*Insists SPW program must benefit Nigerians *Invites Ngige for briefing In the wake of Tuesday’s face – off between the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo and the members of the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Labour and Employment, the federal legislature has declared that the recruitment of the 774,000 workers must be put […]
…Minister accuses lawmakers of attempt to hijack 774,000 SPW recruitment process …Dares NASS, orders States’ c’ttees to proceed with SPW recruitment exercise …Lawmakers walk out Keyamo for unruly attitude Hell was let loose on Tuesday as members of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Labour and the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, […]
The Senate on Tuesday held a minute silence in honour of Senator representing Lagos East in the National Assembly, Senator Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo. The lawmaker died on June 15, 2020, following a brief illness at the age of 64. The upper chamber which was presided over by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, thereafter, adjourned […]
The leadership of the National Assembly, on Monday, waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
…Lists how Education sector can move forward despite pandemic. …Expresses concern over Oyo Govt’s decision to reopen schools The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Tuesday, presented to the National Assembly proposal for the reopening of schools across the country as post COVID-19 measure. He made the presentation during a meeting with […]
The Ogun state House of Assembly has pledged to collaborate with the National Assembly for a uniform legal framework to ensure stringent punishments against rape menace in the society. Speaker Olakunle Oluomo, stated this while addressing the state chapter of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) led by Mrs. Aishat Adeyiga, at the assembly […]
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has urged the National Assembly to enact a legislation that would prescribe death sentence or life imprisonment for unlawful possession of arms in the country. Gov. Tambuwal made this call in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello. The statement said Tambuwal […]
The Kogi state National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the election of Senator Smart Adeyemi for Kogi West Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment, a 3-member panel headed by Justice Kashim Kaigama dismissed the petition of former Senator Dino Melaye for lacking in merit. Senator Melaye had challenged the emergence of Senator Adeyemi […]
Disturbed by the recent spate of sexual violence against women in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the National Assembly to expedite legislative actions that would prescribe stringent penalties for rape. The congress in a statement signed by the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, strongly condemned the current epidemic of rape, sexual […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja President of the Senate and Chairman, National Assembly, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with all Nigerians and in particular the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr which marks the breaking of fast and the end of the Holy month of Ramadan. He congratulated the Muslim faithful on the successful […]
…Say any MDA or official found altering the budget will face the music Henry Omunu, Abuja Following the consideration of the revised 2020 Budget proposal by the National Assembly, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Muktar Betara, has warned Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) of to desist from tampering with the budget. […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the House of Representatives to maintain status quo on the infectious disease bill which has passed second reading. Former Kogi-west Senator, Dino Melaye filed a suit FHC/ABJ/CS/463/2020, against the National Assembly citing alleged breach of his right to freedom and life before the Federal High Court […]
The leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday met with the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed to be briefed by the latter on the plan by the Federal Government to amend the N10.59 trillion 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly in December last year. The meeting which had in attendance […]
…Say they don’t legislate for states …Accuse Sokoto gov of misguiding NGF …Govs set up c’ttee to interface with lawmakers on proposed bill The House of Representatives, on Thursday, reacted angrily to the demand by state governors that it suspends action on the contentious infectious diseases bill before the lower chamber of the National Assembly. […]
Governors in Nigeria has asked the National Assembly to suspend the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, 2020. The Governors, at the 8th COVID-19 teleconference of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), expressed discomfort that they were not consulted on the Bill despite being at the forefront of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the Nation reports. […]
…Ekweremadu rejects House bill as Senate introduces Health Emergency Bill Indications emerged on Tuesday that there is sharp contrast in the efforts of the two chambers of the National Assembly to fashion a national health bill to combat the ravaging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and generally control infectious diseases in the country. This is as the […]
Rep. Chinedu Ogah, the member representing Ezza South and Ikwo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly at the weekend sensitized members of his constituency on the coronavirus and preventive measures against the pandemic. Addressing the people in his Item Amagu country home, Rep. Ogah urged his constituents to maintain government directives on the outbreak, wash […]
…Insists scheme’s modus operandi faulty Controversy over the federal government’s disbursement of palliatives to cushion the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic rages on as the National Assembly fired back at the Presidency over attacks on observations made in the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme ( NSIP) two days ago. Both the Senate […]
Debate about whether President Muhammadu Buhari should seek the approval of the National Assembly before declaring lockdown in some parts of the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus has been described as unrealistic in the prevailing circumstance. Salihu Lukman, Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum who proved this assertion wrong, said, even the […]
We all know that the National Assembly, NASS wields enormous powers as conferred on them by the laws of our land; but it is not difficult for me or anyone else to discern that this power is often and consistently misused and abused. And, sometimes, it is done in a blackmailing fashion of the executive […]