The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Wednesday appealed to the Senate to appropriate N30bn to the ministry annually to defray debts....
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the assembly would ensure the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33 trillion in December. Lawan...
The 2020 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly last week by President Muhammadu Buhari scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday....
The Jos Division of the Appeal Court has set aside the judgement of the Bauchi State National Assembly election petition tribunal which nullified the election of...
There has been a lot of uproar from Nigerians about the amount budgeted for debt servicing (N2.75 trillion), recurrent(N4.88 trillion), and capital expenditure (N2.14 trillion) in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has placed a temporary ban on foreign travels by all members of his cabinet and heads of government agencies. This was announced Friday...
It is a time-honoured suggestion that during a period of rapid economic growth, nations, as well as corporate organizations, must continue investing even though it may...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for the early presentation of the 2020 Budget proposal to the National Assembly, saying he has...
The 2020 Appropriation Bill proposal presented on Tuesday to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari will be ready for passage on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the commitment of both the executive and legislative arms in ensuring the budget passage returned to the January-December cycle....
The Peoples Democratic Party has said the 2020 appropriation bill presented by President Muhammadu would further impoverish Nigerians and mortgage the future of the country. PDP...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, revealed government’s resolution to sideline considerations of embarking on new projects in 2020. The President disclosed this while presenting the 2020...
The National Assembly has assured that work on the 2020 budget estimate would be completed before the end of October. The President of the Nigerian Senate,...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has accepted the over N700billion increase in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) put together by the National Assembly. The lawmakers...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). The Special Adviser to the President...
Hello there, it’s Sunday. And, here is the Business Wrap, a featured post highlighting some of the major events that unfolded during the week ended 5th of...
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega, on Friday presented a report on the performance of the 8th National Assembly,...
A bill seeking to impose a nine percent tax on Nigerians for using communication and cable television services in the country on Wednesday passed the first...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has revealed that the service had been making between N4.7bn and N5.8bn daily as a result of...
As the country marks its 59th independence anniversary, the Nigerian Senate has assured Nigerians that it would always provide quality representation and legislation that would enhance...
A slap, a frown The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on September 20, 2019, invited service chiefs to discuss the bad security situation...
The senator who represented Ogun East in the eighth National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu has described as shameful, a claim that constituency projects were recovered from him....
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday indicted retired public office holders in the misfortune that has greeted the country’s power sector....
The Senate has said that it would not interfere in the alleged fallout between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. There have been speculations...
Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has kicked against any increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) until the National Assembly carry out an amendment into the VAT...
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Friday, talked about areas of national interest, the upper Chamber would address before it went on Christmas break....
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal of frustrating its right of appeal...
The National Assembly has issued a warning to all revenue generating federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) engaging in diversion of revenues to desist from the...
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Saturday debunked reports in the media that it was investigating the bank accounts of the leaders of National Assembly and...
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has commenced investigations into the bank accounts of the leaders of the National Assembly and the Chief Justice of Nigeria...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Federal Government to reverse its decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the current 5...
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, ruled that the National Assembly lacked the power to order the closure of Edo State...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has declared that the National Assembly will ensure that the 2020 national budget will be ready by...
The glory of yesteryears education system in Nigeria has vanished like the vapours of a dewy morning. No vehicle can run indefinitely without a refuel, just...
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola has dismissed a suit filed by Sen. Binta Masi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the emergence of...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has warned that the National Assembly won’t allow breakdown of law and order in any state House...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday barred the National Assembly from interfering in the affairs of the Edo State House of Assembly. The court...
The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has lamented that Nigeria is now a failed state with the breakdown of security and various national institutions in the country....
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has restrained the National Assembly from taking over the legislative functions of the Edo State House...
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said that foreign invesment flow into the sector will continued to be...
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said that with his emergence as Deputy Senate President and Ahmed Lawan as Senate President, President Muhammadu Buhari will no longer be...
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed two bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. The bills are, the Federal University of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State Bill and...
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, has responded to the ultimatum given to him by the Senate to issue a fresh proclamation letter to reconvene the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday named the chairmen and deputy chairmen of the standing committees of the House. At the...
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially started its probe of erring National Assembly members. According to reports, the panel which began sitting on Tuesday...
There are indications that the House of Representatives may decide the fate of the Bauchi State House of Assembly lawmakers on Thursday (today). This is coming...
As the National Assembly awaits President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has said the delay in the submission of the list will not...
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, is currently at the National Assembly for screening. The lawmakers had asked him to appear before their...
Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, on Tuesday sent a message to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly over the worrying insecurity in...
A group of concerned Nigerians, under the aegis of Concerned Women and Africa Arise for Change Network, on Tuesday led a protest in the Federal capital...