The Lagos State House of Assembly is currently embroiled in a political crisis, with reports suggesting that 28 out of the 40 lawmakers are preparing to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to a yet-to-be-announced political party. This development has intensified the already fraught atmosphere within the Assembly, following months of leadership disputes Read More…
“As for the charges against me, I am unconcerned. I am beyond their timid lying morality and so I am beyond caring”, said the redoubtable Nigerian nationalist, Mrs Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, who, along with Margaret Ekpo, Laila Dogonyaro and a few other women you can count on your fingers, have been canonised by Nigerians of all Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has initiated a comprehensive assessment and review of the 2022 Auditor General’s Report for the state’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The objective of this undertaking, as conveyed by Hon. Kehinde Olaide Joseph, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (State), is to employ the committee’s statutory oversight as a Read More…
The House of Representatives has issued a call for the Federal Government to “prohibit the production, importation, and usage of educational materials that contain content promoting Lesbianism, Bisexuality, and Transgender (LGBT) in the nation’s educational resources.” This resolution was put forward in a motion by Rep. Sulaiman Gumi during a plenary session in Abuja. Gumi Read More…
In a recent session, the Lagos State House of Assembly confirmed the appointments of 15 commissioner-nominees, including prominent figures such as Prof. Akin Abayomi and Mr. Gbenga Omotosho. However, the assembly rejected the other two nominees in Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second batch. During the session, the assembly also decided to postpone the confirmation of Mr. Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has declined the approval of 17 candidates nominated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to serve as commissioners, among whom are former Health Commissioner Prof. Akin Abayomi and former Information Commissioner Mr. Gbenga Omotosho. Nevertheless, the lawmakers have granted confirmation to 22 other individuals who were put forth as commissioner nominees Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has announced that it has successfully assessed and evaluated 20 of the 39 commissioner-nominees submitted for consideration by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Governor Sanwo-Olu had put forth a comprehensive list of 39 nominees, comprising commissioners and Special Advisers, to the Assembly on July 28, seeking their screening and subsequent confirmation. Read More…
The College of Serving and Former Federal Lawmakers, operating as ‘The Initiatives,’ has lauded the inaugural strides of the 10th Senate, asserting that this upper chamber is far from being a mere rubber-stamp legislature. Contrary to apprehensions that the Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, might serve as a mere extension of the executive branch, the Read More…
Sen. Abdullahi Gumel, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has conveyed the confirmed list of 45 ministerial nominees to the Presidency, as revealed during his briefing with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. The Senate, on Monday, had endorsed the appointments of 45 ministerial nominees while deferring the confirmation of Read More…
With the exception of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), who represents Anambra South, 13 incumbent Anambra members of the National Assembly have lost their seats. This is the aftermath of the Independent National Electoral Commission conducted National Assembly elections and the announcement of the results of February 25. (INEC). According to Read More…
