The Federal Government may relax the ban on importation of vehicles through the land border. The government had in January 2017 ordered a ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The restriction on the importation of vehicles followed that of rice, whose imports through the land borders had been banned since April 2016….
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives may name three committees each on Thursday. They are also expected to announce the adjournment of both chambers sine die on June 20. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday revealed that the lawmakers of both chambers would return home immediately after…
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has emerged the Deputy Senate President with 68 votes He defeated the last Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu with 37 votes. Details later.
Senator Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday emerged as the Senate president of the 9th Senate. Lawan beat Senator Ali Ndume with total votes of 79 to 28. Clerk of the Senate thereafter administered oath of office on Lawan Details shortly…
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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has explained why it is backing Senator Ali Ndume and Umar Bago as its candidates for the positions of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Elections into the two positions and that of their deputies are holding at the…
A strong contender for the position of the Senate President in the 9th National Assembly, Ali Ndume, arrived at the premises of the federal parliament at about 7:20 am on Tuesday He exchanged pleasantries with some people on arrival and went straight to the mosque within the premises to pray. Also the Senator-elect for Imo…
A final year law student of the University of Jos, Mr Ayuba Abok on Monday emerged Speaker of the 9th Plateau State House of Assembly. Abok, a first time lawmaker, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, is representing Jos East Constituency. Born in 1986, Abok holds a diploma in Law…
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Monday ordered all the party’s members-elect in the National Assembly to vote Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively during the inauguration of the 9th federal legislature on Tuesday (today). The NWC gave the directive…
On Monday, it was revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari, had signed the June 12 bill into law. Senator Ita Enang, the presidential aide on National Assembly matters, told State House correspondents that the president had given his assent to the amended bill sent from the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Public Holiday…
The ninth Plateau State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Abok Ayuba, a 33-year-old 500-level student of Law at the University of Jos, as its speaker. Ayuba was elected on Monday at the Assembly’s inaugural sitting. The newly-elected Speaker, who represents Jos East constituency, was unanimously elected by members without subjecting it through electoral process….