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5 Nov
The National Assembly said it was determined to train heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government on the imperatives of legislative compliance.
3 Nov
Some indigenes of oil-bearing communities in the Niger Delta region and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have instituted legal action against the National Assembly and Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice over the passage of Section 257.....
30 Oct
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has called for more funding for members of the National Assembly (NASS) for effective monitoring of budget implementation by the executive arm of the government
25 Oct
The National Assembly has been busy legislating on the delicate subject of insecurity in the last 16 years, but without commensurate return on investment.
25 Oct
The bill seeking to extend the retirement age of staff of National Assembly has scaled through Second Reading on the floor of the House of Representatives.
24 Oct
Prison Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have called on the National Assembly to enact law to back up reintegration of ex-offenders into the society. PRAWA and NCoS said effective reformation, rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders cannot be achieved through hate and stigmatisation. The groups disclosed this at the national…
10 Oct 2023
The culture of waste in the National Assembly resonates loudest in the plethora of bills that were passed but not assented to law by Mr President. But beyond leaving bills to the whims and caprices of the executive, there is more within the legislative powers to turn bills into laws, if the lawmakers are willing…
14 Sep 2023
House of Representatives has dismissed a statement credited to Assistant General Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Christopher Onyeka, which claimed that each lawmaker collected N100 million as palliative. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Akin Rotimi, made the denial in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, describing the claim as baseless. Rotimi…
10 Sep 2023
Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, has urged the Federal Government and the National Assembly to investigate all abandoned federal road projects in the state. Nwifuru made the call on Saturday while receiving his predecessor and Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, who is on an inspection tour of federal roads in the state. The governor…
27 Aug 2023
Following the challenges faced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 2023 general election, stakeholders have called on the National Assembly to further amend the 2022 Electoral Act to address some of the issues.
16 Aug 2023
Sir: President Bola Tinubu is indeed a product of gifted insults! Tinubu is providentially and undoubtedly fulfilling the envisioned progressive agendas of the late Chief MKO Abiola and Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
15 Aug 2023
A firm, Melka West Africa Limited has called on the National Assembly to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop harassing and intimidating its Managing Director, Mrs. Elsie Uwaka over a civil matter involving the firm, First Bank of Nigeria Plc and the Nigerian Navy.[
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