Tag: BIAS

The Ninth Assembly and a reporter’s obsession with bias By Dr Ezrel Tabiowo

Emporium Reporters

When the Ninth Assembly was inaugurated on June 11, 2019, it came prepared to deliver on its mandate, which in clear terms was to ensure “a National Assembly that works for Nigerians”, following Senator Ahmad Lawan’s emergence as President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly. The upper chamber, in keeping with promises outlined in its robust legislative agenda, laid the needed foundation, which, on the long run, would impact positively on the economy and bring about institutional reforms in other critical sectors of the nation’s governance structure…

THE BIAS AGAINST THE LEGISLATURE IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF SELF- SABOTAGE: My response to SERAP’s threatened court action

Emporium Reporters

Of all three arms of government, the legislature does not necessarily fare well when it comes to approval ratings. This image problem is not peculiar to Nigeria. There are so few countries in the world where the legislature as an institution enjoys good popularity; including the United States of America which we often hail as the most ideal democracy. A Gallup poll shows that only 20% of Americans approve of Congress. In fact, in over 10 years, the Congress has not enjoyed up to a 30% approval rating and according…