Lagos, Nigeria – The Federal House of Representatives is advancing legislation to eliminate discrimination against Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. Speaker Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abass disclosed this during the 36th convocation ceremony of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Lagos on Thursday. In his address, Speaker Abass emphasised the importance of bridging the gap between…
Abia State Federal House of Representatives member, Hon. Chris Nkwonta, may lose his seat after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Nkwonta, who represents Ukwa East/West Federal Constituency’s defection was announced on the floor of the House during plenary by the Speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday in…
As the people of Anambra and Nigeria mourn late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, a politician, businessman, and entrepreneur who died on 27th July 2024 in London, let’s look briefly into his life while on earth. Below are the things you should know about the late senator: 1. Senator Ifeanyi was born on September 3, 1971, in…
Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, has slammed the ₦70,000 new minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. Ndume, who was recently removed from his position, pointed out that ₦70,000 is barely enough to buy a 50kg bag of rice. Ndume’s comments were made in a viral video where he urged President Bola Tinubu…
…says he was given the chance to choose which committee to serve as Vice Chairman Senator Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno North Senatorial District, has broken the silence after his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying he led the campaign that made Senator Godswill Akpabio the Senate President. Ndume stated this on…
Lawmakers in the Federal House of Representatives have passed a resolution to slash their salaries by fifty per cent for six months to provide succour for Nigerians and avert a planned nationwide protest over economic hardship. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu moved the motion at the plenary on Tuesday during a debate on the need to…
…becomes the 4th member to pass on from the 10th House of Representatives A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Ekene Abubakar Adams is dead. He died in the early hours of today Tuesday, at the age of 39. His death is coming less than a week after the loss of Representative Olaide Akinremi…
The corpse of former Senate President Joseph Wayas has finally arrived in Nigeria from the United Kingdom, three years after he died. Converseer learned that Wayas’ remains arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom, onboard British Airways BA O83, on Wednesday morning. According to The Beagle News,…
To enhance accountability and encourage our lawmakers to do more, three weeks ago, we embarked on a review of the one-year performances of national assembly members from Cross River State. The legislators clocked one year in office on the 13th of June, 2024. The review team evaluated the lawmakers based on four key metrics: Motions,…
A senior officer of the Nigerian Customs Services (name withheld) has passed on at the National Assembly clinic, Abuja. A statement signed by the spokesman for the House, Akin Rotimi, which confirmed the death, said the deceased collapsed while fielding questions from members of the Public Account Committee of the House. The statement added that…
