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    Politics Nigerian Lawmaker, Abdullahi Wamakko, is Dead

    A member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, Mr. Abdullahi Wamakko, is dead. Wamakko died in Abuja on Friday. He was 50 years old. He reportedly passed on after a brief illness as he was last seen at the National Assembly on Monday. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and...
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    Politics Power Tussle: Osinbajo Risks Impeachment

    The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo may risk being impeached if the executive fails to carry out the decisions of the Senators as the Senate has asked him to as a matter of urgency withdraw his statemecnt that the National Assembly lacks the powers to confirm nominations from the President. The...
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    Politics Recall: 9 Sins That Would Send Dino Melaye Out Of Senate

    Controversial Nigerian Senator, and self-styled anti-corruption activist, Dino Melaye is in the news again. This time, it is about a move by his constituents to eject him from the parliament over what they term as continuous embarrassment and poor representation. Hundreds of protesters from the...
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    Politics 2017 Budget: Jibrin Backs Osinbajo On 'Illegal Insertions' of Projects By N/Assembly

    The suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin has backed the recent comment by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that the National Assembly has no power to insert new projects in a budget proposal. Jibrin, a former chairman of the House of Representatives appropriation committee, said "The acting...
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    Politics Fashola Unhappy Over Alteration Of 2017 Budget By National Assembly

    Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that the National Assembly altered some provisions in the 2017 budget. The former Governor of Lagos state, who is not happy with the development, suggested that the judiciary may have to explain how far lawmakers can go in...
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    Politics Osinbajo Is Checking 2017 Budget For Padding Errors - Presidency

    The Presidency has said that it is still working on the 2017 budget, 15 days after the National Assembly transmitted the document to the Presidency. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang on Saturday said the Presidency is working...
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    Politics 81 Failed Promises Of President Buhari in 2 Years – Nigerian Wailers

    A pressure group, Nigerian Wailers, has passed a vote of no confidence on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for the last two years. The group said this was with regard to the government’s failure to fulfill its campaign promises after two years in office. A statement signed by...
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    Politics FG Gives Update On 2017 Budget

    Nigerian government said it was analysing and reviewing the 2017 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly penultimate Thursday. Budget and National Planning Minister, Udoma Udoma said this while addressing State House correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council...
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    Politics Buhari Writes NASS, Seeks Approval To Borrow $6.9Bn

    President Muhammadu Buhari has requested for the approval of the National Assembly to borrow $6.9b for infrastructural development. Buhari in a letter read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki said $5.8bn would be borrowed from the Chinese Exim bank for the repair of the railway transport...
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    Politics Senate Considers Two Options To Further Nail Ibrahim Magu

    Nigerian senate is considering two options to overcome constitutional hindrances over the rejection of Mr. Ibrahim Magu, as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Following the second Senate rejection of Mr. Magu, administration officials and sympathisers had cited...
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    Politics 7 Important Things Nigerian Senate Will Do This Month

    Many activities are lined up for the Nigerian Senate in April, 2017 as the Senators had a tough month in March between the Presidency and the law making body. The senators, in the month, experienced may controversies as well as scandal including Senate President, Bukola Saraki's alleged Range...
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    Politics 5 Reasons Saraki, Melaye's Clearance Is Bad News For The Presidency

    Nigerian Senate has cleared Bukola Saraki and Dino Melaye of wrongdoings over allegations leveled against the two principal officers of the National Assembly. Is the news a bad one for the Presidency? Nigerian Bulletin compiled 5 reasons why the President's team may not feel good with the news...
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    Politics Melaye Was Impeached As President of Geography Students - Classmates

    In another twist to the ongoing certificate controversy of Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye, Sahara Reporters has claimed that the controversial lawmaker was impeached as the president of the National Association of Geography Students at the institution. Sahara Reporters said Melaye's classmates...
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    Politics Nigeria: I Have Resumed – Buhari Tells Senate

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday resumed duties after his vacation in the United Kingdom. A two-paragraph statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the President has notified the National Assembly of his return to the country and complied...
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    Politics Auditor-General Uncovers N2bn Financial Fraud In N/Assembly

    The Auditor-General has reportedly uncovered a financial fraud to the tune of 2 billion naira in the National Assembly expenditure for 2016. AGF's Document seen by Daily Trust revealed that the illegalities were perpetrated in 13 transactions. The National Assembly has been under increasing...
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    Politics Why National Assembly Must Impeach Buhari Now – Junaid Mohammed

    Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, for the second time has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Yesterday, the President through his media aide, Femi Adesina revealed that a series of medical check-ups he carried out in the cause of his vacation had...
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    Politics Shehu Sani Fulfils Campaign Promise, Hosts Lepers, Deaf In N/Assembly

    Chairman of the Senate Committee on Domestic and Foreign Debt, Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna Central), yesterday fulfiled one of his campaign promises by hosting lepers, the deaf and other physically challenged persons in his office at the National Assembly. The physically challenged came all the...
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    Politics Saraki’s Chief of Staff, Isa Galaudu Resigns

    Senator Isa Galaudu, the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has resigned. Daily Trust reliably gathered that Galaudu’s resignation came days after Saraki issued a memo notifying his over 112 aides of plan to relieve them of their appointments. Multiple sources at the...
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    Politics Akpabio Blasts 2017 Budget As Recipe For Stagnation

    Nigerian Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that the 2017 budget of President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal government may end up as a budget of stagnation. Some senators have described the budget as ambiguous while Senator Dino Melaye described Nigeria as a country that...
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    Politics NIGERIA: North-East Leaders Visit National Assembly [See PHOTOS]

    Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima led the delegation of North east leaders to the National Assembly to show appreciation in passing the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill They were received by Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara at the national...
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