Thursday, May 23, 2013
National Assembly Leadership Warns Executive on Non-Implementation of Budget; Re-Emphasizes Legislative Power of Oversight
At the presentation of the 2013 Appropriation Bill by President Jonathan to the National Assembly on October 10, 2012, the Senate President, David Mark, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal expressed dissatisfaction with the level of implementation of the 2012 budget.
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President Jonathan Gives Hope to Bakassi Indigenes, then Dashes it.
President Jonathan Gives Hope to Bakassi Indigenes, then Dashes it
Just 48 hours before the deadline to apply for a review of the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which ceded Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, President Jonathan announced that Nigeria will not be appealing the ICJs judgment, crushing the last hope of Bakassi indigenes to reclaim their homeland.
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Wide Ranging Security Powers in Anti-Terrorism Law Raises Concern for Human Rights.
Barely one year after the passing of the Anti-terrorism (Prevention) Act 2011, amendments to the law are already being proposed. A bill seeking to make provision for the extra-territorial application of the Act and strengthening of provisions relating to terrorist financing offences is currently before the National Assembly.
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House of Representatives’ Justice Committee Report Exposes Possible Huge Judgment Debts Fraud.
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice presented a Report to the House on 25 September 2012 that revealed how negligent prosecution of cases involving the federal government has led to the accumulation of a judgment debt of N85.38 billion by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
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