rogues, armed robbers are in the states and National Assemblies, what sort of laws will they make…?’’ It was a remark that generated scathing criticisms for the former president from both chambers of National Assembly […]
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Africa & World Politics, House, Legislature, Senate
Friday, June 15th, 2012
BY EBUN SESSOU & OLUWATOSIN OLUWARINU LAGOS — Ghanaian Vice President, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has said Nigerian government needs strong institutions, especially a strong legislature, whose legislative functions will hold the government accountable. The vice president stated this in a lecture delivered on his behalf by Ghana’s Minister of Information, Haruna Idrisu, […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Monday, June 11th, 2012
The University of Lagos Alumni Association has joined the National Assembly in the suit filed against the Federal Government for renaming the university the Moshood Abiola University. The decision was taken after its extra-ordinary general meeting penultimate Sunday. The association had filed a suit seeking to restrain the Federal Government from renaming UNILAG at the […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
The Senate has ordered the Ministry of Aviation to release previous reports of the investigations into air disasters in the country even as it commenced a joint probe with the House of Representatives of the crash of the Dana plane crash in Lagos on Sunday. While considering a motion brought by Senator Hope Uzodinma and […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
June 6, 2012 by Friday Olokor, Abuja 5 Comments Senators Forum on Tuesday in Abuja advised security agencies and regulatory authorities in the aviation industry not to observe public holidays in case of emergencies and disasters. The group also asked the National Assembly to conduct a public hearing and investigation into the Dana plane crash […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
Abuja – The Senate has ordered Dana Airlines to suspend its operations pending the conclusion of its investigation into Sunday’s air crash. The Senate also directed the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, to step aside until all investigations into the air crash had been completed. The resolution followed a […]
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House, Legislature, Senate
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
There was confusion at the lobby of the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday as a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ibrahim Olaifa, and his aides manhandled an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps. The offence of the FRSC official, Mr. Mediel Jerry, was that he reportedly clamped Olaifa’s car for parking […]
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Legislature, Senate
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
National Assembly has insisted that it will create agencies through legislation when necessary despite the failure of the executive to sign some bills passed by the legislature. While declaring open the public hearing on the Erosion Control and Prevention Commission Bill, Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, said agencies would be created if they […]
