Tag: lawmakers
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Gombe Governor Allocates 41 SUVs To Commissioners , Lawmakers
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has presented a fleet of 41 brand-new SUVs, with 17 allocated to commissioners and 24 to members of the state House of Assembly. The Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismail Uba Misilli, conveyed the governor’s statement, indicating that the vehicles were provided to enhance the commissioners’ and…
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IG withdraws mobile policemen from ex-govs, ministers, lawmakers, VIPs
The Federal Government has withdrawn the Mobile Police Force personnel attached to several Very Important Persons, including ex-governors, former ministers and lawmakers. The order, which was contained in a police wireless message from Mopol 45 Force Headquarters, Abuja, affected Daura Buhari, brother to former President Muhammadu Buhari as well as former First Lady, Aisha Buhari’s…
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Pensioners kick over jumbo severance package of N63bn for Buhari, Osinbajo, Lawmakers, others
Severance packages for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, state governors and other political appointees leaving office in 2023 may cost the country about N63.45bn, findings by The PUNCH have shown. The figure also covers the severance gratuity for ministers, commissioners, National Assembly members, state assembly members and special advisers.…
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Saraki, Akpabio, Omogunwa, 215 Others Asked To Return Their Official Number Plates
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had requested the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, to retrieve the official vehicle identification plates from about 69 senators and 151 members of the House of Representatives who failed to return to the 9th National Assembly. The FRSC Public Education Officer, Corps Commander, Bisi Kareem,said in a statement…
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Photo: Outgoing Senators, Reps Move Property Out of N’Assembly
Lawmakers who did not contest or win reelection in the last general elections have begun to move their belongings out of the National Assembly Complex, The Punch has observed. Properties of lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives, who will not be part of the coming 9th National Assembly, were seen being moved out…
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Nigerian Lawmakers pass bill banning NaijaBet, NairaBet
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed a bill banning all forms of gambling, ownership and operations of gaming machines including NaijaBet and BetNaija, in the state. The member representing Lere/Bula constituency, Aminu Tukur, who spoke to journalists after the House sitting in Bauchi on Thursday, said, “The bill seeks to ban all forms…
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North-Central Govs, Lawmakers Divided Over Gbajabiamila’s Endorsement
The decision of the All Progressives Congress to back the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, for the 9th National Assembly speakership has been met with mixed reactions by governors, lawmakers and APC state chairmen in the North-Central. The Punch reports that while the governors and state APC chairmen in the zone…