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Senate and the move to clip CBN’s wings

Friday, 27 April 2012 18:29 administrator

The National Assembly has been in the news mainly because of the submission of the report of the Farouk Lawan House of Representatives committee which probed the management of subsidy scheme in which damning revelations were made indicting some top government officials and oil companies.

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NASS, Boko Haram, corruption and the rest of us

Friday, 20 April 2012 20:37 administrator

By Richard Ihediwa

The two chambers of the National Assembly resumed plenary on Tuesday with the committee resuming sitting on various on-going probes including those on aviation as well as administration of pension by the Senate and that of the Capital Market by the House of Representatives.

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Common terms of the National Assembly (2)

Saturday, 14 April 2012 01:47 administrator

By Richard Ihediwa

Last week, we started this series dealing with common terms used in the National Assembly which many Nigerian are not conversant with. We looked at the meaning and usage of such terms as Mace, Plenary, Bill, Motion, Point of Order, Act , Amendment, Committee of the Whole among others.

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Common terms of the National Assembly (1)

Friday, 06 April 2012 18:45 administrator

By Richard Ihediwa

Of the three arms of government, the legislature is the actual symbol of democracy. This is basically because it is always peopled by individuals elected from remote constituencies that make up the federation, who have the mandate to speak for their people on issues agitating their minds and who also could be recalled by the people they represent.

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Vehicle levies: FRSC, Police and the rest of us

Friday, 30 March 2012 19:52 administrator

By Richard Ihediwa

The Senate and the House of Representatives have within the week conducted and concluded the public hearing on the controversial new driver’s license and vehicle number plates introduced by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

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