Okupe contended that the issues between the Senate and the Presidency are normal in Executive/Legislature relationships that could be resolved without resorting to impeachments
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Jajere told the Senate Press Corps that more senators are signing the impeachment notice
In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senate said it was unfortunate that the former president would distort the issue of constituency projects as meaning a direct monetary advance to lawmakers and thus amounting to the “promotion of corruption” by the National Assembly
Also after a two-hour closed doors session, the Senate again on Wednesday failed to approved the extension of emergency rule in three states in North East
President Goodluck Jonathan had on Tuesday sent a letter for the proclamation of emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States
Justice Mahmud was grilled by the Senate on Tuesday
The new law stipulates that a member of the Executive Committee of the Football Federation shall cease to hold office if he becomes bankrupt or becomes involved in gross misconduct
Ndoma-Egba, who is also the Senate Leader, said the bill, when passed, would address the seemingly poor relationship that existed between most employers and employees in the country
The letters reads: “In conformity with Section 231 sub-section (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, which gives the president powers to appoint a Chief Justice of Nigeria acting on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council and subject to confirmation of the appointment of the Senate, l have the honour to forward the nomination of Honourable Justice Mahmud Mohammed, CFR for confirmation as Chief Justice of Nigeria. It is my hope that this request will receive the usual expeditious attention of the Distinguished Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
It could be recalled that the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Zanna Mustapha, said in Yola, Adamawa State last week that going by the ease with which Boko Haram was capturing territories in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, the three North Eastern states would soon be history
It could recalled that PDP senators on Tuesday after their closed doors meeting vowed not to do any parliament business unless their automatic tickets are guaranteed
Immediately after the plenary session, PDP senators went into closed doors meeting over the issue of automatic tickets for lawmakers, vowing that unless their return tickets are guaranteed, they would continue boycotting plenary
Ningi made the remark at a meeting to verify the implementation level of the 2014 SURE-P budget on Tuesday in Abuja
The Senate is the arm which initially entered this amendment providing for immunity, in a way technically done, proposing that in the course of their law-making functions, the parliamentarians should be immune from prosecution
In a communiqué jointly signed by the President of the union, Bobboi Kaigama, and the National Secretary, Musa Lawal, the TUC said this was necessary before a follow-up action
A statement by Ihedioha said that the Senate had earlier put labour on the concurrent list “but the House retained it in the exclusive list”
The bill, tagged: “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Prohibition, Prevention, Detection, Response, Investigation and Prosecution of Cybercrimes and for Other Related Matters 2014,” seeks among other objectives to punish the interception of data, system interference and misuse of devices
Most of them recalled with pains how they were sexually assaulted by older men while efforts made by them to seek redress legally had been frustrated due to weak laws against such crime
The Section 9 of the Bill, as contained in the report, pointed out that the essence of the removal of the power of the president to assent to an alteration bill was to enhance the sovereignty of the citizens through their elected representatives
However, the Senate President, Senator David Mark, while speaking, said that two-third of senators were not present to ensure that “we have required numbers of lawmakers as stated in the constitution before the report can be considered”