National Assembly

Aug
31
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Senate Sends Strong Warning To Cheap Blackmailers And Peddlers Of Falsehood

Senate Sends Strong Warning To Cheap Blackmailers And Peddlers Of Falsehood

National Assembly, News Flash
‘It’s enough’, Senate Send Strong Message To Blackmailers The Senate has warned the public against what it described as “vicious attempts” to tarnish its image and that of its leadership. The Senate’s position was contained in a statement on Friday by the Senate Leader’s Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. The statement titled “Senate frowns at false claims against Bamidele, mulls stiffer action,” expressed concern over what it described as recent efforts to undermine public trust in the National Assembly. The Senate, while reacting to a petition against its leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said it would no longer treat cases of…
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Aug
19
2024
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N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo

N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash
N29 Million Running Cost Not Enough For A Senator – Abbo Elisha Abbo, a former senator representing Adamawa north, says the over N20 million running cost for senators is not enough. Abbo said this on Sunday when he appeared on Arise Television. The former lawmaker said while he was at the senate, his salaries, allowances and running cost put together was N14.4 million. He said the sum was not enough to address the challenges being faced by his constituents in the north-eastern state of Nigeria. “Cumulatively, when I was in the senate, all the allowances put together was N14.4 million…
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Aug
05
2024
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Exposed: How Dangote Deceived Nigerian Lawmakers, Diesel Quality Worse Than Presented.

Exposed: How Dangote Deceived Nigerian Lawmakers, Diesel Quality Worse Than Presented.

Business, National Assembly, News Flash
EXPOSED: How Dangote Deceived Nigerian Lawmakers, Diesel Quality Worse Than Presented “In terms of quality, when we started, our quality was about six hundred to six fifty ppm, the ppm was one of the best in terms of quality at the time we started. But as of today, we are at 87 ppm. And you can take a sample on Monday. By Monday, we will be less than 50 ppm. By the beginning of August, we will be at 10 ppm.” “In terms of quality, nobody can produce anything better than us. I just got the result from our official…
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Aug
03
2024
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State Of The Nation: Position Of The South East Caucus Of The National Assembly On The Ethnic Profiling Of Igbos Against The Background Of The Mass Protests Across The Country

State Of The Nation: Position Of The South East Caucus Of The National Assembly On The Ethnic Profiling Of Igbos Against The Background Of The Mass Protests Across The Country

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, South East
STATE OF THE NATION:POSITION OF THE SOUTH EAST CAUCUS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE ETHNIC PROFILING OF IGBOS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE MASS PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. The attention of the South East Caucus of the National Assembly has been drawn to the unfortunate and dangerous ethnic profiling of Igbos in the ongoing mass protests across the country. For the records, the Igbo nation, in obedience to the advice of their leaders- Governors, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, parliamentarians and others in the private sector- had taken a reasoned and strategic decision not to participate in the on-going nationwide protests.…
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Jul
29
2024
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Soludo Mourns Senator Ubah: ‘Despite Our Political Differences, You Remained A Dear Younger Brother’

Soludo Mourns Senator Ubah: ‘Despite Our Political Differences, You Remained A Dear Younger Brother’

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, Obituary
Despite Our Political Differences, You Remained a Dear Younger Brother — Soludo Mourns Senator Ubah The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo has expressed grief over the death of the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. Ubah, an oil magnet, a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), and governorship aspirant for the 2025 Anambra guber election, died on Saturday in a hotel in London, after reportedly battling an illness. Mourning the 52-year-old billionaire businessman and vibrant politician, Governor Soludo described it as shocking untimely, and a regrettable loss, especially as it is coming…
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Jul
25
2024
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Housemaid, Private Teacher, Gateman, Others Must Get 70k Minimum Wage – Senate President Declares

Housemaid, Private Teacher, Gateman, Others Must Get 70k Minimum Wage – Senate President Declares

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Labour, National Assembly, News Flash
Housemaid, Private Teacher, Gateman, Others Must Get 70K Minimum Wage – Senate President Declares AttNews reports that the Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that employers are now required to pay their staff a minimum wage of N70,000. This mandate applies to all employers, including small-scale and informal sector employers, such as those who hire domestic workers or tailors. Akpabio emphasized that no employer can pay their staff below the minimum wage of N70,000, regardless of the type of work or industry. The announcement was made while the new minimum wage bill was passed into law on the Senate floor.…
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Jul
24
2024
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Tinubu Signs North West Development Commission Bill Into Law

Tinubu Signs North West Development Commission Bill Into Law

National Assembly, News Flash, Northern Nigeria
Tinubu Signs North West Development Commission Bill Into Law President Bola Tinubu has given presidential assent to the North West Development Commission Bill. Speaking on the bill, the sponsor and the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, commended the passage of the bill, He noted that with the presidential assent, the Federal Government intervention agency will address the deleterious state of infrastructural facilities in the region. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Barau noted that it would mitigate the poor state of infrastructure in the region destroyed by the terror gang, Boko Haram. He added, “The President has signed the…
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Jul
24
2024
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Food Insecurity: Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu Inaugurates Committee As National Assembly Moves To Provide Sucure For Nigerians

Food Insecurity: Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu Inaugurates Committee As National Assembly Moves To Provide Sucure For Nigerians

Agriculture, Business, Economy, National Assembly, News Flash
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐑𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐮 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞, As National Assembly Moves To Provide Sucure For Nigerians Food insecurity is a pressing issue that affects millions of people around the world, including in Nigeria. In an effort to address this challenge and prioritize agriculture, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, recently inaugurated the National Legislative Network on Nutrition and Food Security in Abuja. This committee has been tasked with the responsibility of initiating strategic legislative processes and actions to tackle food and nutritional challenges in the country. During the inauguration ceremony, Rt Hon…
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Jul
11
2024
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Reps Query Minister Over N20 Million Spent On Sanitary Pads, N65m on New Year Party

Reps Query Minister Over N20 Million Spent On Sanitary Pads, N65m on New Year Party

FGN, National Assembly, News Flash
Reps Query Minister Over N20 Million Spent On Sanitary Pads, N65m On New Year Party The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye has drawn the ire of the House of Representatives following the unguarded manner she allegedly spent monies which included expenditures of N45 million for a New Year party and, N20 million for sanitary pads. The House of Representatives which has now queried the minister, also frowned on her other unrelated expenditure which includes N1.5 million for vehicle fuel. Rep. Kafilat Ogbara, Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, led the interrogation of the Minister, over the non-payment of…
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