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Senate presidency: North-East senators endorse Mark

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Senate Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

SENATORS from the North-East geopolitical zone, on Thursday, endorsed Senator David Mark and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as their choice for the seat of Senate president and Deputy Senate president for the next Senate. Senate Minority Leader, Senator Mana Maaji Lawan, who briefed newsmen in Abuja said that the North-East caucus of the senators-elect […]

Jonathan dissolves cabinet, appoints Anyim SGF

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Monday, May 30th, 2011

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, appointed Senator Anyim Pius Anyim as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. The announcement which was conveyed in a statement by the Federal Government last night also confirmed the formal dissolution of the federal cabinet and the expiration of the tenure of the National Security Adviser, Lt. Gen. Andrew […]

National Assembly passes N4.5 trillion budget for 2011

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Thursday, May 26th, 2011

THE National Assembly yesterday adopted the sum of N4,484,736,648,992 as the amended budget for the 2011 financial year, leaving an increase of 53 billion Naira from the sum of 4.407 trillion Naira requested in the budget amendment Bill sent in by President Goodluck Jonathan. Earlier, President Goodluck Jonathan had requested the legislature to slash the […]

Northern senators endorse Mark

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

THE Northern Senators Forum, NSF, yesterday, endorsed Senator David Mark, for the Senate Presidency with a warning to Governor Danjuma Goje that he would be humilated if he dared to contest against Mark. The endorsement of Mark was conveyed at a press conference addressed by executive members of the NSF in the National Assembly complex […]

Newspaper proprietors commend NASS on passage of FoI bill

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, has commended both Houses of the National Assembly for passing the Freedom of Information Bill, FoI, saying it is a significant development in the quest for accountability and transparency in public service and, by extension, good governance. A statement by NPAN President, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, said with the passage […]

N’Assembly Mounts Pressure on Jonathan to Sign 2011 Budget

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), House, Legislature, Presidency, Senate Saturday, May 21st, 2011

INDICATION emerged yesterday that the leadership of the National Assembly is mounting pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to assent to the 2011 Appropriation Bill despite the alleged injection of N500 billion into the budget by the House of Representatives. A source in the Presidency who pleaded anonymity disclosed to The Guardian yesterday that the leadership […]

Has sports development suffered setback in the National Assembly?

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Friday, May 20th, 2011

Very soon, the Life of this National Assembly will come to an end. Consequently, time is ripe to assess its performance in all areas of its works as an arm of Government. It is conceivable that concerned stakeholders would be looking at the National Assembly from different angles. In this case, my concern is in […]

Abati: The National Assembly’s unfinished tasks – By Reuben Abati

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, House, Legislature, NNP Columnists, Reuben Abati, Senate Friday, May 13th, 2011

TWO proposals by the National Assembly, class of 2007, seeking to wind up ahead of the transition to another government in May 2011, do not seem to make sense, or rather should be carefully interrogated. It is a matter of public record that the National Assembly is perhaps the worst hit by the gale of […]

77 Senators Okay Mark For Senate Presidency

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Friday, May 13th, 2011

North Central Caucus Offers Block Vote Ex-Senate Whip Backs S’East For Reps Speaker A GROUNDSWELL of support has developed for the bid of David Mark to assume a fresh presidency of the Senate. Already, no fewer than 77 senators across the six geopolitical zones of the country have endorsed him while senators from the […]

Senate presidency: 75 senators endorse Mark

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Ahead of the inauguration of the 7th Senate next month and the race for the office of the Senate President, about 75 in-coming Senators both old and new rose from a crucial meeting in Abuja on Wednesday evening declaring support for the candidacy of Senator David Mark. The group of Senators being coordinated by returnee […]