Tag: NASS

‘Senate, House of Reps. expensive to keep’, Shekarau tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The Senator representing Kano-Central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has advised President Bola Tinubu on steps to take to reduce the cost of governance. He told the president to simply reduce the number of members in the Senate and House of Representatives. Recall that while speaking on a television’s programme on Wednesday night, Shekarau said Nigeria does not need both chambers under Tinubu. He stated, “Left to me, we don’t need to have the two chambers, the two houses; it is costing the country. I agree, a democracy means getting as many involved…

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10th N/Assembly Speakership: ‘National unity under threat’ – Reps. members

Aminu Imam

A group of members of the House of Representatives have said that national unity, of which the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made one of his top priorities, is now under threat following the way and manner some set of people are going about the jostle for the post of the Speaker of the House. Reports from multiple sources regarding a meeting orchestrated by the Lagos cabal endorsing a particular candidate in person of Hon. Tajudeen Abass is not palatable to discerning minds as it would be inimical to national unity…

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‘Nigeria Air can’t take off without NASS approval’ – Senate

Aminu Imam

The Senate has said Nigeria Air cannot take-off without the National Assembly having a say in it. The Senate, through its aviation committee, stated this in an interactive session with stakeholders in the aviation industry. The Chairman of the committee, Biodun Olujimi, reminded the stakeholders that the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had at the last interactive session given a roadmap for the ministry and promised that the airline would be launched in December before it would go public. Olujimi also noted that the Senate had it on good authority…

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Alleged $10,000 bribe to 70 Senators: CD wants EFCC, ICPC to beam searchlights on NASS

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) have been urged to turn their searchlight on the National Assembly members at both the upper and the lower legislative chambers. The Campaign for Democracy (CD), which made appeal, specifically called for thorough probe of the alleged bribery involving a ranking senator and 70 newly elected senators for the 10th Senate. Recall that the media last week, reported a meeting between a senator and senators-elect when the sum of $10, 000 were allegedly…

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NASS Election: APC retains control of N’Assembly with 57 seats in Senate, 162 in House of Reps. – INEC

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the breakdown of seats won by political parties in the National Assembly, held on Saturday, February 25. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in his remarks during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioner (RECs) in Abuja yesterday, said election into 423 out of 469 national legislative seats have been concluded and results declared. The electoral body said eight political parties out of the 18 recognised parties in the country produced lawmakers in the election. The parties are: the All Progressives Congress, (APC); the…

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1999 Constitution Amendment Bill: States reject LG autonomy

Aminu Imam

…As NASS sends 35 amendment Bills to Buhari for assent The National Assembly says 35 Constitution amendment Bills have been passed by the State’s Houses of Assemblies. The Senate, yesterday, requested its Clerk to transmit the 35 Bills out of the 44 Constitution amendment Bills to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. However, among the proposed legislations not approved by the State Houses of Assemblies are Bills seeking financial and legislative autonomy for local governments. The resolution to transmit the Bills to Buhari for assent was passed at Tuesday’s plenary…

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2023: Reject NASS members who voted against election results’ electronic transmission”, Ohuabunwa tells Nigerians

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), senatorial candidate for Abia-North, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has urged Nigerians not to vote for any National Assembly member that voted against electronic transmission of election results during the debate on Electoral Act. Senator Ohuabunwa, who spoke during his adoption by Arochukwu Youths Forum as their consensus candidate for the February 25 Abia-North senatorial contest, said that those who opposed the introduction of technology into our electoral system were the real enemies of Nigeria’s democracy. He said that such anti-democratic elements should not be rewarded with…

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2023 Budget: Buhari appeals to NASS to reconsider restructuring N22.7tr CBN loan

Aminu Imam

…Says FG will otherwise pay N1.8tr in interest President Muhammadu Buhari has again urged the National Assembly to reconsider his proposal to securitise the Federal Government’s outstanding ‘Ways and Means’ balance at the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN). Buhari, who made appeal while signing the 2023 Budget yesterday, warned that failure to grant the securitisation approval would cost the Government about N1.8trillion in additional interest in 2023 and a 40-year repayment period on the securitised debt. The President’s appeal comes barely one week after the Senate rejected his request to…

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President Buhari presents N19.76 tr 2023 Budget to NASS Friday

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday present the 2023 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly the N19.76 trillion budget proposals for the 2023 financial year. This was disclosed in a letter from President Buhari, read both by the president of the Senate Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, at resumed plenary, yesterday. The presentation, according to the letter, will take place at 10 am at the temporary chamber of the House of Representatives due to on-going renovation works in both chambers. The…

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House of Reps investigates structure, accountability of NNPC joint venture business

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The House of Representatives says it is investigating the structure and accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) business and production sharing contracts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. Represntative Hassan Fulata, the Chairman of the ad hoc committee, on Wednesday said his committee was investigating the Joint Venture Business and Production Contract of the NNPC from 1990 till date. Fulata said the probe became imperative as some NNPC accounts did not follow due process. He said his committee had discovered a secret account owned by the NNPC Ltd., alleging that…

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