Tag: NASS Roundup

Before the lawmakers adjourned plenary till September, they debated several bills and motions and adopted a number of resolutions.

The senators debated issues ranging from xenophobic attacks in South Africa to the fake agency controversy.

The House of Representatives resumes legislative activities after a three-week recess, expecting an eventful week centring on oversight and accountability.

The resignation of Kingsley Chinda ended weeks of speculation about his political future after he participated in the APC governorship ...

The president’s request to deploy troops to Benin Republic reached the Senate days after the Nigerian Air Force helped to quash ...

The lawmakers called for a 50 per cent reduction in aviation taxes, charges and levies, and urged the CBN to ...

Speaker Tajudeen said the reports linking him with the N18.6 billion NASC contract project were “incorrect, misleading and a distortion ...

Last week, members of the nation's highest legislative body deliberated on several national issues, but security took the most attention.

The House of Representatives last week shifted attention to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, dedicating an entire legislative week to a special ...

Activities in the Nigerian Senate last week were dominated by discussions on the country’s worsening insecurity, particularly the abduction of ...

The House Committee on Defence says recent engagements with senior US officials reaffirm Nigeria–US commitment to deeper security collaboration. 

JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, distanced himself from the 29 October incident, during which Mufutau Bello, a JAMB official who represented him, ...

About four weeks after the 360-member lower chamber of the National Assembly resumed from its long recess, defections from the ...

President Bola Tinubu requested the Senate to confirm Bernard Doro from Plateau State as a minister.

In response to the recurring crises in Nigeria’s university system, the House of Representatives resolved to intervene in the lingering ...

One of the major highlights of the week was the return of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to plenary, which ...

A confrontation broke out between Obinna Aguocha, the Labour Party (LP) member representing Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency of Abia ...

The Senate resumed plenary last Tuesday after a three-week Sallah recess and had one of its busiest weeks.

The lawmakers adjusted the 2025 budget by reducing the capital expenditure and increasing the recurrent expenditure.

The Senate passed the N54.9 trillion federal budget after adding about N750 billion, making it the government's highest so far.

The Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday after a six-week recess.

After weeks of additional holiday, members of the House of Representatives resumed plenary on Tuesday, and the week turned out ...

The lawmakers reconvened on Tuesday after three weeks of Christmas and New Year holidays.

On Thursday Speaker Tajudeen announced that the House generated ₦704 million from a 50 per cent pay cut from members’ ...

President Tinubu presented Nigeria's N49.7 trillion 2025 budget to a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday.