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Dec

09

2022

Reps summon Emefiele, order CBN to suspend cash withdrawal policy

Economy, NewsCBN, Economy, Emefiele, eNaira, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives

…summon Emefiele for an explanation Thursday next week …angry over the new cashless policy …may prevail on the apex bank to reverse the decision Angry with the N100,000 weekly cash withdrawal limits recently set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its attendant economic and social challenges, the House of Representatives at Thursday plenary asked the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele to suspend implementation of the policy. Emefiele was asked to cause an appearance Thursday next week to explain to the House the impact and significance of the new policy. The suspension is to last pending the outcome of the…

Nov

29

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

OMPAN holds Abia Town Hall Summit for Nat’l Assembly candidates tomorrow, Nov. 30

Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, House of reps, OMPAN, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The Abia Online Media Publishers, a member of the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, OMPAN will start Abia Town Hall summit on Wednesday 30 November 2022. In a press release signed by her Chairman, Chief Paddy Anyatonwu, the meeting will provide a formal platform for candidates to share their mission, vision, and motives for seeking elective political offices from Abians. The unique approach of the Town Hall session is that it would allow Abians to closely interrogate the candidates by asking specific questions and seeking clarifications on how those they would entrust with their mandates articulate programs lies and…

Oct

10

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet finance minister over 2023 budget

Economy, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives, Senate

The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, led their team of officials of the finance ministry to the meeting. The…

Jun

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

A motion seeking to override Buhari on Section 84(8) rejected at plenary

NewsMohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives

The House of Representatives has rejected a motion seeking to cause the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the amendment made to Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act 2022. The House at plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase, directed the mover of the motion, Hon. Ben Igbakpa, from Delta State to “follow proper procedure.” Recall that the honorable members, shortly after the primary elections, had criticized the amended Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act 2022 after most of them failed to clinch tickets to enable them to return to the House in the…

Jun

11

2020

By OHAFIATV

Reps meet Security Chiefs behind closed doors, embark on two weeks’ holiday

Economy, PoliticsAfrica, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Representatives

The House of Representatives on Thursday, shortly before embarking on a two weeks holiday, met with Security Chiefs behind closed doors to discuss the security situation in the country. At the executive session were the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, Chief of Defense Staff, Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Director of State Security Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi and National Security Adviser, Mohammed Monguno. It would be recalled that the green chamber last week, following the adoption of a motion moved by the Chief Whip, Muhammed Monguno resolved to invite the aforementioned heads of security outfits to brief the House on…