Tag: National Assembly
Nigeria and the next National Assembly
Come June 2023 or thereabout, the leadership of the National Assembly will be up for a change, the present set…
NASS Leadership: Citizens Advocacy Group kicks against APC zoning formula
Citizens Advocacy Group has rejected what it called imposition of candidate for the position of the Senate President for the…
NASS directs Aviation Minister to halt planned demolition of aviation offices in Lagos
The directive is contained in a letter to the minister and signed by Clerk, Senate Committee on Aviation, Mrs Franca…
Nigerian Senate shifts resumption of plenary
The Senate is to resume plenary on Tuesday (March 21), the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Chinedu Akubueze, has said.
Oshiomhole: How National Assembly will function under Tinubu’s presidency
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Senator Elect, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not expecting the National…
National Assembly seats: APC in massive lead over PDP, LP
According to INEC Chairman, APC had so far won 57 seats of the seats in the senate Senate and 162…
FCT Senate seat: LP’s Ireti Kingibe sacks Aduda
Aduda, who started his political career in 1996 as a councilor was first elected to the National Assembly as Member…
Why Senate delayed passage of 2023 budget: Lawan
Lawan said this at the commencement of plenary on Thursday against the backdrop of an earlier announcement that the Bill…
N89 trillion stamp duties controversies: Gbajabiamila disowns Rep Kazaure
Kazaure, in a viral video, had accused Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, of attempts to cover-up facts surrounding the collection…
Group urges NASS to pass Tax Crime Commission Bill
If the recommendations and the strategic framework in the bill could be implemented, Nigeria would witness a tremendous inflow of…
Group urges Buhari, NASS to halt plans to auction more 5G licenses
NEBPRIL said it had it on good authority that some powerful interests in the corridors of power are currently arm-twisting…
Breaking: Buhari to present N19.76trn 2023 budget to National Assembly Friday
The president will present the budget size of N19.76 trillion to the National Assembly for consideration.
National Assembly summons CBN Governor, Finance Minister
The minister of finance, the CG of Customs, the CBN Governor, Webb Fontaine Limited, and other stakeholders must appear before…
U.S. Republican mocks Nigerian lawmakers trying to impeach Buhari
Nigeria does face serious security challenges that have worsened under the pandemic and global cost of living crisis. But the…
Vote buying: INEC sends important message to National Assembly
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said speedy passage of the National Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal Bill by the…
National Assembly workers suspend strike
National Assembly workers under the auspices of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria have suspended their strike action.
Lawan urges striking NASS workers to embrace dialogue
Workers of the National Assembly under the aegis of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) embarked on an indefinite…
APC presidential primary: National Assembly postpones resumption
The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of plenary at both chambers of the parliament due to the presidential primary…
Activist urges NASS to pass laws to tackle fake news
Galadimma said the damage to reputations of individuals by the purveyors of fake news who when invited are always unable…
Dogara: How to create 361 legislative seats exclusively for women
“Also it was proposed that one additional House of Representatives seat be created for each State and the FCT which…
Untold story of Tinubu’s rousing reception at National Assembly: Video, Photos
In the House of Representatives, Tinubu, selling his candidacy to the APC caucus, said he remains the most competent for…
Tinubu at National Assembly: I have the requisite CV to be President [Photos]
"I came for your counsel, partnership and support. I believe that you can back me for my life time ambition,"…
Why we joined gender bill protest – Governors’ Wives Forum
The Governors' wives had stormed Abuja to give impetus to the protest by women groups at the gate of the…
Wike: ‘National Assembly disgraced Nigerian women’
Governor Wike stated that it is rather baffling that the lawmakers voted to frustrate bills meant to grant women legislative…
Breaking: Nigerian women occupy National Assembly
The women gathered early in the morning at the Three Arms Zone and marched to the National Assembly gate chanting…
National Assembly gives revenue agencies N3trn target for 2022
Lawan made this known in an address delivered to declare open an interactive session “on the need to improve internally…
JUST IN: National Assembly transmits amended Electoral Bill to Buhari for assent
Buhari had refused to give assent to the bill when it was first transmitted to him, saying that direct primaries…
Electoral Act: Jega warns NASS against attempt to override Buhari
Jega urged the National Assembly to do the needful rather than contemplating overriding the President by removing the contentious provisions.
Amend Electoral Act, ZLP tells National Assembly
According to the party, the National Assembly effecting the requested changes and passing the bill to Mr President for assent…
Buhari makes U-Turn, okays padding of 2022 budget by National Assembly
In a statement that tried to offer a new interpretation of Buhari's misgiving about the budget, Aso Rock now claimed…