Tag: NASS
Why I didn’t join Peter Obi at Occupy NASS protest – El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why he did not participate in the recent Occupy National Assembly protest…
Video: Natasha storms NASS with supporters after office reopens
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was today welcomed by hundreds of supporters as her Senate office was finally unsealed, more than six…
NASS urges transport ministry to check increased fares
The National Assembly (NASS) has urged the Ministry of Transportation to develop ways at checking arbitrary hikes on transportation fares…
National Assembly members order Keyamo out of meeting
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, got a taste of the anger of a joint committee…
Kuti, Banky W condemn N27bn for National Assembly
Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, son of the late activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and Bankole Wellington have reacted to the Federal Government's approval of…
Misplaced Priority: Buhari dragged to UN over N27b for National Assembly
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken to the United Nations the battle to stop the Buhari administration from…
Lawmakers pledge support for NAFDAC
The joint National Assembly (NASS) Committee on Health has pledged continuous support for the National Agency for Food and Drug…
Lawan holds emergency meeting over security threat to NASS
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has called on the nation’s heads of security agencies to tighten security at the National Assembly…
NASS will pass Budget within 3 months – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan says henceforth the National Assembly (NASS) will ensure the passage of the nation’s appropriation…
9th Assembly election: Oshiomhole, Fayemi, APC governors arrive NASS
Ahead of today’s 9th National Assembly’s election of its principal officers, the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole,…
9th Assembly: Ndume arrives NASS
Senator Ali Ndume, a contender to the position of the Senate President in the 9th National Assembly, arrived at the…
NASS: Consider fair zoning formula, Group urges APC
Mr Chima Umealo, the President of Abia Union in South Africa has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to…
Develop the water ways, NASS urges Federal Govt.
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Marine Transport has urged the Federal Government to pay adequate attention to developing the…
Polls: Plateau PDP protests delay in NASS results, accuses REC of “glaring bias”
The Plateau chapter of the PDP has acused the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Halilu Pai, of “compromising his…
Nigerians elect President, NASS members today
Nigerians today go to the poll to elect their president and 469 members of the National Assembly (NASS). This is…
Minimum Wage: NLC rejects N27,000, to engage NASS on Monday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 minimum wage approved by the Council of State, saying it is…
NASS don’t hate President Buhari – Dogara
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says the National Assembly does not hate President Muhammadu Buhari but only…
2019 Budget : APC charges NASS to rise above political interests
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has charged the National Assembly to rise above political interests and put the country first…
NASS: Union fixes Tuesday to protest unpaid salaries, allowances
National Assembly staff, under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), had fixed Dec. 4 to stage a…
Minimum wage bill: NASS will give accelerated passage – House Committee
The House of Representatives Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, on Thursday, said the National Assembly would give the minimum…
2019: 299 candidates jostle for NASS seats in Lagos
The INEC in Lagos State says 299 candidates across various political parties in the state are jostling for the National…
NASS blockade: Osinbajo saved Nigeria from embarrassment-Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday commended Acting President,Yemi Osinbajo for his intervention in the…
Security agencies, NASS and threats to Nigeria’s democracy
Democracy in Nigeria was brought under threat yet again when Nigerians woke up to the news of the siege laid…
National Assembly, Executive strain relationship unhealthy for democracy – Sen. Ndume
A National Assembly member, Sen. Ali Ndume, has cautioned against strain in National Assembly and the Executive relationship, saying it…
2018 Budget adjustments: Protesters call for Saraki’s resignation
A group identified as Citizens Actions to Take Back Nigeria (CATBAN) on Tuesday thronged the entrance of the National Assembly…
National Assembly unperturbed by Buhari’s budget concerns
The Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate, Alh. Bala Ibn Na’allah, on Wednesday said that the National Assembly was unperturbed…
Textile manufacturers urge National Assembly to expedite budget passage
The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), has urged the National Assembly to aid economic growth by not reneging on its…
National Assembly witnesses heavy security presence
The heavily armed security personnel were seen at the major entrances to the White House, where only Sergeants-at-Arms and regular…
Elections re-order: Lawmaker expresses optimism Supreme Court will upturn ruling
A House of Representatives member, Mr Peter Akpatason (Edo-APC), has expressed optimism that Supreme Court will upturn Abuja High Court’s…
Estimated billings: Electricity consumers appeal to NASS for assistance
Some electricity consumers have appealed to National Assembly to enact a law compelling electricity distribution companies(Discos) to install pre-paid meters…