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Buhari: Only N’Assembly can Deal with Issues of Restructuring, Federalism

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday broke his silence over the contentious issues of restructuring and true federalism/devolution of power, saying they were constitutional issues which only the National Assembly could handle.Read More

N’Assembly Minority Caucus Dismisses Threat Of Arrest, Asks Nigerians to Continue To Use Twitter

National Assembly
The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives Wednesday dismissed threat by the Federal government to arrest and prosecute Nigerians using twitter, calling on Nigerians toRead More

Summon Police Council Over Insecurity, State Policing, PDP Govs Urge Buhari

PDP governors
Seek executive bill on devolution of powers 24 govs now back open grazing ban Meeting a political jamboree, says APC Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors yesterday called on President MuhammaduRead More

Nigeria Will Remain One Despite Challenges, Says Na’Allah

Nigerian flag
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Balla Ibn Na’Allah, has stressed that despite myriad of problems facing Nigeria, the country will remain one indivisible entity. He also canvassed forRead More

Secondus Seeks Speedy Passage Of New Electoral Law

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus
The National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Uche Secondus, has called on the National Assembly to fast track the passage of a new electoral law ahead ofRead More

Buhari, Lawan Call For Responsible Press Freedom

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari and the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, have urged the media to express its freedom with responsibility. While Buhari called for responsible press freedom amongRead More

N’Assembly Suspends Plenary Over Members’ Death

National Assembly
The Senate and House of Representatives, which just resumed plenary yesterday after its 19-day Easter break, adjourned again over the recent death of two members, Hon. Haruna Maitala and Hon.Read More

Senate Committee Queries FRC Over N258m Extra-budgetary Expenditure

Nigerian Senate
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has queried the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) over the extra-budgetary expenditure of N258 million on personnel cost in the agency’s budget for 2017 fiscalRead More

Buhari Laments Influx Of Illegal Arms, Condemns Killings In Ebonyi, Anambra

President Buhari
Directs relevant agencies to fish out perpetrators President to submit supplementary budget on security, says Lawan Adopt new strategies to fight insurgency, banditry, Niger Senator tells security agencies President MuhammaduRead More

Create Pathway To New Constitution, Ekweremadu Charges NILDS

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday tasked the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, on creating a pathway for the making of aRead More