I came across an interview by Senator Rufai Hanga, the pioneer chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), in Daily Trust of July 18, 2021, where he wrote off the current members of the National Assembly as self-centred politicians. When asked to assess the performance of the legislators, Senator Hanga who was also in the House of Representatives said, Read More
A northern elder, Alhaji Abbas Dabo Sambo has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly on the need to restructure Nigeria to address insecurity and corruption. He said the restructuring should start with constitution amendment that would adopt parliamentarian, regional system of government. Dabo Sambo who is a former permanent secretary in the North Central state government from 1969 Read More
Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Tuesday said the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the National Assembly, is tantamount to a coup against Nigerians desirous of a free, fair and credible election. In a press statement Tuesday by Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, special assistant, to the governor stated that, the governor Read More
…IGP vows to fish out, punish agencies impersonating NCCSALW Newly established National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Military Chiefs, and the Inspector-General of Police have pledged collaboration to combat the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria, which many security analysts describe as a major driver of insecurity in the country. Read More
About two or so years ago, two eminent Nigerians expressed serious concerns over the delay in passing the Bill for an Act for the establishment of Nigerian Food Hygiene Inspection Council (NFHIC) now before the National Assembly. The former Provost of the Nigeria Civil Defence Academy (NCDA), Sauka, Abuja, Prof. Ilyas Sarkin Duns, and the Director-General of Food Hygiene Initiative of Read More
A bill seeking to increase the tenure of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council chairmen from three to four years may be passed into law before the February 2022 council elections. House of Representatives member representing Abaji/Kwali/Gwagwalada/Kuje Federal Constituency of the FCT, Alhaji AlHassan Sokodabo, explained that the initiative was conceived to provide functionaries at the third tier of government Read More
Labour and its Civil Society allies have announced plans to engage government and other stakeholders on transformative governance. This was made known during the launch of a campaign for transformative governance in Abuja Tuesday. Speaking in an interview with journalists, a Co-convener of the campaign, Comrade Jaye Gaskiya said the move became imperative in view of the fact that Nigerian Read More
The National Assembly have commended the reform initiatives of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) geared towards improving the ease of doing business initiatives of the Federal Government. The commendation came shortly after the Chairman Senate Committee on Trade and Investment Senator Francis Fadaunsi OFR, alongside other Senators visited the Commission’s Portharcourt Office as part of their oversight function. Senator Fadahunsi Read More
The South-south Emerging Leaders’ Forum (SELF) has told President Muhammadu Buhari and all the Niger Delta leaders to hold former governor Seriaki Dickson responsible in case of any outbreak of violence in the Niger Delta. The forum also described as irresponsible and disgraceful the accusation made against the Minister of State for Petroleum Chief Timipre Sylva by the former governor Read More
… We’ve achieved what we set for ourselves – Lawan ‘…You lack powers to legislate on e-transmission of results’ …Approval for election rigging – PDP …It’s coup against the people – IPAC …For political elite’s interest – Ojo Electoral laws remain extremely important in a democracy; it is the compass that guides the electioneering process. As the National Assembly makes Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will drag the National Assembly to Court over the approval of electronic transmission of election results with conditionality. PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus who stated this while addressing a press conference, Friday said “we have called you this afternoon to join our voices and anger with that of Nigerians and all lovers Read More
A human rights group, Youths and Leadership Initiative (LYGEL), has demanded the immediate resignation of the chairman, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Dr. Muheeba Farida Dankanka, over alleged forgery of her academic certificates. The group alleged that she forged some of the academic certificates she presented to the Senate during her screening and, therefore, called on the National Assembly to re-scrutinise Read More
Rahila Dauda is the first Chairperson, Young Women in Politics Forum (YWIPF). In this chat with ENE OSHABA she speaks on her journey into politics and why more young women should have interest in politics early. What’s your background and how did you join politics? I am a development lawyer with expertise in women and children’s right. I am also Read More
In the past couple of years, Nigerians from all walks of life have been shouting at the top of their voices over the country’s increasing debt profile. But with the recent approvals given to the Executive to borrow $1.5 billion and €995 million, once more, experts are beginning to wonder whether or not it is not one loan too many; Read More
Women under the auspices of the 100 Women Lobby Group has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to pass the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill (GEO bill) the Electoral Bill and other bills that will increase women’s participation in politics into law. Its president Felicia Onibon, made the call in Abuja while briefing journalists during a national strategic advocacy on Read More
A think-tank group of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aiges of APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APC-LAC) said that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has deployed several policies in waging war against corruption in the country. The group said contrary to the assumptions that the administration’s anti-corruption strategy is limited to arrests and prosecutions of offenders, it has Read More
The Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO), has commended the recent intervention in the leadership impasse of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) by the Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami. This was contained in a statement Saturday, issued by BCO`s national coordinator, Alhaji Danladi Pasali. The BCO said the minister’s intervention which led to the adherence to the Supreme Court Read More
As the 2023 general elections inches closer Nigerian women are bracing up for better performance at the polls. In this report ENE OSHABA examines the impact of the amended Electoral Act on the ambition of women in the upcoming elections. Every election season Nigerian women, like their male counterparts, seek to occupy political positions and also work towards active political Read More
The proposed Amendment of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) by the National Assembly is facing stiff opposition from media stakeholders. BENJAMIN SAMSON in this report examines the controversy trailing the bill. The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Amendment Bill is sponsored by the member representing Ogo Oluwa/Surulere constituency in Oyo state, Olusegun Odebunmi. Odebunmi is also the chairman of the House Read More
The Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the screening of the nominees of the President Muhammadu Buhari including his Special Assistant on Social Media, Ms Lauretta Onochie as national commissioners of the electoral umpire. They are already waiting around the Senate for screening. Onochie arrived at the Senate wing of the National Assembly about 11 am; Read More
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the authourisation of N2.343 trillions! ($6.183 billion USD) as External Borrowing in the 2021 Appropriation Act. This was just as it directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, the Director General of the Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Read More
The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has resolved to resist the government attempt to stifle the media’s constitutional freedom of speech in Nigeria, even as it set July 12, 2021 to stage a Front Page protest by publishing a common designed artwork in all the Newspapers. The protest is expected to continue on July 13, 2021, with all newspapers carrying a Read More
The South-south Emerging Leaders’ Forum (SELF) has said that it was not by accident that the long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was passed into law few days to the birthday anniversary of Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva. The minister will be 57 on Wednesday July 7, 2021. The forum said Timipre Sylva’s name has come to Read More
Politics is a game of numbers. The number of people or followers clinging to a personality determines his influence and popularity in the society he lives in. In a political game, like all games world over, no one likes to play and lose; for it is said, a winner has many fathers, but a loser is an orphan. The lesson Read More
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has announced the composition of the conference committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the start of plenary. The members of the conference committee include: Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi (APC Kebbi North) as Chairman, Senators Mohammed Sabo Nakudu (APC Jigawa South West) to represent North West; Albert Bassey Read More
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