Tag: speaker

The majority leader, who moved a motion for the former speaker’s impeachment, said the verbal resignation process “was unknown to ...

Blessing Agbebaku has resigned as speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, citing personal reasons and the need to ...

The revised figure represents an increase of N1.45 billion from the earlier N961 billion provision, which translates to a 0.15 ...

The lawmakers say Nigeria’s democracy is in serious decline, citing alleged constitutional violations, persistent budget underperformance, opaque public spending, and ...

The latest petition comes as the Speaker faces mounting pressure from within the Ondo State House of Assembly, including a ...

The lawmakers said no plenary will hold until Speaker Olamide Oladiji resigns over allegations surrounding N44 million released by OSOPADEC.

The governor disclosed this in Awka on Friday during the third anniversary celebration of the Eighth Anambra House of Assembly.

At the end of the voting process, 289 members supported the motion for state police, while four voted against it, ...

“The party is not compelled to reveal answers on what disqualified them,” the APC spokesperson in Akwa Ibom said.

The bill was passed after third reading, following the adoption of a report presented by the Chairman of the Joint ...

Three former governors of Zamfara State, including Abdulaziz Yari, Muhammad Bello Matawalle, and Mahmuda Shinkafi, attended the event.

The engineers, all employees of NELAN Construction Ltd., were reportedly abducted in November 2021 by armed men while supervising the ...

The police command in Cross River has issued a statement on the alleged assault.

Addressing President Tinubu directly, the families invoked his roles as a father and grandfather, and appealed to First Lady Remi ...

The President commended the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, for his exemplary leadership qualities and dedication to nation-building.

The tension began when the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive (APC, Delta), presented a motion ...

Mr Gbajabiamila said education is the most powerful lever for national transformation and must remain central to government policy.

The sitting comes amid ongoing efforts to harmonise amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly provisions on electronic transmission of results, ...

The Assembly alleged, without providing evidence, that Mr Oyetola, a former governor of Osun State and a nephew of President ...

The sum represents an increase of N10.5 billion over the estimate presented by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

The two lawmakers are appealing to their colleagues to exercise restraint and give room for dialogue.

From political tension at the Lagos State House of Assembly in January to fatal fires, transport accidents, and demolition threats ...

The lawmaker, in a veiled reference to last Saturday’s PDP convention, argued that the Electoral Act does not necessarily require ...

PREMIUM TIMES reported that a resolution signed by 12 members out of the 26-member legislature and made available to journalists ...

In a written resolution dated 13 November, the lawmakers alleged that the speaker diverted ₦50 million appropriated for a public ...