Tag: National Assembly
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According to some youth groups across the country have vowed to protest against the Federal Government’s plan to get fresh $5.5bn loan, thus adding to Nigeria’s N19.2tn debt profile. The groups described the country’s increasing debt profile as worrisome and capable of mortgaging their future and that of coming generations. On Thursday that they would…
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A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and a professor of International Law and Jurisprudence at the University of Lagos, Akin Oyebode, have separately condemned the Non-Governmental Organisation bill being considered by the National Assembly. While Agbakoba argued that the bill was unnecessary, Oyebode described it as nothing but an…
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Vice-Chancellor, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Prof. Taofeek Ibrahim, on Tuesday, said the National Assembly should not be for people who want to make easy money out of government. He stated that it should not also be for people without jobs, adding that NASS should be run on part-time basis. Ibrahim, who spoke during the pre-7th convocation…
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President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki NATIONAL ASSEMBLY – President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday announced a reshuffling of the chairmanship of Senate committees. The Senate Committee on Trade and Investments now has Senator Sabo Mohammed as the Chairman, while Senator Andy Uba (Anambra-South), who was Chairman of Committee on Public Accounts, was…