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INEC: Petition senate if you think Lauretta Onochie isn’t qualified, spokesman tells Nigerians

    INEC: Petition senate if you think Lauretta Onochie isn’t qualified, spokesman tells Nigerians

Ajibola Basiru, spokesman of the upper legislative chamber, says Nigerians should petition the senate if they think Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, is not qualified to be a national commissioner

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After eight months, Lawan asks senate panel to screen Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner

    After eight months, Lawan asks senate panel to screen Lauretta Onochie as INEC commissioner

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has asked the committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to screen Lauretta Onochie, a presidential aide, as commissioner of the electoral body. Lawan‘s directive

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Senate keeps mum as reps bicker over Twitter suspension

    Senate keeps mum as reps bicker over Twitter suspension

The senate on Tuesday considered key national issues except, perhaps, the most important: Twitter’s indefinite suspension in Nigeria. On Friday, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, announced that the

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Ezekwesili to senate: 1999 constitution outdated… we need referendum for new one

    Ezekwesili to senate: 1999 constitution outdated… we need referendum for new one

Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, says the 1999 constitution is outdated. Speaking at a public hearing organised by the senate on the review of the constitution in Abuja

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Constitution review: Minimum wage must remain on executive list, says NLC president

  Constitution review: Minimum wage must remain on executive list, says NLC president

Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the move to put minimum wage on the concurrent list

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Buhari asks n’assembly to pass bill to raise retirement age of teachers to 65 

  Buhari asks n’assembly to pass bill to raise retirement age of teachers to 65 

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the national assembly to pass a bill seeking to increase the retirement age of teachers

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Senate passes bill abolishing HND/BSc dichotomy

  Senate passes bill abolishing HND/BSc dichotomy

A bill seeking to abolish the dichotomy between higher national diploma (HND) and bachelor’s degree has passed third reading at

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Constitution review: Akeredolu seeks scrapping of senate, says n’assembly should be part-time

  Constitution review: Akeredolu seeks scrapping of senate, says n’assembly should be part-time

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has called for a review of the membership status of federal lawmakers. He stated

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Lawan to senators: ‘Moments of silence’ too frequent — we need to protect Nigerians

  Lawan to senators: ‘Moments of silence’ too frequent — we need to protect Nigerians

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the national assembly must work at ensuring that the lives and property of Nigerians are

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Buhari asks senate to confirm Farouk Yahaya as army chief

  Buhari asks senate to confirm Farouk Yahaya as army chief

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm Farouk Yahaya as the chief of army staff. Yahaya, a major-general,

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