Tag: National Assembly
National Assembly postpones resumption over APC registration exercise
The resumption of National Assembly which was initially scheduled for January 26 has been postponed till February 9. This…
Lawan urges Nigerians to recognise the sacrifice of lawmakers as Senate passes 2021 Budget
Nigeria's senate president, Lawan has urged Nigerians to recognise the sacrifice of lawmakers as the senate passes the…
BREAKING: Senate passes N453.2bn NDDC’s 2020 budget
The sum of N453,200,000,000.00 has been passed on Monday by the senate as the budget of the Niger…
Persons with disabilities storm national assembly, overpower security
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) reportedly stormed the national assembly and overpowered security at the complex. Police officers fired…
National Assembly extends 2020 budget by one quarter
The Senate on Wednesday, extended the life-span of 2020 by about three months to facilitate the capital budget…
Fayose blasts Buhari over failure to appear before N’assembly
Former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for disregarding the legislature and judiciary.…
N’assembly members are not self-serving, says Lawan
Ahmad Lawan, the President of Nigeria's senate has stated that members of the national assembly are not self-serving.…
Falana to Buhari: Honor N’assembly summons and don’t embarrass yourself
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and activist, Femi Falana has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to honour the…
National assembly has no power to summon Buhari, says Malami
Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation has stated that the national assembly has no constitutional power to…
Lawyers reveal what would make ‘Petroleum Industry Bill’ beneficiary to Nigerians
A group of public interest lawyers has disclosed that the petroleum industry bill (PIB) will only benefit citizens…
Bye-elections: Abdulsalami committee to contestants: Don’t add to the horrible situation in Nigeria
A former head of state who doubles as the chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), Abdulsalami Abubakar…
Buhari transmits 2021 FCT statutory budget to National Assembly
President Muhamadu Buhari on Thursday transmitted the 2021 statutory budget (Appropriation Bill) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…