Tag: National Assembly
National Assembly vows to support local government autonomy
Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said the National Assembly was committed to ensuring that…
Civil Rights Activist cautions National Assembly on NGO Bill
Dr Chidi Odinkalu, a Civil Rights Activist, has cautioned the National Assembly against the passage of the bill seeking to…
Insurgency: PDP tells NASS to investigate $1bn
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to investigate the approval by the National Economic…
Fuel Scarcity: NASS cautions against shunting at filling stations
The National Assembly on Friday said security personnel were compounding the hardship being faced by motorists in getting petrol in…
Whistle-blowing: Falana urges NASS to pass protection bill
Femi Falana, a Human Right Activist, has called on the National Assembly to hasten the passage of the Whistle-blowing Protection…
Civil Servants persuade NASS to stop bill against housing loans board
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has advised the National Assembly not to scrap the Federal Government…
NASS tells Executive to make 2018 Budget job-oriented
The National Assembly on Tuesday tasked the executive arm of government to take deliberate steps to make the 2018 Budget…
South Africa: Gambari tasks NASS on solution to killing of Nigerians
Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has urged the National Assembly to seek aggressive measures…
Retired prison officers tell lawmakers to pass pension reform act
The Concerned Retirees of Nigerian Prisons Service in Cross River have appealed to the National Assembly to pass a bill…
President Buhari submits resumption letter to NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted a letter of resumption to the National Assembly, intimating the lawmakers of his return from…
President Buhari writes National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Assembly to notify the lawmakers of his resumption of office after returning from…
Peace Corps Members jubilate Passing Of Bill By NASS
The Nigerian Peace Corps, South- West zone on Wednesday stormed the streets of Lagos to celebrate the passing of the…
NIMASA takes Anti-Piracy Bill to National Assembly
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, says the agency will present the Anti-Piracy Bill to…
National Assembly: You Cannot Have Powers Without Responsibility
I was alarmed to read in yesterday’s Daily Trust that the National Assembly had inserted 1,170 new projects in the…
Fashola Vs NASS
The verbal war between Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and members of the National Assembly (NASS)…
2017 Budget: Fashola fights back, berates National Assembly
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has expressed concern over the reaction of the National Assembly…
N/Assembly has powers to add, reduce and review budget estimates – Court
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ruled that the National Assembly has the power to increase or review upward budget…
Dogara: National Assembly has powers to alter budget
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said that the National Assembly has powers to…
Civil societies urge NASS to repeal Biosafety Act
A group of civil society organisations on Wednesday, urged the National Assembly to repeal the National Biosafety Management Act, insisting…
NASS committed to improving business environment – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has assured that the National Assembly will act on legislations…
Controversy over Buhari’s letter to NASS unnecessary
Mr Taidi Jonathan, former Chairman, Minna chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), says that the controversy generated by the…
2017 Budget: National Assembly to spend N125bn
The 2017 budget of the National Assembly has increased to N125 billion from the 2016 figure of N115 billion.
Controversy over President’s letter to Senate “uproductive” – Lawyer
A Lagos Lawyer, Mr Shakiru Eletu, has described as “unproductive controversy” the debate on President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the…
N/Assembly will continue to support free press – Speaker
House of Representatives Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has reaffirmed National Assembly’s commitment to enact laws that will create conducive environment…
Protesters Block National Assembly, Demand Ndume’s Reinstatement
Thousands of protesters have blocked the entrance to the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Ali Ndume,…
Don urges NASS to remove mining from exclusive list
The Director-General and Chief Executive of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Muda Yussuf has called on the National…
Presidency must terminate reign of impunity in National Assembly-Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has asked the presidency to “adopt decisive measures” to terminate what he…
National Assembly approves $500 million Eurobond to fund record spending
Nigeria's national assembly has approved a $500 million Eurobond sale, the finance minister said on Wednesday, an attempt to plug…
Magu, Ali: Buhari sets up committee to resolve issues with National Assembly
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has set up a committee to resolve outstanding issues between the executive and legislative arms…
Tragedy as N/Assembly clerk slumps, dies
Tragedy struck at the National Assembly on Monday as a senior staff of the Management, Mr. Mohammed Shuaibu, slumped and…