House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila yesterday spoke of how the National National Assembly plans to resolve the logjam over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
He hinted that lawmakers may drop the controversial clause from the Bill before passing it into law when…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the electoral act amendment bill and review of the 1999 constitution will top the agenda of the National Assembly, NASS, when its members reconvene in 2022.
Lawan, in his New Year message, gave…
The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) has indicted the management of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission for embarking on an unexplained expenditure amounting to N9.424 billion in the 2019 financial year.
The query which was…
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has launched investigation into alleged irregularities in the award of contract for shore erosion control work at Akipelai, Ayakoro and Otuoke in Bayelsa state.
The Committee chaired by Senator Matthew Urhoghide hinged its action on the 2017…
The House of Representatives has proposed in the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill 2021, a fine of N2m or an imprisonment of one year for companies or owners, respectively, who fail to release one per cent of their profit…
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the 2022 Appropriation Bill passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly last week. And all things being equal, Buhari is expected to sign the 2022 budget into law on Friday.
The House of Representatives had passed…
The Senate has ruled out the creation of new states, it was learnt on Sunday.
The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution observed that, apart from shrinking resources, which may render additional states unviable, the exercise may fuel national tension…
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a N17.126trn budget for the 2022 fiscal year, raising the figure by N800 billion.
The passage of the budget followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Appropriations bill.
The House of Representatives…
Senators on Wednesday rescinded their decision to override President Muhammadu Buhari on Electoral Act (Amendment) bill.
On Tuesday, the lawmakers collected signatures and vowed to override President Buhari on the bill.
They also suspended the passage of the 2022 appropriation bill earlier scheduled for…
The Senate yesterday screened and cleared Muazu Sambo for appointment as a minister.
President Muhammadu Buhari had nominated him for Senate’s consideration and confirmation as a minister.
The nominee was cleared, following his screening by the Committee of the Whole at the Senate.
He…