Tag: NASS
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Yorubas in Kwara, Kogi ask Nass to merge them with south west states
As southern Kaduna demands state The Yoruba ethnic group in Kwara and Kogi states has demanded a merger with their kith and kin in the South-West region in Nigeria through boundary adjustment. According to the National President of the group, Pa Joseph Aderibigbe, who was the first Secretary to Kwara State Government when it was…
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Thinking National Assembly members are overpaid is wrong – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said it is wrong for Nigerians to perceive the National Assembly as being “highly overpaid” for doing little. He said the lack of trust in the lawmakers had made their critics not to see the enormous work they were doing for the country. Buhari said this in…
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Don’t declare Kalu seat vacant, APGA senatorial candidate tells NASS
A member of Board of Trustees of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Dr David Bourdex, on Monday asked the National Assembly not to declare vacant the Abia North Senatorial seat, occupied by Orji Uzor Kalu. Recall that a Federal High Court in Lagos had last year sentenced Kalu to 12 years’ imprisonment, for diverting the…
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NASS contractors to begin multi-billion contracts execution this week
The delivery of various office equipment and other items for federal legislators at the National Assembly is expected to begin this week by contractors While cars requested by the Service Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives are to be delivered in batches after the National Assembly’s recess on September 24, contractors are expected…
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Senators, Reps seek bank loans for accommodation challenges over delayed payments
Lawmakers still expecting their welcome package one month after their inauguration Federal lawmakers have started discussing with the representatives of various banks operating within the National Assembly on how to secure loans to meet their accommodation challenges pending the payment of their welcome package. Investigations by SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday revealed that members of the…
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Police IG orders arrest of Sen. Elisha Abbo, for slapping a nursing mother
Vanguard reports that, Following the call by Nigerians to arrest, prosecute and jail Senator Elisha Abbo, who allegedly slapped a nursing mother at a sex toy shop in Abuja, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered for his arrest on Wednesday. Investigations are currently ongoing at the Federal Capital Territory police by…
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9th Assembly: ’51 APC Senators, 191 Reps signed for Lawan, Gbajabiamila
Senator representing Oyo North, Senator Fatai Buhari; the House of Representatives-elect for Ibadan North federal constituency, Hon. Musiliudeen Akinremi and a Civil Society Group, Gbaja for Speaker Civil Society Coalition, on Saturday in Ibadan, said Senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the moment, have enough support of the National Assembly to lead the…
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9th National Assembly: 469 Members To Receive N4.68bn Welcome Package
Four hundred and sixty-nine lawmakers who were elected on the platform of various political parties in the February 23 National Assembly elections and the subsequent supplementary election will get N4.68bn as welcome package immediately after their inauguration in June, The PUNCH investigation has shown. The package is to help the lawmakers sort out accommodation and…
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National Assembly Leadership: We’ll Strike At The Right Time, Says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has said that it is not bothered about moves by the ruling All Progressives Congress to sideline its members in the election of the presiding officers of the Ninth National Assembly. Rather, it said it was monitoring what is ongoing in the camp of the ruling party and would act when…
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I Have No Power To Choose Who Becomes Senate President, Deputy— Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole has said that contrary to claims in some quarters, he does not possess the power to chose who becomes the Senate President of the 9th National Assembly (NASS). The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made this statement on Friday while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Hard Copy. He…