The Leadership of the National Assembly has taken note of public discussions concerning alleged discrepancies between the Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly and the Gazetted versions of recently passed Tax Acts. In response to public calls for transparency, the Leadership of the National Assembly has directed the Clerk to make available […]
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said that proponents of new states from the Southeast will soon appear before the National Assembly to defend their requests. Kalu disclosed this when leaders of the Aba State Movement from the Ukwa/Ngwa bloc of Abia State, led by the pioneer Attorney-General, Chief Theo […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that the National Assembly’s proposal to move the 2027 general elections to November 2026 could derail governance and stall development across the country. The opposition party raised this concern in reaction to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, which proposes that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should […]
By Msugh Ityokura President Bola Tinubu is to participate in a a special joint session of the National Assembly, NASS as a special guest of honour to commemorate this year’s democracy day celebration on June 12 The special sitting is scheduled to hold at the House of Representatives Chamber, National Assembly Complex, commencing at 11:00 […]
Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly comprising the Senate and House of Representatives has resolved to hold a joint session on June 12 – to commemorate Democracy Day 2025 at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, announced this at the end of plenary on Wednesday last week. This was after the senators […]
By Msugh Ityokura President Bola Tinubu Tuesday, asked the National Assembly, NASS to approve an external borrowing plan totalling $21.5 billion, as well as a fresh domestic bond issuance of ₦757.9 billion to offset lingering pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS Tinubu’s requests were conveyed in three separate letters read on the floor […]
BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Clearly, the last may not have been heard about the N38bn renovation of the National Assembly’s White House – accommodating both the Senate and the House of Representatives which was said to have been completed between 2022 and 2024. A gigantic project which has been mired in controversy for years, the ghost […]
BY PATRICK WEMAMBU The Construction Company handling renovation works on roofs and other structural facilities within the National Assembly complex since 2022 has debunked reports making the rounds in certain parts of the media that the roofs of the parliamentary chambers are leaking. Speaking through the Managing Director of one of its subsidiaries, Mr. Olalekan […]
BY BABATUNDE OPALANA The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Senator Osita Izunaso, has announced that the National Assembly NASS, has transmitted the Investments and Securities Bill 2024 to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent. Speaking during the Securities and Exchange Commission’s budget defense on Tuesday in Abuja, Sen. Izunaso stated that lawmakers […]
By Tom Okpe The Joint Committee on Livestock of the National Assembly, Senate and the House of Representatives, resolved on Thursday, to ensure improvement in the proposed 2025 budgetary allocation for Veterinary Institute of Nigeria, considering its relevance in providing vaccines to contain spread of diseases around the country. The Committee gave the assurance to […]
By Andrew Oota The decision of the Nigerian Senate to regulate animal husbandry and ranches establishment in Nigeria as panacea for farmers and herders crises was greeted with mixed reactions . Although the bill sponsored by Senator Titus Zam elicited different shades of reactions,it received more favourable endorsements and seen as long overdue. Consequently Senate […]
….says 2025 budget , Tax Reform bills , others top agenda for legislative action By Tunde Opalana The of the Senate, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has assured that the National Assembly (NASS) , will sanitize the oil sector by going after alleged saboteurs in the industry. Senator Bamidele who represents Ekiti Central senatorial district stated this […]
By Tom Okpe The 10th National Assembly has been urged to urgently, commence probe of the role, played by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the 2023 general election. It should also, look into why the outcome failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians and the international community as well as how it expended […]
By Haruna Salami Pandemonium engulfed the White House segment of the National Assembly ( NASS) on Friday over brutalization of two senior staff by personnel from Department of State Services (DSS). Trouble came the way of the two senior staff of the National Assembly at about 11:45am at the gate linking the Senate new building […]
Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada (Sarkin Yakin Keffi), the Chairman Senate Committee on Public Accounts, was in the House of Representatives for eight years from 2003 to 2011 and now represents Nasarawa West in the current Senate after winning elections in 2023. In this interview with TOM GARBA , he speaks on the politics of the […]
.. as Agric Minister roll out plans By Haruna Salami The National Assembly through its joint Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development , on Tuesday , engaged the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on urgent solution to food inflation bedeviling the country . The Committee Chaired by Senator Saliu Mustapha ( APC […]
Stakeholders in the academia and auditing sectors have called on the National Assembly (NASS) to adopt the Auditor-General of the Federation’s report on financial activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). They made the call at the Public Presentation of a book titled: ‘Auditing the Government: Crucial roles auditors play in promoting good governance’, in […]
Stakeholders in the academia and auditing sectors have called on the National Assembly (NASS) to adopt the Auditor-General of the Federation’s report on financial activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). They made the call at the Public Presentation of a book titled: ‘Auditing the Government: Crucial roles auditors play in promoting good governance’, in […]
…tasks women to challenging injustice, discrimination By Tom Okpe The Vice Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Chapter, Comrade Grace Ike has called for intensive lobby of members of the National Assembly in the bid to ensure passage of the gender-sensitive laws, which seek to protect and promote rights of women […]
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Peace, Security, Good Governance,Equity and Justice has debunked the false narratives in some certain quarters that Mr Sani Magaji Tambuwal,Clerk to the National Assembly was behind the Service Tenure Extension Bill which was recently passed by the House of Representatives and now before the Senate for concurrence. In […]