Senate President Bukola Saraki says he knows those in government -the ministers, governors- who sponsored the protest against the national assembly. Saraki said this on the floor of the senate on Tuesday after Barnabas Gamade, senator representing Benue north-east, drew the attention of the lawmakers to a protest. Protesters had stormed the national assembly, demanding […]
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The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the killings in Plateau State. Both leaders of the National Assembly arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Discussions […]
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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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The Senate Committee on Industry has called on the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), to return to the nation’s ports. Sen. Sam Egwu, chairman of the committee made the call on Monday, during an oversight function to SON’s offices and laboratories in Lagos. He said that the absence of the agency was greatly felt at […]
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The National Assembly will fast track the passage of the new national minimum wage bill, once the executive bill is sent to it. Sen. Mao Ohuanbuwa, Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labour, made this known while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland. Ohuanbuwa said that the Senate President had already given […]
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The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, while also prevailing on the Federal Government to pay the entitlement of MKO Abiola and Kingibe. The request comes one day after President Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 to replace May 29 […]
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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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Senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, says it may be painful that he revealed what senators earn, but insist there should be no grey areas in public office. Recall that in March, Sani disclosed that members of the upper legislative chamber get monthly N13.5m as running cost aside over 700,000 consolidated salaries and other allowances. Femi Falana, […]
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