Tag: National Assembly
Ndume: NASS, Buhari will soon resolve issues on budget
Senate Leader, Alhaji Muhammad Ndume, on Monday assured that the impasse between the presidency and the National Assembly on the…
No rift between Buhari and national assembly – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that there is no rift between President Muhammadu Buhari…
2016 Budget: Presidency commends National Assembly
The Presidency on Wednesday commended the National Assembly for passing the 2016 Appropriation Bill. The Special Adviser to the President…
Why National Assembly refused to pass 2016 budget
Nigerian lawmakers announced on Tuesday that with the gross distortions and bogus allocations being discovered in many areas of the…
Airtel commissions retail outlet in National Assembly complex
As part of its commercial strategy to deepen its retail presence as well as deliver telecoms services to the doorsteps…
Obasanjo’s regime exposed national assembly to corruption – Dino Melaye
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Otunba Dino Melaye, on Thursday reacted to the letter written by…
National assembly members are insensitive, corrupt, says Obasanjo
Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the national assembly for not opening its N115bn ($583.8m) budget to public scrutiny,…
Obasanjo says national assembly members are ‘insensitive’
Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the national assembly for not opening its N115bn ($583.8m) budget to public scrutiny,…
Report of missing budget ‘April Fool stunt’ – Dogara
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja For Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of Nigeria House of Representatives, the belief that the hard and soft copies…
Hard, soft copies of 2016 budget stolen from National Assembly
The hard and soft copies of the 2016 budget documents handed to a joint session of the national assembly by…
Lagarde to National Assembly: I do not support forex restriction
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde told Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday the IMF does not support foreign exchange restrictions, a…
Gov. Yari, national assembly members shun LG election
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara did not participate in the local government election conducted in the 14 Local Government Areas…
National Assembly set to take over Rivers Assembly
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There is an interesting twist in the outcome of the Rivers House of Assembly election Appeal judgements,…
Saraki promises quick passage of 2016 budget
Eromosele Ebhomele President of the Nigerian Senate and chairman of the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday promised a…
Buhari to present 2016 budget to National Assembly today
All is set for presentation of the 2016 national budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria minister…