THE National Assembly has eaten the humble pie by bowing to the 36 state governors over the refusal of autonomy for […]
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NASS urges CBN to extend deadline for old Naira notes
THE National Assembly has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the expiration of old […]
National Assembly to pass 2023 budget Thursday – Lawan
THE National Assembly will pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill on Thursday. Senate President Ahmad Lawan confirmed this at plenary on […]
Nigerian students to access loans as NASS passes Bill
NIGERIAN students in institutions of higher learning would gain more access to financial assistance as the two chambers of the […]
INEC denies social media list of candidates for Edo’s legislative elections
INEC stated on Tuesday in Benin that it had yet to release or update any new list of the Peoples […]
NASS needs highly informed people as members -PDP senatorial candidate
MR Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) Ondo State Central Senatorial Candidate of the PDP, says there is need to vote well informed […]
Senate orders contractor to speedily complete N30bn NASS project
THE Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered Visible Concept, the construction firm handling the N30 billion renovation […]
NASS to amend National Institute for Educational Planning Bill
THE National Assembly says it is working on plans to amend the National Institute for Educational Planning Bill, to enable […]
2023: I will work for Mbah, other PDP candidates’ victories, says Enugu lawmaker
THE PDP lawmaker, representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Dr Pat Asadu, says he will work for […]
Abuja airport second runway to be completed by November 2023 – Sirika
THE Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday in Abuja said that the construction of a second runway at […]
Ninth Senate the most productive since 1999, says Lawan
THE President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advanced copious reasons to justify the current dispensation of collaboration between the […]
2023 budget defense: Agencies to present evidence of 25% IGR remmitance: NASS
THE National Assembly says government Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, must present evidence […]
Campaigns: INEC advises political parties, candidates to play by the rules
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that it would not condone any act of violence or hooliganism in the […]
Insecurity: National Assembly moves to strengthen security agencies
I’M a bid to ensure the well-being of the citizenry, the National Assembly is exploring avenues aimed at strengthening the […]
2023: NGO advises politicians to shun ”toxic” campaigns
MR. Edward Ogba, the President Movement for Nigeria’s Transformation (MNT), an NGO on Tuesday cautioned politicians against all forms of […]
Start-up Bill awaits Buhari’s assent – Omoworare
THE National Assembly (NASS) has transmitted the Start-up Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, having passed through all the […]
Ex-lawmakers urge PDP members to shelve calls for Ayu’s resignation
FORMER members of the National Assembly from the South-West geopolitical zone on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have […]
2023 budget: N/Assembly mulls finance act amendment over N11trn deficit
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on General Services, Sani Musa, says the N11.03trn deficit proposed for the N19.76trn 2023 budget will be […]
2023: Ukodhiko’ll engineer a modern Isoko nation – Odueme
By Ajiri-Oghene Oreh TREASURER-General, Isoko Association of North America, Gabriel Odueme has said that, Engr Jonathan Ukodhiko has the capacity […]
Buhari to present 2023 budget in October: Gbajabiamila
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to present the 2023 budget to […]
Lawan reiterates NASS commitment to curb corruption, insecurity
THE Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday in Abuja reiterated the National Assembly’s commitment to curb corruption and insecurity in […]
Presidency: Senate mulls banning of same faith ticket
STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the Senate is seeking an amendment to section 84 of the 2022 Electoral Act geared […]
MTEF: Reps C’ttee threatens to sanction absentee agencies
THE House of Representatives Committee on Finance has threatened to sanction agencies of government that fail to honour invitation to […]
FG to encourage states’ legislature to ban open defecation
THE Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says the Federal Government will encourage states to introduce a law to […]
Major fire outbreak averted in House of Reps new building
A major fire outbreak was averted in the new building of the House of Representatives. The building houses offices of […]
Commission partners Chattered Institute of Professional Printers on fight against piracy
THE Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says it is partnering with the Chattered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) on ways to […]
Insecurity: Nigerians slam Buhari, service chiefs
THE security situation in the country hit a new low earlier in the week when troops attached to the Guards […]
1999 Constitution Amendment: Lagos Assembly transmits resolutions to NASS
THE Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the Clerk, Mr Olalekan Onafeko to transmit the resolution of the assembly […]
Ex-Bayelsa Commissioner dumps PDP for SDP
A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Bayelsa State, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic […]
Don’t be despondent, ADC presidential candidate Implores Nigerians
THE Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, has implored Nigerians not to relapse to despondency over […]
National Water Resources bill not for land grabbing — FG
THE Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has called for support in implementing the National Water Resources bill, saying […]
May Nigeria never experience this 9th National Assembly again
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D IN the absence of 11th hour miracle, when an assessment of performance of the Executive arm […]
National Assembly to convene stakeholders’ meeting over unresolved AMCON debts
FEDERAL House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Banking and Currency, Hon. Victor Nwokolo at the weekend in Lagos disclosed that […]
Rep ad hoc committee on security visits Lalong
THE House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Wanton Killings in Wase has visited Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau. […]
Out-of-school problems: National Assembly concludes constitutional amendments on education
THE National Assembly says it has concluded the constitutional amendment process of moving basic education from chapter two of the […]
2023: Allow INEC to determine the technology to use for elections – Yakubu
By Benprince Ezeh MAHMOOD Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged the National Assembly to empower […]