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5 Reasons Jonathan has not signed budget
More facts have emerged on why President Goodluck Jonathan has not signed budget 2013 as about five grey areas are now identified by the Joint Committee of the Executive and the Legislature working on the budget. Related posts: Reps vow to boycott Jonathan’s budget presentation We politicians exploit religious, ethnic sentiments for selfish reasons
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Four parties form APC
Four giants have given birth to a big baby. Four major political parties announced their merger into one party — the All Progressives Congress (APC) — yesterday in Abuja. The parties are Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The merger
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Northern Govs Raised The Alarm Over Oil Revenue: ‘North becoming poorer, S/South getting richer’
Trouble may be looming over allocations from the Federation Account to the states as feelers from the North indicate that the governors believe they are not getting a fair share from the nation’s commonwealth. Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State, one of the 19 northern govs, yesterday, slammed what he described as a Federation Allocation
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Nigerians seek removal of immunity clause, others from constitution
For transparency and good governance to be enthroned in the polity, some portions of the constitution such as the immunity clause have to be removed. This was the common thread that ran through meetings organised by the National Assembly in different parts of the country at the weekend in respect of the review of
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CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT: What the people want
The National Assembly will give Nigerians a new constitution in nine months time, if the Senate timetable for amending the codebook is anything to go by. According to a 16-month and 11-point timetable, of which four points have been treated, a bill for the amended constitution would be passed by the state Houses of Assembly
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NBA faults Constitutional Ammendment Course
The Nigerian Bar association (NBA) has faulted the process implemented by the National Assembly to review the Constitution. The NBA’s President, Chief OkeyWali (SAN), while inaugurating the NBA Committee on Constitutional Review and Law Reform and the NBA Rule of Law Action group committee in Abuja yesterday said, they have serious issues with the
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2013 budget proposal: Refreshments to cost ministries N1bn
The budgeted amounts for purchasing generator fuel and refreshments appear to be a major part of the proposed spending recently submitted by the Executive Arm of government to the National Assembly. According to reports, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) will spend a total sum of N1.126 billion on refreshment and meals as well as another
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I’m the most summoned CBN governor ever, says Sanusi
CBN governor says he has been summoned too often to the National Assembly, he has considered getting an office there. Related posts: CBN Governor in Court over Plagiarism Sack Sanusi Lamido, CDHR Appeals to National Assembly CBN after Lamido Sanusi
Government defends PIB content, rejects Shell’s claims
The Federal Government on Thursday rose in defence of the proposed increment of its share from deep offshore oil blocks production from 61 to 73 per cent as contained in the draft Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, currently before the National Assembly. Related posts: International Oil Companies Pressure Senators To Kill The PIB Niger Delta Farmers
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2013 budget to be presented on October 4 – Okonjo-Iweala
Despite threats by the National Assembly to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over non improvement in the 2012 budget’s implementation, Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the president would present the 2013 federal budget to Nigerians and then submit it to the National Assembly by October 4.
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Okonjo-Iweala meets Senate over 2013 budget
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday met with the chairmen of Senate committees behind closed doors. Related posts: Okonjo-Iweala confirms that 41.3% of 2012 budget has been implemented GEJ Impeachement Update: FG retracts 56% budget implementation claim, Okonjo-Iweala’s absence at session enrages Deputy Senate President 2013
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Jonathan agrees to reverse N5000 note plan
President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to reverse his administration’s plan to introduce the 5000 naira note. Related posts: Senate directs Jonathan to stop N5000 note N5,000 Note: Sanusi Plotting Jonathan’s Fall In Next Election – Enang “Introduction Of N5000 Note Will Kill Production” – Obasanjo
There’s need to review structure of Nigerian federation – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Tuesday said that if the country must achieve its set goals, there was the urgent need for the federal system to be restructured, just as he said that the president of Nigeria was the most powerful in the world because of the power he controls. Related posts: Nigeria: Governors Are
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Sack Sanusi Lamido, CDHR Appeals to National Assembly
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called on the National Assembly to sack the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, over his intention to introduce a five Naira currency bill. In a statement signed by Comrade Taiwo Otitolaye, its National Vice-President, CDHR cited Sanusi’s “recurring display
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Okonjo-Iweala’s Budget
Analysts hail federal government’s early preparation of the 2013 budget framework, which is believed loaded with the imprint of the Federal Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. They are not extending the same enthusiasm to faithful implementation of the document, though, when it is eventually passed and signed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Related posts: Okonjo-Iweala meets Senate
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