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The house of representatives ad hoc committee on the international boundary dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon says “swift” action must be taken to prevent the nation from losing another territory to its neighbour. In 2008, Nigeria ceded Bakassi Peninsula — over 1,000sq/ km territory — to Cameroon following the Greentree agreement. Nigeria lost the territory […]
Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic situation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the demand was the outcome of a meeting the lawmakers had on July 11 after going into an […]
There was a mild drama at the House of Representatives on Wednesday when a member who came to the chamber “improperly dressed” was walked out. The lawmaker, whose identity could not be ascertained because he is one of the newly elected members, entered the chamber casually dressed in a red t-shirt and brown trousers. The […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara, has cleared the three National Assembly seats in the just concluded supplementary election which was conducted on Saturday. After declaring Hon. Ikra Aliyu Bilbis winner in the rerun senatorial election for Zamfara senatorial zone, the returning Officer, Professor Kabiru Abdulahi, said Bilbis of PDP scored a total of […]