NASS tasked to include young legislators in committees
The Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF), has urged National Assembly to include young legislators in its special committees to ensure inclusiveness. YPF said this in a […]
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The dangers in executive-legislative harmony
By Zainab Suleiman Okino When President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2020 budget into law on December 17, 2019, the frenzy about returning to a January-December […]
APC Chieftain blasts NASS over N37bn renovation moves, SERAP, BudgIT sue Buhari, Minister
N37bn NASS renovation: want court to stop Buhari, minister A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of its 2019 presidential […]
Dogara @ 52: Portrait of a true patriot
By Turaki A. Hassan Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara is 52 years old today. Born on December 26, 1967 in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State, Dogara rose […]
A Senate that works for Nigeria
By Ola Awoniyi The ninth Nigerian Senate was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. Six months after, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and his colleagues have […]
Gbajabiamila gives assurance on proper implementation of 2020 budget
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the National Assembly would task its committees to ensure proper implementation of the 2020 […]
NASS proposes bill to stop FG from constructing, maintaining roads
A bill seeking to take the obligation of road construction, maintenance and rehabilitation from the Federal Government is currently under consideration at the upper house […]
Power sector: FG, House to promptly implement agreement with NUEE
The federal government and the leadership of the House of Representatives have assured the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) that the agreement reached with […]
NASS makes history, passes N10.59 trn 2020 budget in record time
The Senate on Thursday made history with the passage of N10.59 trillion budget for the year 2020 in keeping with its major legislative agenda of […]
NDYC, CNDPD back Senate over stand on NDDC board
Two groups, the Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) and the Coalition of Niger Delta People with Disabilities (CNDPD) have thrown their weight behind the Nigerian […]
Men could be victims of rape-Senate
Proposes stiffer penalties for kidnapping The Senate on Tuesday began an amendment of the Criminal Code Act, 2004, when it considered a Bill to that […]
Senate President wants Nigeria, Cuba friendship deepened through parliaments
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has called for a closer interaction between the Nigerian National Assembly and the Parliament of Cuba as a way […]
Unsteady power supply, Senate probes Gencos, Discos
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Power to investigate and scrutinize the activities of power generating and distribution companies with a view to unraveling […]
Is It Now Cool To Kill?
In this letter by Prof. Wole Soyinka to the National Assembly, he writes about the killings in the country and the latest hate speech law […]
NASS suspends JAMB’s directive on use of national ID for exams
The House of Representative on Wednesday suspended the exams board’s plan of using the national ID card for registration until 2021 to allow more prospective […]