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Mar

08

2024

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Ohafia Udumeze Petition EEDC To House Of Representative For Non Power Supply And Exorbitant Bills

Abia North, National Assembly, News Flash, Power & Energy

Ohafia Udumeze Petition EEDC To House Of Representative For Non Power Supply And Exorbitant Bills. While the Ohafia Legal team led by Barr. Ekpu Kalu were present at the hearing, the EEDC sent a message that flight delay is responsible for their non appearance.

Mar

07

2024

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New Wage Proposed For Nigerian Workers

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Labour, National Assembly, News Flash

New Wage Proposed For Nigerian Workers Nigerian workers may soon be getting a living wage of at least N100,000 if eventually approved by the Federal Government. Lawmakers at the House of Representatives proposed this on Wednesday. The House has also set up an ad-hoc committee to look into modalities for the payment the wage. This move was sequel to the adoption of a motion co-sponsored by 40 lawmakers. Moving the motion, Aliyu Sani Madaki said the country’s inflation rate has made it difficult for an average Nigerian to afford basic needs such as food, water, housing, education, healthcare, transportation, and…

Mar

04

2024

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HOR Call For Arrests Of Binance Executives Over Money Laundering, Naira Crash

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, National Assembly, News Flash

Reps call for arrest of Binance executives over money laundering, naira crash In a desperate move to rescue the naira, federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives have called for the arrest of the executives of cryptocurrency company, Binance, over alleged economic sabotage. This was the resolution of the House Committee on Financial Crimes during its sitting on Monday, March 4. The lawmakers resolved to recommend that the House invokes its powers to subpoena and arrest executives of Binance following their failure to appear before the committee. Chairman of the committee, Ginger Obinna Onwusibe, said executives of the company were…

Mar

04

2024

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Bill Seeks To Stop N’West, S’West, S’South Candidates From Presidential Election In 2027

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Bill Seeks To Stop N’West, S’West, S’South Candidates From Presidential Election In 2027 The North-West, South-West and South-South geo-political zones of the country may not field a presidential candidate in the 2027 general election if ongoing moves to alter relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) scales through. Sunday PUNCH exclusively gathered that a bill “For an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) to make provisions for rotation of power among the geo-political zones, senatorial zones and federal constituencies in presidential, governorship and senatorial elections in Nigeria,” is currently…

Feb

29

2024

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Senate Approves Tinubu’s Request To Sack Top Govt Official

National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Senate Approves Tinubu’s Request To Sack Top Govt Official The Senate has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s sack of Babatunde Irukera as the Chief Executive/Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) The approval of the Senate on Wednesday was a sequel to the consideration of the Executive Communication that the Senate do consider the request of President Bola Tinubu on the removal of Babatunde Irukera as Chief Executive/Vice-Chairman of FCCPC in accordance with Section 8(1)(b) & (2) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Act, 2018 as presented by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC,…

Feb

28

2024

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N30bn Allowance : Akpabio Makes U-Turn, Apologises To Governors

Economy, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

N30bn Allowance: Akpabio Makes A U-turn, Apologises To Governors The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to the state governors over his comment on the N30bn hardship allowance allegedly given to them. Akpabio had, at a plenary sitting last Tuesday, during deliberation on the Ways and Means collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria by the previous administration, said an “unverified report” indicated that state governors received N30bn each from the Federation Account to cushion the effect of inflation and the high cost of food prices. Last September, the Federal Government said N2bn was released to governors out…

Feb

27

2024

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NLC Protesters Storm National Assembly

Labour, National Assembly, News Flash

NLC Protesters Storm National Assembly Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have stormed the National Assembly demanding the National Assembly to rescue Nigerian workers. The protesters who came in their numbers chanting “Akpabio come to our aid ” carrying various placards are pleading with the National Assembly to hear their plights. Though they are yet to be addressed by either the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio or the Speaker of the House Tajudeen Abbas.

Feb

27

2024

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Lawmakers’ Salaries Too Small For Job Responsibilities – Deputy Speaker

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Lawmakers’ Salaries Too Small For Job Responsibilities – Deputy Speaker The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. While stressing that the take home pay of the average lawmaker is a ‘far cry’ from what people insinuate, Kalu called for understanding, saying the call for the slashing of their salary by 50 per cent is not the solution to the current problem. The deputy speaker spoke when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday.…

Feb

22

2024

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Senate Passes South East Development Commission Bill

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Senate Passes South East Development Commission Bill The Senate, on Thursday, passed the Bill seeking the establishment of the South East Development Commission. The commission is to be charged with the responsibility of receiving and managing funds from the Federation Account for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses, and other infrastructural damages suffered by the region as a result of the effects of the civil war. The Red Chamber took the decision while considering the bill’s clauses at its Committee of the Whole, chaired by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The House of Representatives, on December 21, 2023,…

Feb

20

2024

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Reps Pass State Police Bill For Second Reading

National Assembly, News Flash

Reps Pass State Police Bill For Second Reading The House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 20, passed for a second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to allow for the establishment of state police The bill, sponsored by the deputy speaker and 14 other members, was passed by the House and referred to the House Committee on Constitution Review amid fear by some members that the state governors may use them as a weapon of coercion and victimization. Leading a debate on the bill, Tolani Shagaya (APC, Kwara) said the bill on state police will bring back…