Tag: National Assembly (NASS)

NASS DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY ON CALABAR–ODUKPANI–ITU–IKOT EKPENE FEDERAL HIGHWAY, AS SENATOR EKPENYONG EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SLOW PACE OF WORK

NASS DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY ON CALABAR–ODUKPANI–ITU–IKOT EKPENE FEDERAL HIGHWAY, AS SENATOR EKPENYONG EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SLOW PACE OF WORK

NASS DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY ON CALABAR–ODUKPANI–ITU–IKOT EKPENE FEDERAL HIGHWAY, AS SENATOR EKPENYONG EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SLOW PACE OF WORK   ✓ Joint National Assembly Committee Moves to Convene Public Hearing on Vital Road Corridor   By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu.       Calabar, Nigeria — The National Assembly Joint Committee on Works has […]

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THE SPECIAL SEATS BILL: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE AS A CITIZENS AND A LEADER- RICHARD INOYO.

THE SPECIAL SEATS BILL: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE AS A CITIZENS AND A LEADER- RICHARD INOYO.

By Richard Inoyo Country Director, Citizens’ Solution Network. THE SPECIAL SEATS BILL: HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE AS A CITIZENS AND A LEADER- RICHARD INOYO. It is no longer news that the Special Seats Bill has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. Yet information on this Bill as […]

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PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNORS FOR SUPPORTING TAX REFORM INITIATIVES.

PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNORS FOR SUPPORTING TAX REFORM INITIATIVES.

By Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy). PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMENDS NIGERIAN GOVERNORS FOR SUPPORTING TAX REFORM INITIATIVES. President Bola Tinubu expresses his appreciation for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum following their unanimous endorsement of the four Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. President Tinubu lauds the governors for […]

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IDEAL WOMEN FOR BETTER SOCIETY CALLS ON PRESIDENT TINUBU TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED BUDGET PADDING BY NASS.

IDEAL WOMEN FOR BETTER SOCIETY CALLS ON PRESIDENT TINUBU TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED BUDGET PADDING BY NASS.

By Editor. A Non-Governmental Organisation known as Ideal Women For Better Society IWBS, on Monday, the 11th day of March 2024, condemned in strong terms the alleged Budget Padding by the 10th National Assembly. This is in response to the allegation by Sen. Abdul Ningi regarding the 2024 budget padding by N3 trillion making it […]

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AMBASSADOR NKOYO TOYO FAULTS NASS REJECTION OF GENDER BILLS.

AMBASSADOR NKOYO TOYO FAULTS NASS REJECTION OF GENDER BILLS.

Courtesy: THEPARCHMENT. A frontline governorship aspirant under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) and foremost gender activist in the country, Amb Nkoyo Toyo has called on the National Assembly to reconsider it’s position on the gender bills recently rejected by them in the ongoing constitutional amendment process. Amb. Toyo who is also a […]

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NASS REJECTION OF GENDER BILLS ON WOMEN INCLUSIVENESS IN THE NIGERIAN POLITICAL SPACE: A MODERN DAY TRAGEDY.

NASS REJECTION OF GENDER BILLS ON WOMEN INCLUSIVENESS IN THE NIGERIAN POLITICAL SPACE: A MODERN DAY TRAGEDY.

By: PROF. STELLA EFFAH-ATTOE. NATIONAL WOMAN LEADER OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP). Tuesday, the First of March, 2022 was indeed a Black Day in the annals of Nigerian History. This was when the National Assembly failed to make History on one of the critical issues on the  Nation-Building Discourse, by voting against the Gender Bills, […]

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2023 ELECTIONS: INEC MAY SHIFT POLLS IF BUHARI SIGNS ELECTORAL BILL AFTER TUESDAY.

2023 ELECTIONS: INEC MAY SHIFT POLLS IF BUHARI SIGNS ELECTORAL BILL AFTER TUESDAY.

By: Sunday Isuwa. Provision in new electoral bill requires 360 days’ notice before polls. IPAC, CSOs call for urgent action. No electoral act, no election timetable, Commission insists. Indications have emerged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have to postpone the scheduled conduct of the 2023 general elections if President Muhammadu Buhari acts […]

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FG. APPROVES PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF HIGHWAYS AS NIGERIANS WILL COMMENCE TOLL PAYMENT.

FG. APPROVES PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF HIGHWAYS AS NIGERIANS WILL COMMENCE TOLL PAYMENT.

By: Curled from Dailypost. The Federal Government says Nigerians will have to pay tolls when they use highways to be managed by private firms. More than 75 companies have submitted concession bids for 12 highways under the first phase of the Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI). Head of the Public-Private Partnership, Ministry of Works and […]

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