The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerian teachers that the National Assembly will increase their retirement age from 60 to 65 years to retain more experienced teachers in public schools. Mr. Dogara disclosed this when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, who paid him a […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his continued dedication to the safe return of the abducted Chibok Girls. This is coming in the wake of the release of 82 schoolgirls who were abducted, along with others, by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014. In a statement […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that no society can grow without an active press to monitor and report its activities, and restated the commitment of the National Assembly to continue to enact laws which will create a conducive environment for journalism to thrive in the country. In a statement […]
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Angry workers forced the Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, to leave Eagle Square in Abuja during the workers’ day rally on Monday. Chris Ngige, minister of labour, and Adams Oshiomole were among the dignitaries who also left the venue abruptly. Trouble started after Ngige sent Biola Bawa, […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has stated that the House is committed to passing a new minimum wage bill. In a statement to mark the 2017 Workers’ Day, Dogara, reiterated the resolve and commitment of the parliament to enacting the New minimum wage bill for Nigerian workers. He said that increasing […]
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…Says Sen Isiaka Adeleke Will Be Remembered For His Legacies The leadership of the House of Representatives, led by the Speaker, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has paid a condolence visit to the President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki and the leadership of the Senate over the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who passed on […]
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In a direct response to the challenged posed to him by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El- Rufai has published his monthly salary which reflects a gross pay of N555,926.74 and take home pay of N470,521.74 The governor also published his security vote and budgets of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, on Tuesday. The lawmakers arrived at the presidential villa in Abuja, at 12pm. The leaders of the National Assembly met with the president behind close doors for 40 minutes. Mr. Saraki told State House correspondents that they […]
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Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has approved a 60-day national action plan to push through short term reforms. The Acting President, who addressed journalists after the Council’s meeting at the State House, said the Council will within the stipulated period focus on areas that will not only […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari who is on vacation in London, hosted the Senate president, Bukola Saraki; the speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the senate leader, Ahmed Lawan, during their visit Wednesday. Pictures from the visit: Welcome to London: Buhari receives Senator Saraki Ahmed Lawan’s turn: The senate leader bows as he shakes the President’s […]
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