Members of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rubbished and criticised the 2018 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari.
At the resumption of Legislative proceedings, Senators complained that 2018 budget is filled with inaccuracies, budget padding and...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday quizzed former Senate President, David Mark for allegedly stealing billions of naira, alongside other leaders of the National Assembly during his tenure.
It was gathered that Mark, a former military general was invited to make...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to sign bills establishing the University of Wukari and the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management
Senate President Bukola Saraki read two letters from the President where he explained his decision not to sign the bills on the floor of the Senate on...
President Muhammadu Buhari and Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central senatorial district on Tuesday exchanged words shortly after the 2018 budget presentation.
Mr. Buhari, according to the Senator described him as 'comrade the fighter'.
Nigerian Bulletin recall that Senator Shehu Sani...
Banks and shops operating within the National Assembly Complex did not be open for business on Tuesday because of the budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to TheCable, as of 8:30am on Tuesday, people who were denied access to the national assembly remained at the...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday present the 2018 budget before the joint session of two chambers of the National Assembly.
Mr. Buhari Had last week requested the indulgence of the two chambers of the National Assembly to allow him present the budget at 2.pm on November 7.
The...
The National Assembly has started a fresh plot to remove Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu.
The legislators, made this demand at a dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night. But Buhari, who listened calmly, allegedly glossed...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara, should account for the N500bn captured as running costs for the legislative body between 2006 and 2016
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President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Tuesday, next week, present the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly on Tuesday, an authoritative presidency source told THISDAY.
The bill, which is expected to be approved soon by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), according to the source, is...
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Nigerian lawmakers resumed to a stinking environment on Tuesday as the Nigeria’s National Assembly was unkempt after a two month holiday.
According to Vanguard, The same fate also befell the staff of the institution who went away with the lawmakers from both tte Senate and the House of...
There is an imminent showdown in the Senate as the National Assembly resumes tomorrow over the Senate President, Bukola Saraki's statement on IPOB proscription.
Daily Trust newspaper quoted highly placed sources in the upper chamber that a number of senators are still unhappy with the Senate...
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The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) on Tuesday announced the appointment of seven new permanent secretaries.
This is contained in a statement by Bullah Bi-Allah, on behalf of the Director, Information.
They are Clerk of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir and...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday responded to criticisms by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on constituency projects carried out by lawmakers.
PUNCH reports that the House in its response said it would no longer respond to corruption allegations made against the National Assembly...
Constitution amendments is underway after they have been passed by at least 24 state houses of assembly and two-thirds of the national assembly.
The committee, which was led by Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, worked on amending some sections of the 1999 constitution.
In January 2016...
A member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, Mr. Abdullahi Wamakko, is dead.
Wamakko died in Abuja on Friday. He was 50 years old.
He reportedly passed on after a brief illness as he was last seen at the National Assembly on Monday.
The Chairman, House Committee on Media and...
The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo may risk being impeached if the executive fails to carry out the decisions of the Senators as the Senate has asked him to as a matter of urgency withdraw his statemecnt that the National Assembly lacks the powers to confirm nominations from the President.
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Controversial Nigerian Senator, and self-styled anti-corruption activist, Dino Melaye is in the news again. This time, it is about a move by his constituents to eject him from the parliament over what they term as continuous embarrassment and poor representation.
Hundreds of protesters from the...
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The suspended lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin has backed the recent comment by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that the National Assembly has no power to insert new projects in a budget proposal.
Jibrin, a former chairman of the House of Representatives appropriation committee, said "The acting...
Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that the National Assembly altered some provisions in the 2017 budget.
The former Governor of Lagos state, who is not happy with the development, suggested that the judiciary may have to explain how far lawmakers can go in...
The Presidency has said that it is still working on the 2017 budget, 15 days after the National Assembly transmitted the document to the Presidency.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang on Saturday said the Presidency is working...
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