The house of representatives wants President Muhammadu Buhari to offer President Yahya Jammeh asylum as a way of ending the political instability in Gambia.After the election of December 1, Jammeh congratulated Barrow but later turned around to say that he would not hand over power.Buhari has since stepped in as an ECOWAS mediator, leading other West African leaders to persuade [...]
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A bill to compulsorily take land from Nigerians for the purpose of grazing is still in the national assembly.The bill, entitled National Grazing Routes and Reserve Bill, 2016, is sponsored by Sunday Karimi, a member of the house of representatives from Mopamuro/Yagba west/east federal constituency in Kogi state.A similar bill was rejected by the senate in November 2016, but the one in [...]
In 2016, some legislators in the eighth national assembly sponsored bills that got majority of Nigerians talking.Some Nigerians are of the opinion that some these bills sponsored in parliament were being used to achieve "selfish purposes" either to the advantage of the executive or the legislature.But whatever these controversial pieces of legislation sought to achieve, they put the national assembly [...]
Abdulmumin Jibrin, suspended member of the house of representatives, has told Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, to return the $600,000 he collected from James Ibori since he has denied the former Delta state governor.On December 23, Dogara had denied claims by Peter Nwabaoshi, a senator, that the former governor influenced his emergence as speaker in June 2015.But in a statement on Saturday, Jibrin [...]
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says there is a possibility that James Ibori, former governor of Delta state, may be his silent supporter.Reacting to the claim of Peter Nwabaoshi, a senator, that the former governor influenced his emergence, Dogara said he does not have any personal relationship with Ibori.He said he was duly elected by members of [...]
Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, says the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Act by the national assembly will "not see the light of day".The majority leader had made an attempt to revisit the bill but when Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, put it to a vote, the legislators kicked against it.Gbajabiamila, while giving an end [...]
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says the federal government should have a rethink on the privatisation of public establishments.Dogara said this on Monday at the investigative public hearing on the urgent need to halt the plan to raise federal government secured bond of N309 billion to finance the shortfall in the Nigerian electricity market."Unfortunately, since the unbundling [...]
The house of representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to alter the 1999 constitution to provide for the establishment of the Ecclesiastical court of appeal in the country.While speaking on the floor of the house on Tuesday, Gyang Dung, sponsor of the bill, explained that it would provide for functions, jurisdiction, qualifications and appointments in spiritual matters [...]
The house of representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to protect the identity of security personnel, sources and informants from unlawful disclosure.The bill also seeks to protect their establishments and facilities from authorised access.Oluwole Oke, sponsor of the bill, from Osun state, said the security personnel were no longer confident in carry out their duties because they [...]
The house of representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to make the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) responsible for appointing chairman and members of election tribunals of the national and states houses of assembly in the country.The bill, sponsored by Karimi Sunday and James Faleke, sought to alter Section 1 (3) of the sixth schedule [...]
The house of representatives on Tuesday urged the Petroleum Products Prices Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the ministry of petroleum resources to review the current price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) downward to N70.04/litre.The house also resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to interface with the ministry of petroleum resources on the review of the PMS price.These resolutions by [...]
The house of representatives has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), if he did not appear before an ad hoc committee of the lower chamber on November 29.The ad hoc committee is investigating the invasion and arrest of judicial officers by the Department of State Services (DSS).The DSS had raided [...]
Abdulrazak Namdas, spokesperson of the house of representatives, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo is the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria.Namdas – who was reacting to a statement by Obasanjo, who on referred to the national assembly as "a den of corruption" occupied by "unarmed robbers – said Obasanjo is the most corrupt Nigerian on record.The former president also recommended that the ongoing anti-corruption [...]
The house of representatives on Wednesday rejected a motion seeking to enforce the use of coins as legal tender.Mojeed Alabi, who sponsored the motion, argued that the use of coins as legal tender would boost business transactions and reduce inflation.He also prayed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) consider the possibility of re-dominating the naira as a means of [...]
Abdulmumin Jibrin, suspended member of the house of representatives, has faulted the decision to buy 360 Peugeot cars for lawmakers.In a statement issued on Saturday, Jibrin said he had dedcided to reject the car, calling on his colleagues to do the same.He said the money used in buying the cars should have been spent on internally displaced persons (IDPs) or [...]
Twenty nine constituents of Kiru/Bebeji in Kano state have taken Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, to court over the suspension of Abdulmumin Jibrin, their representative in the lower chamber of the national assembly.Jibrin was suspended for 180 legislative days for allegedly breaching the privileges of lawmakers.The breach of members privileges arose from the budget padding allegations he [...]
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