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    Politics Court Orders Saraki, Dogara To Account For N500bn National Assembly Spending - The Guardian

    A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, should account for the N500bn captured as running costs for the legislative body between 2006 and 2016 READ MORE HERE
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    Politics THISDAY: Buhari To Present 2018 Budget To National Assembly Next Week

    President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Tuesday, next week, present the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly on Tuesday, an authoritative presidency source told THISDAY. The bill, which is expected to be approved soon by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), according to the source, is...
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    Politics National Assembly Stinks As Lawmakers Resume Plenary

    Nigerian lawmakers resumed to a stinking environment on Tuesday as the Nigeria’s National Assembly was unkempt after a two month holiday. According to Vanguard, The same fate also befell the staff of the institution who went away with the lawmakers from both tte Senate and the House of...
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    Politics Showdown Between Saraki, Lawmakers As Senate Resumes

    There is an imminent showdown in the Senate as the National Assembly resumes tomorrow over the Senate President, Bukola Saraki's statement on IPOB proscription. Daily Trust newspaper quoted highly placed sources in the upper chamber that a number of senators are still unhappy with the Senate...
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    Politics National Assembly Gets 7 New Permanent Secretaries

    The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) on Tuesday announced the appointment of seven new permanent secretaries. This is contained in a statement by Bullah Bi-Allah, on behalf of the Director, Information. They are Clerk of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir and...
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    Politics House of Reps - We'll No longer Respond To Allegations Made By Obasanjo

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday responded to criticisms by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on constituency projects carried out by lawmakers. PUNCH reports that the House in its response said it would no longer respond to corruption allegations made against the National Assembly...
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    Politics Constitution Amendments: 10 Key Highlights You Need To Know

    Constitution amendments is underway after they have been passed by at least 24 state houses of assembly and two-thirds of the national assembly. The committee, which was led by Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, worked on amending some sections of the 1999 constitution. In January 2016...
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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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