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Court jails two Senegalese lawmakers for assaulting pregnant colleague

    Court jails two Senegalese lawmakers for assaulting pregnant colleague

A court in Senegal has sentenced two lawmakers to six months in jail for assaulting their pregnant colleague during a parliamentary session. During a budget presentation on December 1, Massata

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‘Over 130 members not returning’ — NILDS DG laments high turnover at house of reps

    ‘Over 130 members not returning’ — NILDS DG laments high turnover at house of reps

Abubakar Sulaiman, director-general, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says the high turnover of lawmakers in the national assembly has “hampered” the progress of the legislature. Sulaiman spoke

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Ndume asks FG to slash lawmakers’ salaries by half to meet ASUU’s demands

    Ndume asks FG to slash lawmakers’ salaries by half to meet ASUU’s demands

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno-south, has asked the federal government to slash the salaries of lawmakers by half to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

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‘No single person benefitted’ — senate probes FG’s 774k jobs scheme

    ‘No single person benefitted’ — senate probes FG’s 774k jobs scheme

The senate committee on public account says it has commenced an investigation into the employment scheme of 774,000 Nigerians recruited for the special public works programme. In April 2020, the

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N’assembly commission to staff: Some lawmakers may lack expertise — they need you

  N’assembly commission to staff: Some lawmakers may lack expertise — they need you

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) says it is prioritising the training and capacity development of its staff. Ahmed Amshi,

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Niger assembly summons education commissioner over ‘N295m WAEC debt’

  Niger assembly summons education commissioner over ‘N295m WAEC debt’

The Niger house of assembly has summoned Hannatu Salihu, commissioner for education, over an alleged N295 million owed by the

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REVEALED: How lawmakers awarded constituency projects to relatives — and inflated cost of contracts

  REVEALED: How lawmakers awarded constituency projects to relatives — and inflated cost of contracts

Since the return to civilian rule in 1999, Nigeria has budgeted trillions of naira for constituency projects sponsored by lawmakers

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1999 constitution review: Are lawmakers taking women and kings for granted?

  1999 constitution review: Are lawmakers taking women and kings for granted?

The House of Representatives, also known as the green chambers of the National Assembly, NASS has reportedly reversed itself by

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PDP asks court to sack Zamfara lawmakers over defection to APC

  PDP asks court to sack Zamfara lawmakers over defection to APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, sought a court order to join three senators, and 27 other lawmakers —

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2022 budget: N134bn not enough for lawmakers, says reps spokesman

  2022 budget: N134bn not enough for lawmakers, says reps spokesman

Benjamin Kalu, spokesperson of the house of representatives, says the allocation for the national assembly in 2022 budget is “not

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