Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, on Wednesday, presented an Appropriation Bill of N545 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year. Presenting the budget at the state assembly’s chamber, Governor Lawal said the 2025 budget comprises 28 per cent recurrent expenditure amounting to N151,680,000, while the capital expenditure stood at N393,334,575, … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday disclosed that a total sum of N14 billion was spent on the renovation and construction works in 203 public secondary schools under the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). The governor disclosed further that over 2,000 teachers were recruited in two years, just as he identified … Read more
Tensions flared between NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre during a raucous Thursday question period, with Singh at one point walking into the aisle to yell at the Conservative leader. Poilievre used his first round of questions to criticize the Bloc Québécois and NDP after both parties announced they wouldn’t support a … Read more
The affidavit of an FBI special agent, and the Russian documents attached to it, offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a vast Russian network of disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians — both employees of state broadcaster RT — accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 million into a Tennessee media company. … Read more
Sule’s Charm Many opposition MPs see NCP MP Supriya Sule as the go-to person for issues to be raised in Parliament. She enjoys warm relations and good equations with her Lok Sabha colleagues across party lines. Sule enjoys warm relations with DMK MP Kanimozhi, SP MP Dimple Yadav, TMC MP Saugata Roy, TDP MP Lavu … Read more
GEORGE TOWN: Members of Parliament who fail to attend Dewan Rakyat sessions for a certain period risk losing their allowances once the Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) comes into effect. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said attendance requirements for MPs are clearly stipulated in the law, noting that those who are absent for six … Read more
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (L) and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (R). (Images: PTI) After the bypolls for four West Bengal seats on July 13, four new TMC MLAs will have to take oath West Bengal saw political drama last month over the oath-taking ceremony of two Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs, including a letter … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selat Klang state seat will not be vacated, said Selangor state assembly Speaker Lau Weng San. “The cessation of Selat Klang assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari’s membership in Bersatu was found to be a constructive expulsion, based on the Selangor constitution. “I am not persuaded that there is sufficient evidence to prove … Read more
Last Updated: June 22, 2024, 17:43 IST There have been many previous instances where the convention of appointing the senior-most MP as pro tem speaker was not followed. (File image: PTI) The system of appointing a pro tem speaker in India is adopted from the ‘Father of the House’ convention in the UK’s Westminster system … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may retain the post of Speaker, with a party MP likely to be elected for the role (Image: PTI) If the opposition fields its candidate, a vote for the new Speaker might take place on June 26, with the new Speaker assuming office on the same day The Opposition’s INDIA … Read more
