Tag: National Assembly
DSS invasion: National Assembly leadership’s meeting called off
The meeting of the leadership of the National Assembly scheduled for Tuesday afternoon has been called off as a result…
Security siege over at National Assembly
The security siege at the National Assembly by officials of the Department of State Service (DSS) has been lifted. But…
Photo News: DSS barricades National Assembly
Security agencies barricade entrance of the National Assembly, prevent Assembly Staff, journalists and other persons from entering. Officials of DSS,…
Presidency appeals to National Assembly to reconvene
The Presidency on Sunday appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to reconvene as urgent matters pending before it may affect…
Presidency begs Saraki to reconvene National Assembly
The Presidency on Sunday appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to reconvene as urgent matters pending before it may affect…
Saraki must go: APC leaders meet Buhari, call for resumption of NASS
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and some senators on Wednesday in Abuja met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential…
Saraki escapes police siege, arrives National Assembly
The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has arrived the National Assembly Complex where he is set to preside…
Bishop backs National Assembly on state police
Rt. Rev. Tunde Adeleye, the Bishop of Calabar Diocese, Anglican Communion, says Nigeria needs to fight crime at the foundation…
State police: Atiku commends National Assembly
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has commended the National Assembly on its decision to revisit the issue of state police in…
National Assembly urged to pass bill on estimated billing
Some electricity consumers in Lagos have urged the National Assembly to pass the bill criminalising estimated billing by Distribution Companies…
Saraki, Dogara fight back: Why we altered the 2018 budget
The two chambers of the National Assembly say the decision to adjust the 2018 Budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari…
2018 budget: Changes made by National Assembly unconstitutional – Lawyer
Malam Inuwa Abdullahi, a Gombe-based legal practitioner, has described the changes made to 2018 national budget by the National Assembly…
Ex-CIBN boss blames NASS for tampering with 2018 Budget
Prof. Olusegun Ajibola, immediate past president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), on Thursday criticised the National Assembly for…
National Assembly to clarify Buhari’s budget concerns
The Senate has said that it had delegated its Chairman Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje to hold a media…
Minimum Wage: National Assembly will fast track passage – Senator
The National Assembly will fast track the passage of the new national minimum wage bill, once the executive bill is…
NASS threatens executives in face-off
The National Assembly has threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to comply with…
NASS cautioned against interference in indicted members’ investigation
The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum has said that the continuing interference of the National Assembly in the investigation of its…
Buhari must be held accountable for actions of his IGP, appointees – National Assembly
The National Assembly on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees, including…
Senate to Jega: Prove bribery allegation against National Assembly
The Senate on Wednesday challenged Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of INEC, to prove bribery allegation he levelled against members…
Jega charges Buhari to tackle bribery by NASS
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to…
National Assembly blamed for slow down of GDP posted in Q1
An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, on Wednesday blamed the National Assembly for the negative quarter-on-quarter growth posted by Gross Domestic…
2018 Budget: National Assembly commended for crude oil benchmark increase
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday commended the National Assembly (NASS) for increasing the crude oil…
National Assembly hikes Buhari’s budget by N508bn
The National Assembly has increased the 2018 budget proposal presented to it last year by President Muhammadu Buhari from N8.612…
CIBN appeals to National Assembly to pass Financial System Strategy Bill
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the Financial System Strategy…
2018 Budget: CISLAC, 18 other CSOs task NASS on passage
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), including Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) on Wednesday, called on the National Assembly to…
Journalists urge National Assembly to amend TETfund Act
The Provost, Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye, has appealed to the National Assembly to review the Tertiary…
NASS invasion national embarrassment – FCT residents
Some residents of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said Wednesday’s invasion of the Senate by hoodlums, who forcefully made away with…
NASS invasion: Federal Government orders probe
The Federal Government has directed security agencies to immediately unravel the circumstances surrounding the invasion of the National Assembly and…
Police, DSS must recover stolen mace in 24 hours – National Assembly
The National Assembly on Wednesday gave the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and Director General of the Department of…
Wike urges Nigerians to insist on free, fair election
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has urged Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto…