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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday disclosed that he didn’t know majority of the Ministers who worked with him in his last tenure. Buhari, who made this known during the meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly at Aso Rock, said his party imposed them on him. … Read more...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night met behind closed doors with the leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja...... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2NQeQvl Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to calls for him to form his cabinet. Addressing the leadership of the National Assembly during a dinner on Thursday night in Abuja, the President said he is under pressure to unveil his ministerial nominees. .... Read more via Nairaland –...

Following the arrests of Nigerians abroad over illicit drugs, especially the recent arrest by Saudi Arabia authority, the upper chamber of the National Assembly yesterday emphasised the need to strengthen security at airports in the country. To this end, the Senate mandated the Federal Airport...

Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representing Lagos Central District, has said the National Assembly is gradually turning into an ‘exclusive gentlemen’s club’. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, at her induction and into.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2R4y7qF Get More Nigeria...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday declared that the 8th National Assembly holds the record as the most persecuted and..... Read more via Nairaland – http://bit.ly/2Ip5jVZ Get More Nigeria Political News

Mohammed Sani-Omolori, clerk of the national assembly, says the ninth assembly will be inaugurated on Tuesday. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Sani-Omolori said he is in receipt of a letter from.... Read more via TheCable – http://bit.ly/2Mx3cVz Get More Nigeria Political News

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has cautioned against the enthronement of a weak National Assembly in Nigeria. Saraki stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he received the Arewa Online Publishers’ Forum. He said this as returning and new lawmakers prepare to elect a new leadership in June. …...

Northern Region Senator Ita Solomon Enang is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), and has many years of cognate experience in National Assembly Matters having served as Chairman of the Senate and House of Representatives Business and Rules …...

Amidst calls for the adoption of open ballot system in the election of presiding officers of the 9th National Assembly, two Lawmakers say the lower chamber’s laid down rules could not be disregarded. Reps Rimamnde Shawulu (PDP-Taraba) and Kehinde Agboola (PDP-Ekiti) made the remarks on Sunday...

The Southeast caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has demanded a review of the zoning arrangement ahead of the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly. The zone took the stand during a stakeholders meeting held in Enugu on Saturday. The meeting presided over by the National …...

Federal lawmakers were today forced to adjourn plenary, as members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) broke into the premises of the National Assembly. The IMN members were said to have overpowered security and broken down the first gate, before proceeding towards the second gate in...

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has reacted as President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Minimum Wage Repeal and Reenactment Bill, 2019 into law. DAILY POST had reported that Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters(Senate) disclosed this while...

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiohmole, has vowed that the party will not repeat the mistakes of 2015 as regards the election of officials for the ninth National Assembly. NAN reports that Oshiohmole stated this at a dinner organised in honour of House …...

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial zone, has alleged a conspiracy between Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pervert the course of justice at the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna. Addressing a...

A Honda Accord car belonging to a worker at the National Assembly was stolen from the premises during work hours on Friday. The victim, Mr Mathias Obaje, of the Legislative Scrutiny Department, Directorate of the... Read more via Punch Newspapers – http://bit.ly/2Dg94LB Get More Nigeria...

Though an express pronouncement on the zoning arrangement by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is still underway, one thing is, however, sure: There will be a contest for speakership and deputy speakership of the House of Representatives.... Read more via Vanguard News –...

The National Assembly has published details of its budget for the year 2018. This was disclosed on the official Twitter handle of the Office of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2UQF5Ur Get More Nigeria Political News

The All Progressives Congress (APC), which won majority seats at the National Assembly in the general elections, is planning to lord it over the opposition in the 9th National Assembly by grabbing every leadership position. But, a former … Read more via Newtelegraph – http://bit.ly/2uXfCKD...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to probe the borrowing spree of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. PDP said the National Assembly should probe the terms of the borrowing and the handling of the funds. In a statement issued yesterday by its...