Category: Legislative

10Th Speakership: Low turnout as Gbajabiamila launches campaign for Tajudeen Abbas

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Members-elect for the 10th House of Representatives, on Wednesday, failed to honour the invitation of the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila for the sole aim of launching a campaign for Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, for the position of the Speaker for the 10th Assembly. The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the President-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, had adopted Rep. Tajudeen, a Member representing Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State for the position of Speaker in the next Assembly, to be inaugurated in 2 weeks. Zoning of the number four citizen’s position…

Senate Presidency: Stop Campaign Of Calumny against Orji Kalu, South-South Group warns Afegbua

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By Michael Agbaji     A pro-democracy group under the aegis of Niger Delta Political Assembly (NDPA), has said the campaign of calumny against the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu by Kazeem Afegbua is total disappointment to the South South region A statement on Friday by the leader of the group, Dr. Offiong Offiong warned Afegbua to desist from campaign of calumny against the former Abia State Governor in his desperate bid to becomes “Akpabio’s SA on Media”. Kazeem Afegbua, a former Commissioner of Information in Edo…

How Ninth N’Assembly excels in lawmaking – Lawan

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has given account of how the Ninth National Assembly outperformed it’s predecessors. In a keynote address to formally declare open an induction programme for the members-elect of the incoming 10th National Assembly, Lawan said the Ninth Assembly had performed “exceedingly well” in terms of the number and quality of the bills introduced, passed and assented to. “As of July 2022, a total of 874 Bills were introduced in the Senate, out of which 162 were passed,” Lawan told members-elect of the 10th Assembly…

World Press Freedom Day: Senate President felicitates Nigerian Journalists

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, celebrated with Nigerian journalists on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day.   Lawan said journalists have made immense contributions to the socio-political and economic development of Nigeria.   “Nigerian journalists deserve our appreciation for their contributions to democracy and governance in general in Nigeria as the fourth estate of the realm.   “Promoting press freedom is not only upholding the rights of an important segment of the society, it is also promoting the human right to freedom of speech and opinion.…

SENATE PRESIDENCY: NASS Legislative Staff backs Akpabio

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By Our Reporter     The legislative staff of the National Assembly has expressed their enthusiasm for the aspiration of His Excellency Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio for the Senate President. In a meeting with the Convener, “The Godswill Project,” Femi Odere in Abuja on Monday with representatives of the legislative staff, they said they have come to express solidarity, enthusiasm, and support for Akpabio’s bid for the Senate President as they consider themselves “important stakeholders of the National Assembly that knows the characters and competence or otherwise of the ranking…

Senate Presidency: Group Drums Support for Senate President, Ahmed Lawan’s Continuity

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     For competence, efficiency, achievements, capacity and stability in the National Assembly, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan should continue as the next Senate President in the 10th Senate. Aside reverting and sustaining budget circle from January to December, strict budget implementation, budget debate and passage in the last four years deserve his wealth of experience to continue in the next Senate. Assembly watch charged with monitoring the activities of federal lawmakers led by Abraham Owoicho lauded the cordial relationship between the executive and the legislature in the…

10th NASS Leadership: Parliamentary advocates engage Izunaso, Barau, Ned Nwoko, others

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Nigeria’s leading Parliamentary Advocacy Network (PAN), has continued its engagement with various leaders and stakeholders across the country ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June. The group promotes good governance, independence of the Legislature and equity at the National Assembly. The Parliamentary group had met with some senators-elect and a member of the House of Representatives, gunning for the Speakership. It also met with Senator Jibrin Barau, Senator Osita Izunaso and senator-elect, Ned Nwoko. Izunaso, currently a candidate for Senate President, stressed the need to give…

NASC confirms Tambuwal Clerk to NASS, Kamoru as Deputy Clerk

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF       The National Assembly Service Commission NASC has confirmed the appointment of Sani Magaji Tambuwal as Clerk to the National Assembly CNA, while Ogunlana Kamoru was also confirmed as Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly DCNA.   This was sequel to a letter of confirmation issued after the 573rd meeting held on Wednesday 29th, April, 2023.   The two top officers of the National Assembly were appointed in Ag capacity in November, 2022 following the expiration of the tenure of the former CNA, Arc Amos…

10th NASS: North Central deserves nothing less than Senate Presidency – Senator Sani Musa

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Senator representing Niger North Senatorial District, Sani Musa on Tuesday said the North Central geopolitical zone deserve the office of the Senate President. Speaking with National Assembly correspondents, he said, the North Central has always been aligning with the governing party and has always given massive votes, as their votes for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just concluded Presidential and parliamentary elections were more than any of the geographical zones of the country. He, however, said the decision lies with the APC leadership, pointing out that the…

Ramadan: Senate President urges prayers for peaceful transition of power

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has urged Muslim faithful in Nigeria, in this Holy month of Ramadan, to pray for a peaceful transition of power at the national and sub national levels in the coming months. In his goodwill message, Lawan said this Ramadan period provided an opportunity to also pray for the success of the incoming administrations both at the Federal and state levels as they would assume the onerous tasks of continuing the building of a virile and prosperous Nigeria. The full text of Lawan’s message…