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The attorney general accuses the senate of trying “whip up sentiments”.

The senate also summoned the foreign affairs minister.

Both chambers present their scorecard after one year in office.

The introduction of the bill sparked widespread outrage across the country.

The Senate says it remains in support of the country's anti-graft war.

The upper chamber had come under severe fire for plotting to weaken the Code of Conduct law while its president ...

The group says buying new cars for senators at a time of national economic crisis is “ungodly”.

“The Senate can’t lawfully exercise any authority beyond the limits marked out by the constitution."

The says was last proposed by Zainab Kure.

Mr. Saraki says he, not the senate, is on trial.

The Senate is currently engaged in a hurried amendment of the Acts setting up the Code of Conduct Bureau and ...

The National Assembly expressed concerns with some aspects of the budget.

The National Assembly reduced the budget figure in an unprecedented move.

Passage of the 2016 budget has been delayed for months amid controversies over questionable proposals.

The Minister apologises for not consulting with the senate leadership on the plan.

Applicants currently pay about N5,700 to write entrance examination to tertiary institutions.

Mr. Saraki assured that the legislature would, from 2017, engage CSOs in budget hearing process to ensure inclusiveness.

Mr. Lamorde is challenging the Senate's decision to summon him.

“They can’t face me; they are afraid. They know the illegalities they have committed."

Few people turned out to vote in Benue South Saturday.

The Senate says Mr. Saraki’s trial was politically-motivated.

Former President Obasanjo had accused the National Assembly of corruption, greed, impunity and lawlessness.

President Buhari had presented a N6.08 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2016 to a joint session of the National ...

The president says he would meet with the leadership of the National Assembly.

Mr. Saraki says the senate will not approve any legislation to censor the media.