The group, Open Society Coalition, demanded for the immediate resignation of the Senate president in order for him to focus on his trial at the CCT
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Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, the Joint National Assembly Committee on Appropriation, Co-Chaired by Senator Danjuma Goje and Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumini, explained that a lot of issues were raised during the budget defence based on the padding of the budget arising from over-bloated overhead and in some instances cases of over-bloated personnel cost
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that during the presentation of the press centre, he was asked only two questions, both of which centered on the 2016 budget
Senators on Tuesday at the resumption of work declared the Budget proposal, submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, shortly before they went on Christmas and New Year breaks, missing
This included laying of the red carpet from the main entrance into the White House and to the House of Representatives Chamber where the the joint session would hold for the presentation
He said the development was in fulfilment of his inaugural promise and part of efforts to satisfy the curiosity of some Nigerians who had been clamouring that the budget should be made public
The closure, just for Thursday, is to enable members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the National Assembly to attend the party’s rebranding programme.
“All that we have been talking about over the years is to generate 40,000 megawatts but today, we are just dangling with only 4,000 megawatts
The National Institute of Legislative Studies, apparently worried by growing public outcry against the Nigerian lawmakers, on Fridayreleased a set of documents showing what constitutes the earnings of the 109 Senators and 360 members of the Nigerian House of Representatives
Fayose urged the lawmakers representing the state to play their part towards ensuring that the former governor gets a hitch-free screening exercise on the floor of the Senate come next Tuesday when the screening of the ministerial nominees would come up
Controversy had arisen after members of the National Assembly rejected a move to reduce their income last month, which the executive arm of government had consented to
He said all public office holders must conform to the change being preached by President Muhammadu Buhari, as most Nigerians were desirous of change
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday requested for the details of National Assembly budget worth about N600 billion from 2011…
The meeting, which started around 9:45pm, ended at about 11pm
Dara is challenging the declaration of Rep. Jisalo Zaphania of the Peoples Democratic Party by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of AMAC/BWARI Federal Constituency in the March 28 elections
While each member of the House of Representatives will receive N17.5 million as wardrobe allowance, senators will pocket N21.5 million for the same purpose
While Senator Bukola Saraki, who is angling to become the president of the Senate, has arrived alongside some of his supporters, other lawmakers are not yet in the chamber
“Congratulations for winning the confidence – and the votes – of your constituents to enable you emerge as their representative at the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
A statement he personally signed in Ado Ekiti on Monday, said though the elected representatives were members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, he reiterated that the charge became imperative in view of the people’s expectations for a better performance
The President has already made two appointments