A video of some herdsmen who brought cows into the national assembly in Abuja on Monday, has surfaced online. The cattle took over a portion of the legislative chamber eating grass and moving freely. The video has sparked reactions on social media. There has been a campaign on banning open grazing in the nation’s capital, […]
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The National Assembly on Friday listed and justified 24 new project it added to the recently passed 2018 budget. Aliyu Abdullahi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, and Abdulrazak Namdas, his House of Representatives counterpart, addressed a joint press briefing at the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday to give the lawmakers position […]
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Following the justification of alterations made to the 2018 budget by the National Assembly, the presidency has taken another swipe at the lawmakers for not being contended with the N170 billion funds for constituency projects. The presidency said it is surprised the lawmakers were cutting allocations of national projects, despite having “enough”. Recall that while […]
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Gabriel Kolawole, a judge at a federal high court in Abuja, on Tuesday ruled that the national assembly lacks powers to investigate criminal cases, indict or absolve anyone of crime. Kolawaole said law enforcement agents or the executive have the powers to handle such issues. The case with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/163/2009 was filed by Festus […]
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A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered Atai Aidoko, senator representing Kogi east senatorial district, to vacate the national assembly. At its sitting on Wednesday, Gabriel Kolawole, the presiding judge, ruled that Aidoko’s emergence as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was illegal. The judge ruled he was wrongly presented as […]
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At the end of a closed-door session of the national assembly on Tuesday, it was resolved that President Muhammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the actions of his appointees. The senate president who is chairman of the national assembly said the persecution of perceived political opponents must stop. He added that the lawmakers would […]
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The Senate and the House of Representatives – both chambers making up the National Assembly – are currently holding a joint session. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara announced that members of the House of Representatives and Senate will be having the joint executive session. Members of the Senate have since moved into […]
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, on Friday confirmed receipt of the 2018 Budget passed by the National Assembly (NASS). The NASS had on May 16 passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N9.12 trillion. The budget was increased by the legislature by N508 billion from the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted leaders of the National Assembly to a breaking of (Ramadan) fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that those at the event were principal officers of the Assembly, including the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Senate leader, Ahmad Lawan; while Speaker of the […]
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The spokesman of the house of representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, has replied President Muhammadu Buhari on the comment he made while hosting some of his supporters at Aso Rock on Tuesday. Buhari is reported to have asked and said: “What have they (federal lawmakers) been doing? Some of them have been there for 10 years. What […]
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