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…
Fifty (50) members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and political parties, known as Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The lawmakers made this appeal…
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has hailed the Senate for passing the N1.9 trillion budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the 2024 fiscal year. MOSIEND, in a statement by its National President, Mr Kennedy Tonjo-West, said the speedy consideration and passage of…
As the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria marks its one year in office, it is a fitting time to reflect on the performances and achievements of the three Senators representing the people of Cross River State in the hallow chambers. Currently, Cross River State is represented in the Senate by Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Cross River North), Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr. (Cross River South) and Sen. Eteng Jonah Williams (Cross River Central).
The National Assembly (NASS) has commenced plans to seize the allocations of States and Local Government Areas (LGAs) that fail to pay the minimum wage that would be approved by the Federal Government. It was learned that the NASS has resolved to ensure that States, LGAs and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) stop defaulting in…
HON. GODWIN OFFIONO’S ONE-YEAR SCORECARD AS A FIRST-TIME HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBER, REPRESENTING OGOJA/YALA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY. LEGISLATION/PROJECTS/INTERVENTIONS & EMPOWERMENT, IN ONE YEAR. LEGISLATION Motions: 1- Motion on the need to stop excess charges and illegal deductions by commercial banks in Nigeria. 2- Motion on the need to rehabilitate the Bekwarra-Ogoja-Ikom-Calabar Federal Highway in Cross River…
