…aggrieved staff oppose plan extensions of retirement age By Tunde Opalana Some staff of the National Assembly NASS, are said to be lobbying lawmakers in the Senate not to concur to a bill on extension of retirement age for civil servants in Nation Assembly and across the 36 State Houses of Assembly. The controversial bill […]
The National Assembly NASS has called for the immediate empowerment of farmers with modern tools and financing to address the challenge of hunger and food insecurity. Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, made the call in Abuja at a High-Level Strategic Engagement on Climate Change, Food Systems and Resource Mobilisation. The News Agency […]
Benue’s National Assembly Caucus has hailed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume and the State Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Austin Agada, over the success of the rerun election in Benue State on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), conducted a rerun election to […]
… Senate invites Service Chiefs, HoR to convey Legislative security summit…PDP presidential candidate says Nigeria drowning in ocean of insecurity…as lawmakers adjourn to campaign for Saturday’s bye- elections, re- run polls By Tunde Opalana Both chambers of the National Assembly NASS expressed derp displeasure and grave concern over the worsening security situations in parts of […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation has called for synergy with authority of the National Assembly NASS, for a world class Library, better equipped with state of the art facilities that will enable it, provide better information that will facilitate proper legislative engagement. Chairman of the Committee, […]
By Tom Okpe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Tajudeen Abbas has stated that the 10th National Assembly NASS is ready to empower the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, (RMAFC) to carry out its statutory mandates effectively. Abbas, while receiving the management of the RMAFC on a courtesy call at his office in […]
By Tom Okpe Director-General, National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies, (NILDS) Prof Abubakar Sulaiman has commended the National Assembly, (NASS) for passing into law, the Climate Change Act. Sulaiman made the call at a 2-day workshop for Hiuse Correspondents in Minna, Niger State, Friday. The DG, represented by General Manager, Democracy Radio, Kudu Abubakar […]
By Tom Okpe To meet current realities, President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planers, Nathaniel Atebije has urged the National Assembly, (NASS) to amend the Urban and Regional Planning Act and other related laws. Atebije made the call during a courtesy call on Rep Awaji-inombek Abiante, Chairman, House Committee on Urban Development and Regional […]
By Haruna Salami The rejection of a patient simply identified as Abdul by the National Assembly NASS Clinic on Wednesday morning was all that exposed the harrowing experience of some class of workers in the National Assembly, Abuja. Abdul, a cleaner with Fulus Cleaners was busy mopping one of the toilets on the second floor, […]
…Says it’s in S’Court with legislative arm over summons, invitations …Mum’s the word from NASS By Tunde Opalana, Ukpono Ukpong, Tom Okpe Suffocating under choking conditions, the Organized Private Sector in Nigeria (OPSN) has pointed accusing fingers at a surprising direction: the National Assembly NASS. It said the incessant invitations and summons of organized businesses […]
Coalition of Civil Society Organisation against Corruption and Social Vices (CCSOACS), has called for the arrest and prosecution of some lawmakers who they accused of extortion. Reacting to a story reported by a news medium accusing some lawmakers of ‘extortion’ money from agencies the House of Reps Committee investigated for job racketeering. The CCSOACS Publicity […]
By Tom Okpe A member of the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos has rejected verdicts of the National Assembly/State, NASS Tribunal, nullifying his election to the House. Recall that the Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Jos, Plateau State recently, nullified Bagos’s election which he was declared winner on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
….says era of staff being on a schedule for 10 years, gone By Haruna Salami The National Assembly NASS, has declared State of Emergency on Capacity Development for all cadres of its staff. The Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Malam Sani Maggaji Tambawal stated this Monday at the opening ceremony of a Capacity – […]
By Tunde Opalana Hope rose yesterday for those agitating for creation of new states across the country as the 10th National Assembly (NASS) assured of fair treatment for them all. Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, gave the assurance while playing host to members of the Movement for the Creation of Tiga and […]
By Tom Okpe Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Kalu has clarified that the N70 billion National Assembly NASS Infrastructure was not to be drawn from the N500 billion approved as palliatives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal in the country. Kalu made this known, when he led Principal Officers of the […]
The Head honcho of Adron Homes and Properties Limited; Aare Adetola Emmanuel-King has congratulated the newly inaugurated members of the 10th National Assembly NASS from across Ogun state after they were inaugurated on the 13th of June while they took their oath of office in a bid to commence their legislative business for the 10th […]
By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told its members across the country to disregard rumour of purported nomination of candidates for minority leadership positions in both chambers of the National Assembly which are being inaugurated today. Hon. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the party said“such rumours and reports do not represent […]
…breed misunderstandings between the legislative and executive arms of government. By Haruna Salami As the 10th National Assembly NASS is set for inauguration on June 13 with the election of presiding officers, a senator -elect from Kano South senatorial district, Suleiman Kawu Sumaila has drawn the attention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to what he […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has passed the bill, seeking to provide for independent candidacy in presidential, governorship, National and State Assemblies NASS, as well as local government council elections. The proposed legislation, the constitution alteration bill No. 58 was passed at plenary on Tuesday. The House also passed a Constitution of the […]
By Haruna Salami The Senate Tuesday passed a motion to direct the Clerk to the National Assembly to transmit the Bills that will include presiding officers of the National Assembly in National Security Council and independent candidacy in elections to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent in line with the provisions of the Acts Authentication […]