Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, told Journalists that the House will be conducting a legislative needs assessment by competent Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in conjunction with development partners, to discuss the issue of allowances received by the legislators.
Dogara, who spoke to Journalists in Jos, North Central Nigeria, after visiting the Governor of the state, Simon Lalong, explained that the salaries of the legislators were fixed by the Revenue Mobilisation Fiscal Allocation Committee (RMFAC), while the allowances are subject to discussion.
The Speaker also addressed issues of the economy as it affects states owing salaries which he believes would soon be properly addressed in spite of the economic depression.
With the stability enjoyed by the out-gone National Assembly, the newly elected Speaker gave an assurance that fairness and justice would be ensured at the zonal and state levels, in order to stabilise the Lower Chamber.
The Chief of Staff and others were sued before the court for alleged acts of…
The protesters under the auspices of APC Loyalists Forum is asking the EFCC to investigate…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in February that 180,000 Russian troops had been killed in…
His wife Yonat was killed in the initial attack while two of their three children,…
The polls represent the last major ballot box test before Sunak goes to the country…
The heavier-than-usual rains have also claimed at least 29 lives in Burundi, with 175 people…