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    Politics Senators Clash Over Missing School Girls – OluFamous.Com

    Two senators representing Yobe State, Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) and Mohammed Hassan (Yobe South), yesterday clashed over the missing secondary school girls from the state. The row started when Lawan, who is also the Senate Leader, praised President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Ibrahim Geidam for...
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    Politics Senate Probes $350m NBET Fund, Unearth Diversion Of $100m Into Abuja, Lagos, Other Airports...

    ….Summons Amaechi, Adeosun, Oniha Senate yesterday revealed that $100 million Euro bond which was meant for the rehabilitation of the power sector has been diverted by the Ministry of Transport for the remodeling of the Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt Airports. The Upper Chamber is probing...
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    Politics Group Gives Saraki And The National Assembly 7 Days To Begin Screening Of 60 Heads Of...

    A good governance advocacy organization, Human and Environmental Developmental Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has given the National Assembly a seven-day ultimatum to start the process that will lead to the confirmation of nominees submitted by the Executive to it or face litigation. HEDA gave...
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    Business We don’t need National Assembly’s permission to subsidise petrol – NNPC –

    The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has given reasons for paying ‘subsidy’ on petrol without appropriation from the National Assembly. The Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, Umar Ajiya, said the NNPC Act is a law on its own which the corporation...
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    Politics Why 2018 Budget Implementation May Suffer Setback – Boss Mustapha

    Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, on Thursday, said that the Federal Government might not fully implement the 2018 budget if the National Assembly fails to pass it on time. He also revealed that early preparation for the 2019 general elections, which he said...
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    Metro Pandemonium As Nigerian Police, Shiite Members Clash At N/Assembly Entrance

    Nigerian Police on Monday clashed with hundreds of Shiites in the central area of Abuja, teargassing the demonstrators as they made attempt to enter the National Assembly, Premium Times report. Members of the Shia group, Islamic Movement in Nigeria, are campaigning the release of their leader...
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    Politics Nigerian Senators Rubbish 2018 Budget

    Members of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rubbished and criticised the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. At the resumption of Legislative proceedings, Senators complained that 2018 budget is filled with inaccuracies, budget padding and...
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    Politics EFCC Quizzes David Mark Over Allegation Of Stolen Billions During His Senate's Tenure

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday quizzed former Senate President, David Mark for allegedly stealing billions of naira, alongside other leaders of the National Assembly during his tenure. It was gathered that Mark, a former military general was invited to make...
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    Politics Buhari Rejects Bills Establishing University of Wukari, Chartered Institute of Treasury Management

    President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to sign bills establishing the University of Wukari and the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management Senate President Bukola Saraki read two letters from the President where he explained his decision not to sign the bills on the floor of the Senate on...
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    Politics 'Comrade the Fighter', 'The King Lion' - Buhari, Shehu Sani Exchange Words

    President Muhammadu Buhari and Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central senatorial district on Tuesday exchanged words shortly after the 2018 budget presentation. Mr. Buhari, according to the Senator described him as 'comrade the fighter'. Nigerian Bulletin recall that Senator Shehu Sani...
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    Business Businesses Shut Down As Lawmakers Await Buhari's Budget Presentation

    Banks and shops operating within the National Assembly Complex did not be open for business on Tuesday because of the budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to TheCable, as of 8:30am on Tuesday, people who were denied access to the national assembly remained at the...
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    Politics President Buhari To Present 2018 Budget To NASS 2pm Tomorrow

    President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday present the 2018 budget before the joint session of two chambers of the National Assembly. Mr. Buhari Had last week requested the indulgence of the two chambers of the National Assembly to allow him present the budget at 2.pm on November 7. The...
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    Politics National Assembly May Demand Magu’s Removal As Condition For Considering Outstanding Appointments

    The National Assembly has started a fresh plot to remove Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu. The legislators, made this demand at a dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night. But Buhari, who listened calmly, allegedly glossed...
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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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