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NASS promises upward review of minimum wage

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2017 0

Senate President Bukola Saraki has assured that the National assembly will review upwards the N18,000 minimum wage, insisting that Nigerian workers should not be made to bear the pains of recession imposed on the country by politicians. Saraki gave the assurance while receiving hundreds of

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NASS indicts civil servants for constituency projects’ failure

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2017 0

Against the general public perception that constituency projects is a veritable drain pipe for federal legislators to siphon public funds, the National Assembly, on Thursday, moved to set up mechanisms that would disabuse the minds of Nigerians from misconceptions on how the project operates. The Senate at a public hearing on a bill seeking the […]

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23 rights groups seek review of EFCC Act by NASS

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2016 0

A coalition of 23 concerned Nigeria Political Pressure groups has called on the National Assembly to review certain aspects of the Act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is even as the coalition frowned at what it described as the unwarranted persecution and ridiculing of the immediate past first lady of the […]

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Presidency denies accusing NASS of frustrating budget presentation

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2016 0

The Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters-Senate, Senator Ita Enang, has said that that there was no truth in the report in some newspapers that the Presidency has accused the National Assembly (NASS) of frustrating the presentation of the 2017 to NASS. Rather, Senator Enang, in a statement issued in […]

Politics

Ex-Niger Delta Militants Solicit for S’South as NASS Speaker

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

Ex-Niger Delta militants, who belong to the Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Movement (NDENYLM), on Tuesday, appealed to the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to consider the sons of the region in the APC in ceding the speakership of the House of Representatives to the South-South. They specifically said the commitment […]

Politics

Rage over Constitutional Amendment

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2015 0

In what appears to be a constitutional crisis, the Executive and Legislative arms of government have for over two weeks been pitched in a battle over the recent amendments made by the National Assembly. And perhaps to be able to have an overhand in the ongoing war, the Executive Arm of the Federal Government last […]

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Keyamo Commends Jonathan's Refusal To Pass Constitution Amendment Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to pass the constitution amendment bill. The bill was presented to President Jonathan by the National Assembly (NASS) on the grounds that it did not meet the necessary requirements by the 1999 Constitution. Keyamo who spoke on Thursday said, Jonathan’s

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Reps Move out of NASS Complex

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

Most members of the House of Representatives that failed to return to the House have started moving personal belongings from their various offices. Aides to the lawmakers were seen moving valuables such as books, computer accessories, portrait of the affected Reps and that of President Goodluck Jonathan into vehicles at the White House and the […]

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IOE to Partner NASS on Entrepreneurial Skill

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

As the country awaits the take off the Buhari administration, the skippers of the Institute of Entrepreneurs (IOE) – Nigeria, are looking forward to exploring some avenues of co-operation and policy designs, with an eye to sharpening and deepening entrepreneurial culture, as a growth and development feature of the country’s economy. Speaking at a conference, […]

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Ondo: INEC Presents Certificate of Return to NASS Members-Elect

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

‎The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, issued Certificate of Return to winners of the March 28 National Assembly election in Ondo State.   Prof. Akinola Salau, the National Commissioner supervising Ondo, Ogun, and Lagos States presented the certificates at a short ceremony in Akure, the capital city.    Salau said the elected members […]

Features

Day EVCG Rained Gifts on Lagosians

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2015 0

A new brand of political campaigners, Eko Volunteer Campaign Group (EVCG), took Lagos by storm last week in the heat of the just concluded Presidential/NASS elections. Our News Editor, SEGUN ADIO was there and reports.   Eko Volunteer Campaign Group they call themselves, but the group, in their thousands, took Lagos metropolis by storm last […]

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2015 House of Assembly Poll: Could APGA Succeed This Race?

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2015 0

On April 11th, State Governors and Assembly’s polls will take place all over the country. But in Anambra State, it would be a sort of theater for political juggernauts to play their chess mainly on the 30 vacant positions in the state legislative chamber, having held its gubernatorial poll in 2013. As a result, Governor […]

Health

Group Urges NASS to Incorporate Unborn Babies in VAPP Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

The Foundation for African Cultural Heritage (FACH), a civil society group, has urged the Na­tional Assembly to include un­born babies in the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) bill. The Public Relations Officer of the group, Ms Ijeoma Uzoma, who made the call in an interview in Lagos, said the bill did not take into consideration […]