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National Assembly Staff Embark On Indefinite Strike

National Assembly
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the National Assembly Management (NASS)Read More

House Approves N369bn Budget For Customs In 2022

House of Representatives
Lawmakers okay repeal of 63-year-old Customs Act, proposed bill bans appointment of CG from outside service The House of Representatives yesterday approved the total sum of N369.136 billion budget forRead More

Constitution Review: National Assembly Transmits 44 Bills To States

National Assembly
The National Assembly yesterday transmitted 44 constitution alteration bills to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for concurrence. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr. Olatunde Ojo, distributed the copiesRead More

Constitutional Amendment: Afenifere Warns N’Assembly On Indigeneship

The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday called on the National Assembly to go beyond the surface in its desire to reconsider the proposed amendment on indigeneship status for people livingRead More

INEC Announces Dates For 2023 Election Campaign

2023 elections
The dates for the commencement of the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State Assembly campaigns for political parties have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The campaignRead More

National Assembly Suspends Amendments Pending Legal Advice, After Court Order

National Assembly
No arm of government can stop National Assembly from working, says Senate Minority Leader The National Assembly has put on hold further legislative action on the letter from President MuhammaduRead More

Constitution Review: National Assembly Okays Autonomy For LGs, State Legislature, Judiciary

National Assembly
Senate passes 49 out of 68 constitution bills •Moves prisons, railways, power generation from exclusive to concurrent list •Rejects pension for parliament presiding officers •Says states free to collect VATRead More

Buhari Seeks Fresh Amendment To Electoral Act, Wants Clause 84 Expunged

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday wrote to the National Assembly, seeking fresh amendments to the Electoral Act he signed into law last Friday. He eventually signed the reworked bill into lawRead More

National Assembly Asks Buhari To Deploy US Tucano Jets In Bandits-ravaged North-West

National Assembly
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the deployment of Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits terrorising Wasagu, Danko and Sakaba local government areas ofRead More

Just In: Mutawalle Picks Senator Nasiha As Zamfara Deputy Governor

Governor Bello Mutawalle
Following the impeachment of Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, Senator Hassan Nasiha representing Zamfara Central in the National Assembly has been confirmed by the Zamfara State HouseRead More