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A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has resigned from his membership of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Tunji-Ojo, who represented the Akoko North-East/North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, was among the ministers-designate of President Bola Tinubu. His resignation came some hours […]
Continue ReadingThe protest by the Organised Labour against the “anti-people” policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration is getting intense as protesters, on Wednesday, morning broke down the first gate of the National Assembly complex and forced their way into the premises. The protesters subsequently moved to the second gate of the Assembly Complex. The Organised […]
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Owing to the alleged frustration foreign trained medical students who completed their studies and return to Nigeria to practice experienced in the last five years, a Rights Activist from Katsina, Bashir Adamu Daura has called on members of the National Assembly to repeal the Act establishing the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) with […]
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House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun to immediately withdraw 30 personnel officers of the force alleged to have been harassing, intimidating and displacing law-abiding indigenes of Inikorogha community in Ovia South West, Local Government Area, Edo State in the past 3 months. The House also resolved to set […]
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the National Assembly over the decision to allocate N70 billion as palliatives for its members. Falana, in a press statement released on Sunday, said the move is illegal and contemptuous. The allocation of N70 billion, disbursed among 306 newly elected members, in addition to N40 billion set aside […]
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The Senate, on Wednesday, launched an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption leveled against officials of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System at various universities across the Federation. The Senate also resolved to hold an interactive session with the Head of Service, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), […]
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There was a mild drama at the House of Representatives on Wednesday when a member who came to the chamber “improperly dressed” was walked out. The lawmaker, whose identity could not be ascertained because he is one of the newly elected members, entered the chamber casually dressed in a red t-shirt and brown trousers. The […]
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The Anglican Church has called on the newly inaugurated members of the 10th National Assembly to amend the Constitution to make it mandatory for election disputes to be resolved before a winner is inaugurated. This, the church said, would allow the winner to concentrate on the job of governance without distractions. The position of the […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Legislature to the efforts that will address the challenges of climate change globally. He therefore called on parliaments across the world over to intensify efforts on climate action as the world observed the International Day of Parliamentarism. Abbas said […]
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The Senator, representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola at the weekend disclosed that the Senators voted for Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President for fairness and equity. Adeola, who made the disclosure at an Interdenominational Thanksgiving Service, held at Cathedral Church of Christ, Ilaro, Ogun state, said since the President and his […]
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