National Assembly Not In Hurry to Transmit PIB to Buhari – Official

Oil & GasPoliticsNational Assembly Not In Hurry to Transmit PIB to Buhari – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 21, 2021

ABUJA — The Director of Information in the National Assembly, Rawlings Agada, has disclosed that the National Assembly will not transmit the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that was recently passed to President Muhammadu Buhari in a hurry. Agada explained on Tuesday while responding to the question on when the Clark of the Federal Parliament, Olatunde Ojo, would transmit the document to the Executive for assent. He maintained that the legislature had to exercise great restraint...

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PIB: Nasarawa Governor Queries Whose Pockets Allocations Go To Citing Niger Delta Problems

MoneyPoliticsRegionsPIB: Nasarawa Governor Queries Whose Pockets Allocations Go To Citing Niger Delta Problems

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 19, 2021

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has expressed concerns over where the monies allocated to the Niger Delta region go, citing the critical condition of the region. The governor registered his concerns as he faulted the debate over the Petroleum Industry Bill allocation for oil-producing states Governor Sule shared his view when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s programme, ‘Politics Today’ on Sunday evening, adding that beyond percentage, what matters more is...

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Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Justifies Voting for Conditional E-Transmission of Elections Results

Nigeria ElectionsPoliticsSenate President, Ahmed Lawan, Justifies Voting for Conditional E-Transmission of Elections Results

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 19, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has further justified the position taken by the Senate on the electronic transmission of election results. Last week Thursday, the Red Chamber, while considering the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill, voted that “The Commission (INEC) may consider the electronic transmission of results, provided the national coverage is adjudged to be adequate and secure by the National Communications Commission (NCC) and approved by the National Assembly.” The Senate...

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National Assembly Does Not Need To Subject INEC To Another Body of Government – Moghalu

NewsNigeria ElectionsPoliticsNational Assembly Does Not Need To Subject INEC To Another Body of Government – Moghalu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 19, 2021

ABUJA — A former presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has said that Nigeria does not need the National Assembly to guide or subject the operation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to another government body. Professor Moghaly was reacting to a recent vote at the Senate which established that INEC may consider the electronic transmission of results provide that the national network coverage is assured of being adequate and secure by the Nigerian Communications...

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CBN Restricts Sugar Importation to Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA

BusinessCBN Restricts Sugar Importation to Dangote, Flour Mills, BUA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 17, 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the importation of sugar into the country has been limited to three companies. They are Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, and Golden Sugar Company, which is owned by Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the director of trade and exchange department of the CBN, Ozoemena Nnaji on Friday, noting that the three companies “have made reasonable...

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Opposition Lawmakers Stage Walk Out as Reps Pass Electoral Amendment Bill

NewsPoliticsOpposition Lawmakers Stage Walk Out as Reps Pass Electoral Amendment Bill

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 17, 2021

ABUJA — The House of Representatives has passed the Electoral Amendment Bill as opposition lawmakers walked out of the heated session at the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday. The Green Chamber of the National Assembly passed the bill after a clause-by-clause consideration. The lower chamber passed the majority of the 158 clauses of the bill intact including Clause 52 (2), which led to the heated session. The clause stated that the Independent National Electoral...

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INEC Has the Capacity to Transmit Election Results from Remote Areas Electronically – Official

Nigeria ElectionsINEC Has the Capacity to Transmit Election Results from Remote Areas Electronically – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 17, 2021

ABUJA — A senior officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suggested that the electoral body has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. Lawmakers in both the upper and lower chambers of the National Assembly had been on heated argument over the electronic transmission of election results earlier in the week. The House of Representatives was thrown into turmoil on Thursday as lawmakers debated section 52(2)...

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National Assembly in Review: Five Bills National Assembly Discussed On Wednesday

NewsPoliticsNational Assembly in Review: Five Bills National Assembly Discussed On Wednesday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 16, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Senate and the House of Representatives in their activities on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 discussed five bills that, if passed, will have an effect, especially on security and economy. Below are the details of the bill. Bills to Devolve Maritime to State The House of Representatives on Wednesday withdraw a bill seeking to devolve the maritime sector to states over security concerns. The sponsor of the bill, Onofiok Luke, withdrawn the...

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Falana Calls On Nigerians to Demand for Electronic Transmission of Election Results from National Assembly

NewsNigeria ElectionsFalana Calls On Nigerians to Demand for Electronic Transmission of Election Results from National Assembly

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 16, 2021

Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on Nigerians to demand for transmission of election results from the National Assembly. The rights activist added that Nigeria is in trouble if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is stopped from transmitting election results electronically. Two weeks ago, the leadership of the National Assembly blocked electronic transmission of election results in Nigeria, an amendment that President Muhammadu Buhari has refused...

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Two Soldiers Killed As Troops Foil ESN Attack in Enugu

National SecurityNewsTwo Soldiers Killed As Troops Foil ESN Attack in Enugu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 14, 2021

ENUGU — Two soldiers have been killed in a firefight between the troops of the Nigerian Army and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) members at the Adani Community of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. This was made known in a statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the incident happened when the troops were trying to repel an attack by the ESN...

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