The Deputy spokesman for the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) says the overall interest of the National Assembly is the restoration of tranquility and order in Rivers. Agbese said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, after the National Assembly ratified the emergency rule declared...
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The Kogi Central Women Development Association (KCWDA) on Thursday backed the suspension and recall of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from National Assembly. Speaking in Lokoja at a news conference, the association’s spokesperson, Mrs Christy Omale, praised the Senate’s six-month suspension of Akpoti-Uduaghan, citing her gross misconduct and unruly behaviour. Omale...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for ratifying the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President described the decision as a crucial step in restoring stability. He highlighted that the...
The Senate will, on Thursday, debate a motion on the proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers, says Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim, Chairman of the Senate Inter-Parliamentary Committee, confirmed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. A motion titled ‘Proclamation of State of Emergency in Rivers,’ sponsored...
Labour Party (LP) leadership has constituted a three-man Intervention and Truce Committee to smoothen the relationship between it and its members in the National Assembly. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, said this was part of the on-going efforts...
Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Tuesday said that the upper chamber had been passing diverse laws aimed at positioning Nigeria for a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, said this at a meeting with a delegation of the United Kingdom Parliament, held at...
Conference of United Political Parties (CUPP) has said that the ongoing feud between Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, can lead to a significant loss of public confidence in the National Assembly. National Secretary of CUPP, Mr Peter Ameh, who stated this in an interview...
President Bola Tinubu has said the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget signed into law on Friday will empower Nigerians and build a resilient future. The President said this after signing the budget in a brief ceremony witnessed by Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, and other leaders of the...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the State House, Abuja. The bill, which was passed by the National Assembly on Feb. 13, after increasing it from the initial N49.7 trillion submitted by President Tinubu, was signed in a brief ceremony...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Kano Chapter, has suspended four of its National Assembly members for alleged anti-party activities. The state chairman of the party, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspended...
In the grand theater of Nigerian politics, where promises are as fleeting as the Harmattan breeze and truth is often the first casualty, few characters have mastered the art of illusion quite like Ned Nwoko. A man of many hats—lawyer, businessman, politician, and self-proclaimed advocate for the people—Nwoko has,...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, has faulted calls for the creation of 31 additional states in the country . Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday, the PDP chieftain said creation of additional states would not solve...
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Stephen Ogundipe, has said the proposed creation of new states in the ongoing constitution review at the National Assembly is long overdue. Ogundipe (APC-Oshodi/Isolo 1) made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The House of Representatives has pledged to prioritise the interest of all Nigerians in increasing the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. Deputy Spokesperson for the house, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for transparency and accountability in the allocation of the increased Budget of Restoration, which has risen to ₦54 trillion due to increased revenue. Obi expressed concern that while the sources of the revenue were detailed,...
The House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states in the country. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu read the letter from the committee containing the proposal during plenary on Thursday in Abuja. If approved,...
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of an increase in the proposed 2025 budgetary estimates from the N49.7 trillion he presented on Dec. 18, 2024 to N54.2 trillion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu announced the increase via a letter forwarded to both chambers of...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will not accept the N532 billion contract variation requested for by the contractors handling the Abuja International Airport second runway. Keyamo stated this when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation...