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…
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to push back the deadline for old naira notes to be withdrawn from circulation from January 31 to July 31. Additionally, the upper house requested the CBN to establish an exchange window where those without bank accounts may deposit their old bills. The motion made Read More…
Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has urged Nigerians to keep praying for the peaceful and successful conduct of the general elections in February. Obasa offered the advice in his New Year’s speech delivered on Sunday in Lagos. The speaker emphasised the importance of continuing to pray for Nigeria, Read More…
