Tag: Lawmaker
Senate Committee Arrives In Saudi Arabia For Hajj Oversight Duty
Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, and three staff of the committee on Wednesday arrived in Madinah ahead of other members for ... Read More
Osun Lawmaker Moves to Seek Adequate Motivation of Teachers
Mr. Tunde Olatunji, a member of the Osun House of Assembly, has called for the adequate motivation of teachers, saying this will improve the standard ... Read More
Lawmaker Recall: INEC To Release Voter Register To Constituents April 24
Senate Passes Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots Bill The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would on April 24 release the ... Read More
Lagos Lawmaker Advocates Inclusion of Dental Healthcare in Insurance Scheme
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Gbolahan Yishawu, on Wednesday called for the inclusion of dental healthcare in the health insurance scheme to alleviate the oral discomfort. ... Read More
Lawmaker Ask Nigerians to Scrutinize Taste for Foreign Goods
A member of House of Representatives, Alhaji Muntari Dandutse (APC Katsina), on Friday enjoined Nigerians to check their high taste for foreign goods. He advised ... Read More
Google, Facebook, Twitter Testimony Victory to Russia – Lawmaker
Russian Lawmaker on Thursday called Google, Facebook, Twitter testimony before U.S. Congress as a victory for both Russia and the diplomatic community. Tech giants ... Read More
FG Takes Majors To Curtail Abandoned Constituency Projects
Mr Lawal Garba, Chairman House Committee on Constituency Outreach, said on Thursday in Abuja that the Federal Government was committed to curtailing abandoned constituency projects. ... Read More
Basic Amenities Is What Nigerians Need Not Restructuring— Former LawMaker
Mr Bassey Dan-Abia Jnr, a former lawmaker representing Eket Federal Constituency, has said that Nigerians need more of basic amenities than restructuring. Dan-Abia made this ... Read More
Smuggling, Detrimental To Buhari’s Economic Policy – Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has identified smuggling of goods into the country as the greatest threat to the realization of the economic policies ... Read More
Nigeria Loses N7 Trillion To Insecurity In Waterways Annually – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed that Nigeria loses about N7 trillion naira annually to insecurity and revenue leakages ... Read More
Deputy Speaker Charged With Extortion In Bulgaria
Bulgaria's deputy speaker of parliament was charged with extortion on Thursday, with prosecutors saying he threatened seven pharmacy owners with damage to their outlets if ... Read More
Lawmaker Urges FG To Speed Effort In Releasing Remaining Chibok Girls
Lawmaker Urges FG On The Release Of Remaining Chibok Girls Rep. Asabe Bashir, lawmaker (APC Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok Federal Constituency of Borno) in the House of Representatives ... Read More
Ekweremadu Hails FG On Buying Into His Illicit Arms Whistle-Blower Policy Suggestion
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has commended the Federal Government, and some states for giving serious consideration to his suggestion for the extension ... Read More
EFCC Arrests Staff for N15m Bribe
In furtherance of its avowed commitment to upholding the integrity of its officers, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 15, 2016 ... Read More
Saraki Describes Late Oluwatayo As A Selfless Lawmaker
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has mourned the death of a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ifako-Ijaye Federal Constituency in Lagos State, ... Read More
Dogara Sacked Abdulmumin Jibril, Replaced by Dawaki Mustapha
Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the House of Representatives announced Dawaki Mustapha as the new Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations over Abdulmumin Jibrin. This ... Read More
Nigeria Will Stabilize And Return To The Path Of Growth – Ekweremadu
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has assured Nigerians and the international community that the trying period the country is going through ... Read More
Breaking: Court Sentences Ex-Kogi Lawmaker to 154 Years
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, April 25, 2016 secured the conviction of a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly ... Read More
EFCC Did Not Decorate Ekweremadu As Anti-Corruption Ambassador
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says that it has not decorated the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador” of the commission. This ... Read More