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Lawmakers impeach, replace Imo assembly speaker

This is coming barely a week after Amara Iwuanyanwu was removed as deputy speaker of the legislative arm.

House reschedules plenary resumption to November 14

Mr Danzaria said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that the action was to enable the lawmakers to attend to urgent legislative issues.

NASS passes 2024 budget, increases estimates to N28.7tn

Christened the ‘Budget of Renewed Hope’, the President said it would ensure micro-economic stability, poverty reduction, greater access to social security, amongst others.

I Will Become Next Senate President – Ndume

With his interest in the race, the Borno lawmaker is challenging another lawmaker the party adopted as its preferred candidate for the position.

Edo Assembly: You can’t give order to Obaseki – Court cautions National Assembly

The judge said it is only the court that has the prerogative power to issue such a directive and not the National Assembly.

Terrorism Act: Senate prohibits ransom payment to kidnappers, adjourns plenary

He disclosed that in the memoranda presented to the Committee, the plethora of issues relating to the subject matter of terrorism and terrorism financing in line with global best practices were raised.

FULL LIST: How Senators voted denying INEC power to determine electronic transmission of election...

This was after attempt to secretly remove section 52(3) from the bill, which empowers the electoral body to determine the transmission of election results by electronic means where and when practicable, failed.

Senate gets new deputy minority leader

At plenary on Tuesday, Senate President Ahmad Lawan read a letter from the national secretariat of the opposition party naming Shaibu Lau as replacement.

FULL LIST: Tinubu presents 19 more nominees for confirmation as ministers

Already, the Senate has screened the 28 nominees in the first batch.
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