National Assembly – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:48:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png National Assembly – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 National Assembly Defends Electoral Act 2026, Lists Key Reforms https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-defends-electoral-act-2026-lists-key-reforms/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-defends-electoral-act-2026-lists-key-reforms/#respond Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478161 The National Assembly of Nigeria has defended the Electoral Act 2026 following criticism from individuals and groups, stating that extensive consultations lasting two years preceded its enactment. According to the parliament, stakeholders engaged during the process included the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), civil society organisations [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-defends-electoral-act-2026-lists-key-reforms/feed/ 0 MTEF Dispute: National Assembly Divided Over Crude Oil Price Benchmark https://www.theinfostride.com/mtef-dispute-national-assembly-divided-over-crude-oil-price-benchmark/ https://www.theinfostride.com/mtef-dispute-national-assembly-divided-over-crude-oil-price-benchmark/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:55:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=473786 A disagreement between the House of Representatives and the Senate over the appropriate crude oil price benchmark has emerged as a major point of contention in the consideration of Nigeria’s 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP). The divergence has raised concerns over fiscal planning coherence as the Federal Government prepares to present [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/mtef-dispute-national-assembly-divided-over-crude-oil-price-benchmark/feed/ 0 National Assembly Approves $2.347bn External Borrowing Plan https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-approves-2-347bn-external-borrowing-plan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-approves-2-347bn-external-borrowing-plan/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:54:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=470549 The National Assembly has approved the $2.347 billion external borrowing request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marking a major step in the administration’s effort to finance key infrastructure and social development projects under the 2024 fiscal framework. The approval came after the presentation of a detailed report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-approves-2-347bn-external-borrowing-plan/feed/ 0 Senate Reaffirms Commitment to Timely, People-Centred Constitutional Amendments https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-reaffirms-commitment-to-timely-people-centred-constitutional-amendments/ https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-reaffirms-commitment-to-timely-people-centred-constitutional-amendments/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=470003 The Senate has reaffirmed the National Assembly’s commitment to delivering timely and people-oriented amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin (APC, Kano North), gave the assurance on Friday at a two-day joint retreat of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, held in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-reaffirms-commitment-to-timely-people-centred-constitutional-amendments/feed/ 0 NNPP Chieftain Warns National Assembly Against Moving 2027 Elections to 2026 https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpp-chieftain-warns-national-assembly-against-moving-2027-elections-to-2026/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpp-chieftain-warns-national-assembly-against-moving-2027-elections-to-2026/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469394 A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has cautioned the National Assembly against plans to move the 2027 general elections to 2026, describing the move as ill-advised and potentially disruptive. Oguntoyinbo issued the warning in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, urging lawmakers to reconsider the proposal, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpp-chieftain-warns-national-assembly-against-moving-2027-elections-to-2026/feed/ 0 INEC Urges National Assembly to Expedite Electoral Law Amendments https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-urges-national-assembly-to-expedite-electoral-law-amendments/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-urges-national-assembly-to-expedite-electoral-law-amendments/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=468319 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on amendments to Nigeria’s electoral legal framework. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja when he received Barry Andrews, Head of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Follow-up Mission to Nigeria. Yakubu said an early passage [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-urges-national-assembly-to-expedite-electoral-law-amendments/feed/ 0 Saraki Hails National Assembly as Pillar of Nigeria’s Democracy on 26th Anniversary https://www.theinfostride.com/saraki-hails-national-assembly-as-pillar-of-nigerias-democracy-on-26th-anniversary/ https://www.theinfostride.com/saraki-hails-national-assembly-as-pillar-of-nigerias-democracy-on-26th-anniversary/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=459610 Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has praised the National Assembly for its pivotal role in Nigeria’s democratic journey, describing the legislature as the “bedrock of democracy” and the arm of government that best reflects the will of the people. Saraki made this known in a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/saraki-hails-national-assembly-as-pillar-of-nigerias-democracy-on-26th-anniversary/feed/ 0 SERAP Urges National Assembly to Reject Tinubu’s $24bn Loan Request, Warns of Debt Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/serap-urges-national-assembly-to-reject-tinubus-24bn-loan-request-warns-of-debt-crisis/ https://www.theinfostride.com/serap-urges-national-assembly-to-reject-tinubus-24bn-loan-request-warns-of-debt-crisis/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=431408 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Assembly to reject President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $24 billion, warning that the move could severely worsen Nigeria’s already fragile debt situation. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, SERAP cautioned that the proposed borrowing plan would escalate [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/serap-urges-national-assembly-to-reject-tinubus-24bn-loan-request-warns-of-debt-crisis/feed/ 0 Akpabio Dismisses Impeachment Talks, Says National Assembly Backs Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/akpabio-dismisses-impeachment-talks-says-national-assembly-backs-tinubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/akpabio-dismisses-impeachment-talks-says-national-assembly-backs-tinubu/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=421674 Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday dismissed any speculation about the possible impeachment of President Bola Tinubu, stating that the current National Assembly has no intention of pursuing such action. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit in Abuja, Akpabio emphasized that while the legislature has the courage to hold the president accountable, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/akpabio-dismisses-impeachment-talks-says-national-assembly-backs-tinubu/feed/ 0 The National Assembly Is A Congregation Of Crooks – Charly Boy https://www.theinfostride.com/the-national-assembly-is-a-congregation-of-crooks-charly-boy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-national-assembly-is-a-congregation-of-crooks-charly-boy/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:20:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=405181 Popular singer and activist, Charly Boy has come out to weigh in on the ongoing controversy surrounding Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. This is coming following Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s decision to report him to the United Nations over alleged sexual harassment. According to him, the men of the National Assembly are deplorable and undistinguished, and that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-national-assembly-is-a-congregation-of-crooks-charly-boy/feed/ 0 National Assembly Steps Down 2025 Budget for Ministry of Information https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-steps-down-2025-budget-for-ministry-of-information/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-steps-down-2025-budget-for-ministry-of-information/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=400603 The National Assembly has stepped down the 2025 budget proposal for the Ministry of Information and National Orientation due to concerns over inadequate funding. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, Senator Kenneth Eze, disclosed this in a video shared on X on Tuesday during the ministry’s budget defense. According to Senator [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-steps-down-2025-budget-for-ministry-of-information/feed/ 0 BudgIT Raises Concerns Over Irregularities in 2025 FG Budget, Urges Prudent Review by National Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-raises-concerns-over-irregularities-in-2025-fg-budget-urges-prudent-review-by-national-assembly/ https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-raises-concerns-over-irregularities-in-2025-fg-budget-urges-prudent-review-by-national-assembly/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:52:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=400240 BudgIT Raises Concern Over Irregularities in 2025 FG Proposed Budget, Calls for Prudent, Patriotic, and Inclusive Review by National Assembly. BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has observed certain legacy issues with the 2025 Federal Government Proposed Budget and calls on the National Assembly to proactively address [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-raises-concerns-over-irregularities-in-2025-fg-budget-urges-prudent-review-by-national-assembly/feed/ 0 Taraba Communities Urge National Assembly Member to Address Infrastructure Deficits https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-communities-urge-national-assembly-member-to-address-infrastructure-deficits/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-communities-urge-national-assembly-member-to-address-infrastructure-deficits/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:00:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=397150 Residents of Jauro Voto and Willow communities in Mayo Goi Ward, Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba State, have called on their representative at the National Assembly, Hon. Sadiq Abbas Tafida, to address critical infrastructure challenges affecting their areas. The appeal was made through a formal letter submitted by the Rural Educational Improvement and Development [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-communities-urge-national-assembly-member-to-address-infrastructure-deficits/feed/ 0 National Assembly Decries Poor Funding of NHRC, Pledges Better Support https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-decries-poor-funding-of-nhrc-pledges-better-support/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-decries-poor-funding-of-nhrc-pledges-better-support/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=396744 The National Assembly has expressed concern over the inadequate funding of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), despite the agency’s heavy workload in addressing human rights violations across Nigeria. Speaking at the 2024 National Legislative Forum on Human Rights organized by the NHRC in Abuja, lawmakers emphasized the need for increased budgetary allocations to the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-decries-poor-funding-of-nhrc-pledges-better-support/feed/ 0 National Assembly Has Turned Itself Into A Useless Institution Because Of Bobrisky – Aisha Yesufu https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-has-turned-itself-into-a-useless-institution-because-of-bobrisky-aisha-yesufu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-has-turned-itself-into-a-useless-institution-because-of-bobrisky-aisha-yesufu/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:20:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=391680 Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has come out to blast members of the National Assembly for constituting a panel to investigate the bribery allegations levelled against Bobrisky. She recently had her say via a viral video, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, she wonders why the lawmakers are investigating Bobrisky’s matter when they have [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-has-turned-itself-into-a-useless-institution-because-of-bobrisky-aisha-yesufu/feed/ 0 Elected Representatives: Servants or Masters? By Abiodun Komolafe https://www.theinfostride.com/elected-representatives-servants-or-masters-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/elected-representatives-servants-or-masters-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 24 Aug 2024 21:06:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387868 “Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” – Cicero, 46 B.C. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet and ‘the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced’, was right! We have to go into the past to understand today! The present conundrum in the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/elected-representatives-servants-or-masters-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 SERAP Demands Transparency in National Assembly Running Costs and Salary Fixing https://www.theinfostride.com/serap-demands-transparency-in-national-assembly-running-costs-and-salary-fixing/ https://www.theinfostride.com/serap-demands-transparency-in-national-assembly-running-costs-and-salary-fixing/#respond Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:30:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387322 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a stern call for greater transparency within Nigeria’s National Assembly. In a letter dated 17 August 2024, SERAP urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to disclose the precise amounts of the monthly running costs paid to members of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/serap-demands-transparency-in-national-assembly-running-costs-and-salary-fixing/feed/ 0 Activist Sulaiman advises Senate not to establish new Electoral Body for Local Government Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-sulaiman-advises-senate-not-to-establish-new-electoral-body-for-local-government-elections/ https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-sulaiman-advises-senate-not-to-establish-new-electoral-body-for-local-government-elections/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:24:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=384839 A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman has urged the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly to stop the ongoing Bill for creating of new electoral body for the conduct of the Local Government Election in Nigeria, urging the Senate to strengthen the current nation’s electoral body with more responsibilities of conducting Local Government [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-sulaiman-advises-senate-not-to-establish-new-electoral-body-for-local-government-elections/feed/ 0 Nigeria Proposes to Run Four Budgets Simultaneously – An Anomaly with No Precedence https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-proposes-to-run-four-budgets-simultaneously-an-anomaly-with-no-precedence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-proposes-to-run-four-budgets-simultaneously-an-anomaly-with-no-precedence/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:16:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382373 BudgIT, a leading civic-tech organisation promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, decries the proposed elongation of the implementation period for the 2023 Approved Budget and 2023 Supplementary Budget from the proposed termination date of December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2024. Recall that the 2023 Approved Budget of N21.83 trillion, signed into [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-proposes-to-run-four-budgets-simultaneously-an-anomaly-with-no-precedence/feed/ 0 Prof Ben Nwabueze analyses National Assembly’s Power to replace the Nigerian Constitution https://www.theinfostride.com/prof-ben-nwabueze-analyses-national-assemblys-power-to-replace-the-nigerian-constitution/ https://www.theinfostride.com/prof-ben-nwabueze-analyses-national-assemblys-power-to-replace-the-nigerian-constitution/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:17:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380253 Professor Ben Nwabueze analysed the National Assembly’s power to replace the Nigerian Constitution in the article below: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY’S POWER TO REPLACE THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: AN ANALYSIS OF PROFESSOR BEN NWABUEZE’S ARGUMENTS Introduction A bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a new governance [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/prof-ben-nwabueze-analyses-national-assemblys-power-to-replace-the-nigerian-constitution/feed/ 0 National Anthem Change Requires Wider Consultation, AGF Advises National Assembly https://www.theinfostride.com/national-anthem-change-requires-wider-consultation-agf-advises-national-assembly/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-anthem-change-requires-wider-consultation-agf-advises-national-assembly/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 11:00:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379070 The Nigerian National Assembly was advised on Monday that the decision to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem should not be made solely through legislative debate. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, emphasized this point during a one-day public hearing on a bill proposing the change. Fagbemi’s position [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-anthem-change-requires-wider-consultation-agf-advises-national-assembly/feed/ 0 Osun Lawmaker Granted Leave to Sue National Assembly Over Anti-Corruption Law Amendments https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-lawmaker-granted-leave-to-sue-national-assembly-over-anti-corruption-law-amendments/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-lawmaker-granted-leave-to-sue-national-assembly-over-anti-corruption-law-amendments/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378636 Justice Mashkur Salisu of the Federal High Court in Osogbo has granted Osun State lawmaker, Kanmi Ajibola, permission to sue the National Assembly and the 36 State Houses of Assembly for their refusal to amend laws related to corrupt practices in Nigeria. Ajibola, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Ilesa Branch, and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-lawmaker-granted-leave-to-sue-national-assembly-over-anti-corruption-law-amendments/feed/ 0 Okpe People Have No Secessionist Intentions, Says Prof Igho Natufe https://www.theinfostride.com/okpe-people-have-no-secessionist-intentions-says-prof-igho-natufe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/okpe-people-have-no-secessionist-intentions-says-prof-igho-natufe/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 22:32:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378422 Being the State of the Union Address on the pathway to redemption in Okpe Nation by Prof. O. Igho Natufe, President General, Okpe Union, on the 94th Anniversary of the founding of the Okpe Union at the Headquarters of the Okpe Union, 65 Moshalashi Street, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos – May 18, 2024. Greetings. All Protocols [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/okpe-people-have-no-secessionist-intentions-says-prof-igho-natufe/feed/ 0 DSS Operatives Assault Two Senior National Assembly Staff Over Identification Dispute https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-operatives-assault-two-senior-national-assembly-staff-over-identification-dispute/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-operatives-assault-two-senior-national-assembly-staff-over-identification-dispute/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378273 In the early hours of Friday, two senior staff members of the National Assembly were reportedly brutalized by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly failing to properly identify themselves at the second gate of the Complex. The staff members, Chris Odoh, a Deputy Director, and John Nnadi, of the Senate Committee [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dss-operatives-assault-two-senior-national-assembly-staff-over-identification-dispute/feed/ 0 National Assembly Set to Return to Renovated Chambers Next Month https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-set-to-return-to-renovated-chambers-next-month/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-set-to-return-to-renovated-chambers-next-month/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=373057 After about one and a half years of construction, the main hallowed chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives are nearing completion, prompting lawmakers in both chambers to prepare to vacate the temporary chambers and relocate back to the main chambers next month. The upgraded and reconfigured hallowed chambers, being handled by Visible [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-set-to-return-to-renovated-chambers-next-month/feed/ 0 Ekiti: Time to Silence the Guns (3) https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-3/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-3/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:05:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371945 As an avowed Federalist, Nigerians expected Tinubu to have sent a Constitution Amendment Bill to the National Assembly to tinker with dozens of items on the Exclusive List in favour of the devolution of powers, state policing and the like. But it is too early in the day to say that it is too late! [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-3/feed/ 0 Ekiti: Time to Silence the Guns (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-2/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2024 13:01:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=370830 Well, much as causation has been attributed to poverty, religious and ethnic extremism and others, it’s time the Federal Government revisited its security architecture and remodelled countermeasure strategies to yield fruitful results. The faithful choice of a good businessman is to recoil his strategies if the output isn’t justified by investments and governments across the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-2/feed/ 0 PDP Urges INEC to Initiate Fresh Elections in Rivers State Constituencies https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-urges-inec-to-initiate-fresh-elections-in-rivers-state-constituencies/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-urges-inec-to-initiate-fresh-elections-in-rivers-state-constituencies/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=363986 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to promptly initiate the process of conducting fresh elections in the 27 constituencies of Rivers State that have become vacant due to defections within the Rivers State House of Assembly. The PDP contends that, in accordance with Section 109 (1) (g) of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-urges-inec-to-initiate-fresh-elections-in-rivers-state-constituencies/feed/ 0 National Assembly Approves N2.17 Trillion 2023 Supplementary Budget https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-approves-n2-17-trillion-2023-supplementary-budget/ https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-approves-n2-17-trillion-2023-supplementary-budget/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:39:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359216 The 2023 Appropriation Bill, with a total allocation of N2.17 trillion, has received the green light from the National Assembly after the third reading. This significant development followed the bill’s successful passage in the House of Representatives earlier in the week, eventually making its way to the Upper Chamber, where it secured approval by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/national-assembly-approves-n2-17-trillion-2023-supplementary-budget/feed/ 0 EFCC, NJI, and Stakeholders Call for Legislation to Combat Unexplained Wealth https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-nji-and-stakeholders-call-for-legislation-to-combat-unexplained-wealth/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-nji-and-stakeholders-call-for-legislation-to-combat-unexplained-wealth/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:06:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356413 In a unified effort to bolster the fight against corruption and financial impropriety in Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the National Judicial Institute (NJI), and key stakeholders have issued a resounding call for comprehensive legislation to address the issue of unexplained wealth within the country. This imperative plea emerged from a Communique [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-nji-and-stakeholders-call-for-legislation-to-combat-unexplained-wealth/feed/ 0 Niger coup: Disapprove Tinubu’s request for war – Shehu Sani begs Senate https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-coup-disapprove-tinubus-request-for-war-shehu-sani-begs-senate/ https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-coup-disapprove-tinubus-request-for-war-shehu-sani-begs-senate/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:45:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352163 Shehu Sani, a former politician, has urged the Senate to reject President Bola Tinubu’s call for military action against the Republic of Niger. Sani warned Tinubu on Friday via his X social media platform that he shouldn’t be duped by foreign influences. The President reportedly wrote a letter to the Senate requesting permission to take [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/niger-coup-disapprove-tinubus-request-for-war-shehu-sani-begs-senate/feed/ 0 We will restore your constitutional role – Senate assures traditional rulers https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-restore-your-constitutional-role-senate-assures-traditional-rulers/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-restore-your-constitutional-role-senate-assures-traditional-rulers/#respond Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:00:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351466 The current administration has guaranteed constitutional roles for traditional rulers. On Monday, while hosting the royal fathers of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement and noted that this will be made possible through a constitutional modification. The traditional rulers had asked for such [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-restore-your-constitutional-role-senate-assures-traditional-rulers/feed/ 0 Order and Stability: A Case for Nigeria’s Youth – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/order-and-stability-a-case-for-nigerias-youth-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/order-and-stability-a-case-for-nigerias-youth-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sat, 08 Jul 2023 07:39:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350369 Change is inevitable! The trouble however is that, most times, one doesn’t see it coming; not even the military; otherwise, all coups would have been preempted and suppressed before they were eventually executed. So also, it is reasonable to say in public administration that, in the few weeks of Bola Tinubu’s administration, there have been [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/order-and-stability-a-case-for-nigerias-youth-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Exclusive: Reasons The Real Subsidies Are Not For The Poor, But The Rich – Femi Falana, SAN https://www.theinfostride.com/exclusive-reasons-the-real-subsidies-are-not-for-the-poor-but-the-rich-femi-falana-san/ https://www.theinfostride.com/exclusive-reasons-the-real-subsidies-are-not-for-the-poor-but-the-rich-femi-falana-san/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 07:32:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349368 Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefits from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily for the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and how huge sums of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/exclusive-reasons-the-real-subsidies-are-not-for-the-poor-but-the-rich-femi-falana-san/feed/ 0 Bulkachuwa’s Revelation: Monitor your Judges now, Rights group tells CJN, NJC https://www.theinfostride.com/bulkachuwas-revelation-monitor-your-judges-now-rights-group-tells-cjn-njc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bulkachuwas-revelation-monitor-your-judges-now-rights-group-tells-cjn-njc/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:06:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349195 Following the recent revelation of Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, the 83 years Husband of immediate past Appeal Court President, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on how he influenced the judgments of the Appeal Court for his Colleagues in the National Assembly, while his wife (Zainab) held forth as Head of the Court in Nigeria. A human rights organization, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bulkachuwas-revelation-monitor-your-judges-now-rights-group-tells-cjn-njc/feed/ 0 10th National Assembly: Zoning Deputy Speaker to South-East disgusting – Ohanaeze spits fire https://www.theinfostride.com/10th-national-assembly-zoning-deputy-speaker-to-south-east-disgusting-ohanaeze-spits-fire/ https://www.theinfostride.com/10th-national-assembly-zoning-deputy-speaker-to-south-east-disgusting-ohanaeze-spits-fire/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:30:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348224 Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organization in the South-East has rejected the zoning formula earlier announced by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. Infostride News recalls that the National Working Committee of the ruling party had agreed to have the former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Godswill [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/10th-national-assembly-zoning-deputy-speaker-to-south-east-disgusting-ohanaeze-spits-fire/feed/ 0 We’ve not zoned leadership positions for 10th NASS – APC https://www.theinfostride.com/weve-not-zoned-leadership-positions-for-10th-nass-apc/ https://www.theinfostride.com/weve-not-zoned-leadership-positions-for-10th-nass-apc/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:09:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=346066 The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ruling party has not zoned the leadership positions for the 10th National Assembly. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday night. He said any report to the contrary did not emanate from the party, adding that any decision [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/weve-not-zoned-leadership-positions-for-10th-nass-apc/feed/ 0 Senate presidency: Constitution silent on zoning – Yari https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-presidency-constitution-silent-on-zoning-yari/ https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-presidency-constitution-silent-on-zoning-yari/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:00:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=345690 Former Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar has said that zoning in the legislature is not constitutional. He said anybody from any part of the country can assume any position. Yari disclosed this at his Talata-Mafara country home while fielding questions from newsmen, saying that the legislature is an arm of government on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-presidency-constitution-silent-on-zoning-yari/feed/ 0 The Evils of Complacency in Politics by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/the-evils-of-complacency-in-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-evils-of-complacency-in-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:00:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344092 Oftentimes, intrigues exist in political matrixes. Concepts such as political mass participation, collective demands, group identity and determination, and collateral damages could all mean different things to different people. It only depends on which side of the divide the definer pitches his or her tent. This unrestricted latitude and privilege to operationalize concepts and political [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-evils-of-complacency-in-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 How 10th National Assembly Can Achieve Stability In Governance – Lawan https://www.theinfostride.com/how-10th-national-assembly-can-achieve-stability-in-governance-lawan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-10th-national-assembly-can-achieve-stability-in-governance-lawan/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:43:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343434 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advised the incoming 10th National Assembly to maintain a bi-partisan approach that prioritises the national interest amid its deliberations. According to him, any approach to the contrary would thwart every attempt by the incoming parliament to achieve stability in governance and maintain a harmonious relationship with the executive [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-10th-national-assembly-can-achieve-stability-in-governance-lawan/feed/ 0 Amaechi voted for APC Candidates, Eze replies Tony Okocha https://www.theinfostride.com/amaechi-voted-for-apc-candidates-eze-replies-tony-okocha/ https://www.theinfostride.com/amaechi-voted-for-apc-candidates-eze-replies-tony-okocha/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:36:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342896 Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has described as false, unfounded, Fallacious and malicious, claims by one deceitful and misguided Imposter Tony Okocha and his cohorts that the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/amaechi-voted-for-apc-candidates-eze-replies-tony-okocha/feed/ 0 Tinubu’s Manifesto: Civic Hive lauds Commitment to Infrastructure, questions practicality and feasibility of ‘Renewed Hope 2023’ Document https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubus-manifesto-civic-hive-lauds-commitment-to-infrastructure-questions-practicality-and-feasibility-of-renewed-hope-2023-document/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubus-manifesto-civic-hive-lauds-commitment-to-infrastructure-questions-practicality-and-feasibility-of-renewed-hope-2023-document/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:10:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=336835 CivicHive, an innovation hub of BudgIT, committed to the principles of open data and governance, citizen participation, and data transparency, has released a policy review of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s manifesto. A review of Tinubu’s plan reveals that it is built on tripod-reforms of the structural model of the Nigerian economy, incentivization of the private sector, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubus-manifesto-civic-hive-lauds-commitment-to-infrastructure-questions-practicality-and-feasibility-of-renewed-hope-2023-document/feed/ 0 2023 Elections: We’re ready for APC, Bello says Kogi Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-were-ready-for-apc-bello-says-kogi-youths/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-were-ready-for-apc-bello-says-kogi-youths/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:18:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=335571 Youths in Kogi State on Sunday endorsed the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate in Kogi Central, Chief Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, as their choice candidate for the February National Assembly election. “The good people of Kogi Central deserve a better senator with sound understanding and intellectual depth. Chief Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is suitable and capable of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-elections-were-ready-for-apc-bello-says-kogi-youths/feed/ 0 Why Lawmakers Lost Primary Election — Gbajabiamila https://www.theinfostride.com/why-lawmakers-lost-primary-election-gbajabiamila/ https://www.theinfostride.com/why-lawmakers-lost-primary-election-gbajabiamila/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326578 The Speaker of the House of Representatives has expressed dismay with the losses suffered by lawmakers at the just concluded primaries. Gbajabimaila, in his welcome remarks on Tuesday, blamed the indirect primaries system for the woeful performance of the lawmakers during the primaries. He noted that the lawmakers had fought against the indirect primaries because [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/why-lawmakers-lost-primary-election-gbajabiamila/feed/ 0 South-South Is Pillar Of PDP – Wike Demands Fair Treatment https://www.theinfostride.com/south-south-is-pillar-of-pdp-wike-demands-fair-treatment/ https://www.theinfostride.com/south-south-is-pillar-of-pdp-wike-demands-fair-treatment/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:30:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=321153 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the South-South region of the country is the pillar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Governor, therefore, said the region must be treated with fairness and justice. Wike made the assertion at the PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, on Monday. The Governor said the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/south-south-is-pillar-of-pdp-wike-demands-fair-treatment/feed/ 0 BudgIT releases 2022 Budget Consultation Memo, blasts NASS for Infractions https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-releases-2022-budget-consultation-memo-blasts-nass-for-infractions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-releases-2022-budget-consultation-memo-blasts-nass-for-infractions/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:52:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=320802 BudgIT releases its 2022 Budget Analysis Consultative Memo, slams NASS for corruption loopholes and infractions, calls for urgent amendment. BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for fiscal transparency and accountability in Nigeria, has called on the National Assembly to eliminate infractions and corruption loopholes in the 2022 Approved Budget. This call was made [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/budgit-releases-2022-budget-consultation-memo-blasts-nass-for-infractions/feed/ 0 Buhari’s Presidency: As the Debate on Who Contributed to Making Buhari President in 2015 Continues https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-presidency-as-the-debate-on-who-contributed-to-making-buhari-president-in-2015-continues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-presidency-as-the-debate-on-who-contributed-to-making-buhari-president-in-2015-continues/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:01:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=319125 Eze’s Book on Amaechi in Chapter 15 Analyzes With Very Remarkable Insight, His Encounter with the Former Rivers Governor Over the Presidency of Buhari. …..Highlights Amaechi’s contributions to the aspirations of the President The classical literary masterpiece provides readers with a gale of fresh sapience into the public life, leadership records, political engagements, emotional traits [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-presidency-as-the-debate-on-who-contributed-to-making-buhari-president-in-2015-continues/feed/ 0 Ortom Hails Buhari For Rejecting Electoral Act Amendment Bill https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-hails-buhari-for-rejecting-electoral-act-amendment-bill/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-hails-buhari-for-rejecting-electoral-act-amendment-bill/#respond Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:30:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=315310 Ortom wants the National Assembly to accept the president’s reasons for the rejection. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declining to assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi, Ortom insisted that party primaries were the exclusive reserve of political parties. He said [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ortom-hails-buhari-for-rejecting-electoral-act-amendment-bill/feed/ 0 2023: APGA Vows To Win More Guber, National Assembly Seats iI Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-apga-vows-to-win-more-guber-national-assembly-seats-ii-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-apga-vows-to-win-more-guber-national-assembly-seats-ii-nigeria/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314918 The National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has boasted that it will win more gubernatorial and legislative seats in Nigeria come 2023 general election. Ozonkpu Victor Ike Oye, said this in a statement forwarded to InfoStride News on Sunday, by the National Publicity Secretary of APGA, Barrister Tex Okechukwu, at the end [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-apga-vows-to-win-more-guber-national-assembly-seats-ii-nigeria/feed/ 0 Court Sacks Member Representing Bali/Gassol Federal Constituency https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sacks-member-representing-bali-gassol-federal-constituency/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sacks-member-representing-bali-gassol-federal-constituency/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309140 At last, the federal high court sitting in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, has finally put to rest the lingering crisis between the member representing Bali/Gassol at the House of Representatives, Mubarak Gambo and Garba Chede. The duo who are of the All Progressives Congress (APC) extraction, have been at each others neck on [...]

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