Lawmakers are still at it Monday, March 01, 2010
Festus Owete
Worried about the re-occurrence of a supremacy tussle with the Senate, the House of Representatives boycotted the National Assembly constitutional...
Governors want role in amnesty programme Monday, March 01, 2010
Jethro Ibileke
South-South governors at the weekend expressed concern about the pace of implementation of the federal government’s post-amnesty programme, which ...
Company pleads guilty in Halliburton scandal Friday, February 26, 2010
Nicholas Ibekwe
While the Nigerian government is foot dragging on revealing the identities of those implicated in the Halliburton bribery scandal, WM Kellogg, the c...
Nine councillors in court over cultism Friday, February 26, 2010
Modey Peters
After spending 25 days in detention in Calabar, nine of the ten councilors at Ogoja Local Government Council yesterday appeared in court charged w...
Turai has no constitutional role Friday, February 26, 2010
Tony Amokeodo and Kazeem Ibrahym
Prominent lawyers, including Mr. Femi Falana, Mr. Fred Agbaje and Mr. Bamidele Aturu, on Thursday insisted that there was no constitutional role for t...
Lagos Assembly approves N389.571bn for 2010 Friday, February 26, 2010
James Azania
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday, passed the state’s 2010 Appropriation Bill of N389.571bn. In the 2010 fiscal plan, N165.375bn was earm...
Representatives throw out bill on corruption Thursday, February 25, 2010
Festus Owete
The anti-corruption crusade in the country suffered a major setback as members of the House of Representatives rejected a bill, which sought to provid...
Lagos Assembly welcomes Yar'Adua Thursday, February 25, 2010
Segun Balogun
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, described the return of President Yar'Adua as a "welcome development."
The chairman of House commi...
Police Seal off Edo Assembly PremisesWednesday, February 24, 2010
Sufuyan Ojeifo and Adibe Emenyonu
The Edo State House of Assembly has been sealed off by the police following last Monday’s rancorous session that descended into a free-for-all, leadin...
Ex-governor to remain in EFCC custody Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Ifedayo Adebayo
The 54 year old former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu, who was arrested Monday in Abuja, over an alleged N15 billion fraud, will remain in c...
Protests in Benin over Edo Speaker's removal Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Jethro Ibileke
All activities around the city centre, Benin City, were stopped Tuesday as two different group of protesters marched through the streets to prot...
Power change clause to go Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Emmanuel Ogala
The Senate will today vote on a bill to alter the provisions of section 145 and 190 of the 1999 Constitution after three days of debate.
The bi...
Civil servants demand N100,000 minimum wageTuesday, February 23, 2010
Agency reporter
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja canvassed for a minimum wage of N100,000 for civil servants in the country.
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Poultry farmers cry out against Oyo govtTuesday, February 23, 2010
Akin Oyedele
Poultry farmers in Oyo State have accused the state government of enthroning hostile business environment with the alleged imposition of tax and envir...
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