Sentences with phrase «federal appointment by»

Recently the Yoruba Unity Forum (YUF) made some disturbing allegations of ethnic cleansing of Yoruba in federal appointments by the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Not exact matches

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered the appointment of an independent accountant to wind up unregistered management schemes operated by Perth property developers Kenneth and Morag Fraser and associated companies.

The appointment of even one SEC Commissioner with significant experience as a state securities regulator would dramatically improve coordination between state and federal securities authorities and bring a perspective informed by experiences from Main Street America where investor protection is personal and capital formation means real jobs.

His appointment by the New York Fed's Board of Directors was approved by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and announced by Mr. Peter Peterson, chair of the New York Fed's Board of Directors and of the search committee that selected Mr. Geithner.

However, Ashok Bhatia, senior portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman stresses that despite his appointment: «Futures markets overwhelmingly expect the Fed to raise the federal funds rate by 25bp following its 13 December policy meeting.

While the scope of the Nuclear Option was relatively limited (only federal judge appointments I believe), there is nothing stopping it from being expanded upon by the current majority power.

Agbakoba in a statemet on Monday alleged that the appointment made by the Federal Government of Nigeria, contravenes the provisions of S. 14 of the Constitution and also the Federal Character Commission, Act and the provisions of Sections 42 of the Constitution of Nigeria that prohibits discrimination of any of Nigeria's ethnic groups such as, in this case, the South East.

For instance, what does the Buhari administration think Nigerians think about it after the appointment of so many dead people by the President into the boards of federal agencies?

Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, who was up for an appointment in the federal department of Housing and Urban Development, was listed as a recipient but crossed off; Buffalo mayor Byron Brown got the application on January 9, the deadline by which other members of the «select group» were asked to reply.

The appointment of deceased persons as members of various federal boards by President Muhammadu Buhari - led APC administration is an unpardonable national embarrassment, the Peoples» Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday

Geoffrey Berman's interim appointment as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is set to expire in a matter of weeks, shouldering Manhattan federal judges with the responsibility of appointing Berman until a formal nomination is made by the White House and confirmed by the Senate, finding someone else or even opting out entirely.

Public Health, Improve Rockland's air, water, housing and environmental quality through application of State and Federal laws by appointment and creation of a County General Inspection Office, which enforces such laws and report to county executive and general public with transparency.

Some of the issues Adelakun raised were the appointment of security chiefs from mainly one ethnic group, killings and kidnapping by Boko Haram despite the Federal Government's claim that the sect had been technically defeated; and the fight against corruption.

FEM / HE / CH / 3C / II / 403 by the Government, «the Acting Vice-Chancellor is entitled to the terms and conditions of this appointment including remuneration and fringe benefits as approved by government for Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities in Nigeria», including the said furniture allowance.

Arizona law says: «Except during the final year of the term being served, no incumbent of a salaried elective office, whether holding by election or appointment, may offer himself for nomination or election to any salaried local, state or federal office.»

«It should also be borne in mind that Kwara state was a beneficiary of Federal Board appointments which, ironically, were cornered by Baraje's sponsor and shared only among his cronies including Baraje himself and another agent at the party's headquarters, Bolaji Abdullahi.

She was nominated in 2011 by President Barack Obama to serve as a federal judge, but that appointment was blocked by Republicans in the U.S. Senate who complained of excessive liberal activism in her previous legal work.

Delivering the ruling, Tsoho said, «The plaintiff raised two issues in the written address for determination, to wit: Whether or not the 1st defendant (Saraki) can reject a valid statutory appointment made by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Office (of the Chairman) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in accordance with the provisions of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004 and whether or not the 1st defendant is bound by the provisions of the EFCC Act, 2004, with respect to the confirmation of any appointment made by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the office of the Chairman of the EFCC.»

While the debate on Oteh's saga was yet to subside, a coalition of youths, led by human rights activist and President of Civil Rights Congress, Shehu Sani, queried the rationale behind the appointment of a new Chairman for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) when a northerner, Kabir Mashi was already in the position and improving the revenue base of the agency, especially VAT collection for the Federation Account.

Igoche is contending that by virtue of Section 68 (1)(e) of the 1999 Constitution, the Senate President is expected to vacate his seat following his appointment as the chairman of the board of a federal parastatal.

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Sabiu Zakari, on behalf of the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, stated that Buhari approved the appointment of Capt. Fola Akinkuotu as the Managing Director of NAMA.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, finally read a letter by the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, and sent to the senate over three weeks ago, seeking the confirmation of the federal lawmakers, for the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

But if Schwartz's appointment was extraordinary, what was indeed flabbergasting was that before he even began his review he admitted the federal investigation» has recently raised questions of improper lobbying and undisclosed conflicts of interest by some individuals which may have deceived state employees involved in the respective programs (related to the Buffalo Billion and SUNY Poly projects) and may have defrauded the state.»

He said Trump's judicial appointments will bring the federal government back inside the bounds of legislation passed by Congress.

In that case, a Clinton appointed federal judge, whose appointment was approved by Biden's Judiciary Committee, ruled that a disabled 45 - year - old woman whose entire income is $ 10,000 per year in Social Security did not meet the «undue hardship» test for discharging her student loans.

In 2016, there was a small flurry of concern about the delays in appointments of judges by the federal government.

The event, co-sponsored by the Women Lawyers Forum and Equality Issues section focused on providing practical information on the process of seeking an appointment to the provincial or federal bench.

All Superior Court judges are appointed by the federal government and derive their inherent jurisdiction from their appointments under section 96 of the Constitution Act.

A similar survey conducted by The Globe and Mail revealed that only a small handful of judicial appointments by the federal government since 2009 were from equity - seeking communities.

As this issue was about to go to press, the Supreme Court of Canada announced it would hear on Jan. 15 the reference filed by the federal government regarding the Supreme Court Act and the appointment of a Federal Court judge as one of the mandatory three members from federal government regarding the Supreme Court Act and the appointment of a Federal Court judge as one of the mandatory three members from Federal Court judge as one of the mandatory three members from Quebec.

The new process — through which qualified lawyers and persons holding judicial office in Canada may apply to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this process.

Readers of this blog, and others who follow Canadian politics and law, will know that there is some controversy surrounding the appointment, by the Prime Minister of Canada, of Mr. Justice Nadon, of the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA), to the Supreme Court of Canada to fill the vacant Quebec position.

All appointments of federal judges and provincial supreme court judges in Canada are made by the Federal Cfederal judges and provincial supreme court judges in Canada are made by the Federal CFederal Cabinet.

Justice Dube had a career as a federal politician and a Cabinet member, prior to his appointment by Pierre Trudeau.

There have been a number of new judges appointed by the federal government in the last few months, and some of these new appointments have been quite controversial, raising questions about political patronage.

The proposal would establish a federal selection process for appellate judges — gubernatorial appointment with confirmation by both houses of the legislature (the «plus»).

«Given that approximately fifty percent of the filings in this district last year were made by pro se litigants, the court has found it necessary to join the other district courts around the country that have instituted mandatory pro bono appointment programs,» Southern District Chief Judge Richard Young wrote in a letter to the federal district bar.

A judge may accept appointment to a governmental committee, commission, or other position only if it is one that concerns the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice, or if appointment of a judge is required by federal statute.

A Democrat, he'll have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to this lifetime appointment on the nation's largest federal appellate court, based in San Francisco and serving nine western states and two Pacific Island jurisdictions.

Appointment by former Senator Mel Martinez as past statewide Chairman and Member of Federal Judicial Nominating Committee (four years)

Laws of agency are not simply at a state level, but federal and there are different agency relationships imputed by conduct as well as by appointment.

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