Tag: House of Assembly

September 8, 2020

The House, presided over by the Speaker, Abdulazeez Gafasa, adopted the amendment during plenary on Tuesday in Kano.

NECO postpones national common entrance examination, fixes new date

News

Assembly appeals to NECO on deadline for SSCE registration

September 2, 2020

This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Aminu Sa’ad (PDP-Ungoggo) at plenary on Wednesday.

Crime

Edo Assembly invasion: Court remands suspects in police custody

August 25, 2020

The suspects are: Wilfred Ogbewe, 52; Igbinobono Collins, 26; Salami Osayomore, 25; Odion Osayande, 23; Morgan Uwanboe, 47; Ifeoluwa Oladele, ...

I’ll implement new national minimum wage — Nasarawa Governor-elect

Gov. Sule submits names of NASIEC members to Assembly for confirmation

August 24, 2020

Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, Speaker of the House announced the nominations during plenary following a letter from the Governor, read by ...

Bayelsa ex-governorship aspirant dies, Diri mourns

Bayelsa Assembly screens, confirms 24 Commissioner-nominees

August 19, 2020

The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ngobere, had announced receipt of the list of 24 commissioner-nominees ...

Crime

Lagos considers punishment for parents in amendment of anti-cultism law

August 11, 2020

This was part of the submission of some lawmakers at the Lagos State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday, ...

COVID-19: Niger confirms death of Professor, 10 positive out of 202 rested

House of Assembly Speaker survives COVID-19 as colleague dies

August 11, 2020

The Speaker said at the event on Tuesday that the survival was an act of God due to the fact ...

Rivers governorship poll: Wike dedicates victory to God, Rivers people

Wike seeks Assembly’s approval for N18b loan

August 11, 2020

The Speaker, Ikunyi-Owaji Ibani, read the letter containing the Governor’s request during plenary on Monday.

Edo Crisis: Oshiomhole wants to prevent Obaseki from second term – Speaker

Edo Speaker to AGF: Don’t allow desperate politicians use your office to cause crisis

August 7, 2020

Okiye, in a letter written to the AGF, dated August 6, 2020, said he was certain that the Office of ...

Presidential committee tasks State Governors on Legislature, Judiciary autonomy

AGF orders IG to provide security for 17 Edo lawmakers

August 7, 2020

The 17 lawmakers had on Thursday elected their own Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Ekiti 2018: One costly mistake and a million errors by Michael Akinsuyi

Ekiti workers suspend strike

August 3, 2020

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the suspension of the strike, which commenced on Monday, followed the intervention of ...

Don’t see non-indigenes as enemies, Speaker tells Lagosians

Mischief makers use The Eagle Online reports to fester crisis in Lagos Assembly

July 21, 2020

The story, with the headline: “COVID-19: I warned our Speaker before Braimoh’s death — Lagos lawmaker (https://t.co/iTpAtkpY39?amp=1),” was lumped with ...

Niger Assembly impeaches Majority, Deputy Majority Leader

July 16, 2020

This followed the adoption of a motion by Alhaji Ndagi Baba, representing Lavun Constituency, and seconded by Alhaji Saidu Tama, ...

Breaking: House of Reps member shot in Oyo, feared dead

Oyo Assembly reconstitutes standing committees

July 14, 2020

Ogundoyin told the lawmakers that taking their oversight functions seriously would help in presenting the 9th Oyo Assembly as a ...

Anambra Assembly directs corporation’s MD to tidy up accounts, appear before it again

July 10, 2020

The Chairman of the committee, Somtochukwu Udeze, gave the directive when the Managing Director of the corporation, Willie Okafor, appeared ...

Niger lawmakers approve N65.5b for LGAs

June 24, 2020

The recurrent expenditure includes N18.5 billion for personnel cost, N8.2 billion for overhead cost and N19 billion for consolidated fund ...

Kaduna Deputy Gov’s wife embarks on peace building campaign

R&D Health

COVID 19: Assembly directs massive testing of lawmakers, others as staff test positive

June 23, 2020

This was made known to journalists by the Deputy Chairman House Committee on Health, Ali Kalat, on Tuesday in Kaduna.

Kaduna Assembly Committee interrogates seven fighting lawmakers

June 23, 2020

Yunusa gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen in Kaduna after the seven members appeared before the committee to defend ...

News

Sokoto Assembly confirms appointment of Grand Khadi, three others