Ondo Speaker bows to court order, reinstates suspended lawmakers
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Ondo State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension order placed on four members of the Assembly barely 72 hours before the leadership of the…
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Ondo State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension order placed on four members of the Assembly barely 72 hours before the leadership of the…
[email protected]On Monday, British lawmakers debated sanctioning Nigerian government officials involved in the attack on peaceful protesters at Lekki on October 20. The petition against the Nigerian government more than doubled…
By Osagie Otabor, Akure Ondo lawmakers have impeached the Deputy Speaker, Hon Ogundeji Iroju for alleged gross misconduct. Hon Iroju has been on suspension since July while his efforts to…
United States President, Donald Trump. PHOTO: Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump met with two leading Republicans from the US state of Michigan in a highly unusual session as the president continues…
Civil society organizations in Imo State have criticized the state's House of Assembly for passing a controversial bill into law and failing to carry the people along in its lawmaking.…
Guaido's assistant Roberto Marrero and lawmakers Gilber Caro and Renzo Prieto were amongst the names read out by Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez live on state television. The presidential decree "comes…
Nike Popoola The Chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association, Mr Ganiyu Musa, has asked the House of Representatives to assist the insurance industry overcome its present challenges through legislation that…
. President Muhammadu Buhari addressing the Lawmakers during the presentation of 2019 Budget at a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja A few male legislators in the ninth…
Calls had circulated on social media networks for protesters to prevent lawmakers from entering the session -- the first since the August 4 blast that ravaged swathes of the capital.…
Obaseki(left) and OshiomholeBy Dirisu Yakubu & Ozioruva Aliu The crisis rocking Edo House of Assembly is not about to end as the 17 lawmakers opposed to Governor Godwin Obaseki vowed…
Nigeria needs new ideas and innovative approaches to address operational inefficiencies in its extractive industry and unleash its potential, the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies…
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by Emmanuel Okogba ON Tuesday July 7th, 2020, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila led House of Representatives; going by reports introduced consolidated two bills that among other provisions, seeks to penalize law…
National AssemblyBy Jerome-Mario Utomi ON Tuesday July 7th, 2020, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila led House of Representatives; going by reports introduced consolidated two bills that among other provisions, seeks to penalize…
In what further punctured the lie by Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), that the wedding of his son, Abdulaziz, to Khadija Danbatta, in Kano on Saturday…
Share Tweet Share Share Email After multiple schools sued the Trump administration for its new rule against foreign students taking online-only classes, two New York City lawmakers urged the…
Mr Tertsea Gbiseh, the Chairman House Standing Committee on Information and Orientation, announced this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi The statement…
By Adama Umar Ayuba Sir: Fair enough, the constitution of Nigeria has provided for three arms of government. This is to curb the tendency of tyranny and to reduce the…
On Tuesday July 7th, 2020, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila led House of Representatives; going by reports introduced consolidated two bills that among other provisions, seeks to penalize law enforcement bodies that…
The Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the N40 billion corruption allegation against the interim management committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was stunned on Thursday when an official…