With the National Assembly threatening to veto President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the controversy seems to be growing. President Buhari insists that...
There were strong indications on Saturday evening that the Senate would, this week, begin the process to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to withhold his assent...
President Muhammadu Buhari may present the 2019 Budget to the National Assembly next week. But the lawmakers said they have not received any official communication from...
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the National Assembly management does not meet its demands. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PPCO) has asked the National Assembly to save Nigeria’s democracy by overriding President Muhammadu Buhari on the electoral...
The National Assembly leadership has told protesting staff that their mode of protest, which saw them picket the assembly, is against the law. Abdulrazak Namdas, spokesman...
The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has said the country may be forced to rely on the 2006 electoral act as amended in 2015 if President Muhammadu...
The Presidency on Thursday said the non-passage of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper by the National Assembly is responsible for the delay in the...
A record, 84 members of both chambers of the 8th National Assembly have, so far dumped the various political parties on which they were elected during...
Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has advised the Presidency to desist from playing politics with sensitive issues like the budgeting process. Senator Olujinmi noted that...
The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori has confirmed that the controversial Electoral (amendment) Bill has been transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari. “Yes, the...
The upper chamber of the National Assembly will today (Tuesday) probe claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the rationale behind the diversion of...
A sub-committee on Capital Market and Institutions of the House of Representatives has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take over Capital Oil Plc....
Security has been beefed up at the premises of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Daily Trust can report. Our correspondent who is on ground observed an...
The upper chamber of the National Assembly Wednesday embarked on another break, two weeks after resuming from its annual break. The Senators are billed to resume...
In order to attain stable, strong and effective governance in Nigeria, the National Assembly must receive priority attention in terms of capacity building. This was the...
Wednesday’s plenary of the upper chamber of the National Assembly was held up for more than 25 minutes as the session became rowdy over sitting arrangements....
The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242bn under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote to the Senate seeking approval to raise $2.78 billion Eurobonds as part of the capital funding for the 2018 national...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that contrary to speculations, funding for the 2019 general elections is not under any threat...
Senate President Bukola Saraki says the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chaiurman, Adams Oshimhole, has plunged the party into a civil war. He said as a...
Aides of lawmakers staged a protest over their unpaid allowances as the National Assembly resumed from recess on Tuesday. The aides, under the aegis of National...
Ovie Omo-Agege, the lawmaker representing Delta Central senatorial district, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) senators’ determination to remove Bukola Saraki as Senate President has not...
Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has said that the senators of All Progressive Congress (APC) remain the majority in the Senate and are resolute to impeach...
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Jonah Jang, has advised youths in Plateau State not to trust President Muhammadu Buhari...
The National Assembly has postponed its resumption of plenary earlier slated for Tuesday, September 25. The Clerk of the National Assembly, M. A. Sani-Omolori, announced this...
The Senator representing Borno South, Sen. Ali Ndume, has said Senate President, Bukola Saraki has lost all rights to remain in the position. Insisting that there...
In recent time there, had been speculations that forms for National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly elections forms were being hoarded, but this allegation was...
A planned campaign by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against vote buying in next year’s elections may be hampered by the continued delay in approving...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by President Muhammadu Buhari to effect a “violent change” of the...
The Senate and the House of the Representatives Joint Committee on Electoral Matters on Tuesday, adopted the fourth version of the 2018/2019 Electoral Amendment Act. The...
The presidency on Sunday asked Nigerians to ignore “fake news” being peddled by some media outlets suggesting President Muhammadu Buhari was opposed to the use of...
Members of the National Assembly have called on the leadership of both chambers to extend their resumption from September 25 to the second week of October....
Against the backdrop of the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill and as electioneering intensifies ahead of the 2019...
Aides of federal legislators on Tuesday, embarked on a protest for the non-payment of their salaries and other entitlements by the National Assembly and their principals....
There are indications that the 2019 general elections might face serious crisis if nothing is done urgently by the Presidency and the National Assembly to address...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to free and fair election as mere lip service, calling on federal lawmakers to override...
The Presidency on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari “will do the needful” on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill currently before him for assent. The Senior Special...
Former Ogun State governor and Chairman, Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Olusegun Osoba, has called on members of the National...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has put the blame for the delay in passing the 2019 elections budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) squarely at...
The suspended work on the budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2019 general elections will resume on the 27th of August. The...
In order not to be caught napping, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators have been taking turns to sleep over at the National Assembly Complex in the...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has blamed the aggravation of the crisis at the National Assembly on the circulation of fake news...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have shifted the date to reconvene the National Assembly indefinitely. Both officials in a...
The House of Representatives said on Monday the National Assembly never agreed to reconvene on Tuesday (today) to consider the budget for 2019 elections. The Chairman,...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Monday, continued what many consider to be high-level consultations with major political players in the country, as he met with former...
The National Assembly will no longer reconvene on Tuesday, August 14. This announcement was made by Mr Abdulrazak Namdas. He said the house was yet to...
The resumption of the two chambers of the National Assembly is hanging in the balance as senators and members of the House of Representatives say there...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has uncovered a fresh plot to arrest Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. The party also...
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress senators and their Peoples Democratic Party counterparts are heading for a showdown as the National Assembly reconvenes...
