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7 Mar
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has lauded the House of Representatives for championing a separate commission for polytechnics in the country.
5 Mar
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has lauded the National Assembly over the passage of the South-East Development Commission bill. It could be recalled that the Senate finally passed the bill last Thursday, almost two months after its passage by the House of Representatives. During plenary last week, Michael Opeyemi, the Senate…
2 Mar
Implementation of no fewer than 270 laws enacted by the National Assembly to remedy major ailments in the nation’s economy since 1999 have suffered frustration and sabotage due to failure by the lawmakers to strictly carry out their parliamentary oversight or supervision functions .
1 Mar
Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have reiterated their support for the extension of their retirement age from 60 to 65 years or 40 years of pensionable service.
19 Feb
The Senate have been cautioned to guard against the lure of granting an extension of retirement age for the Clerk and other staffers of the National Assembly from 60 to 65 years.
9 Feb
has petitioned the National Assembly, seeking explanations why some communities in the Ohafia Local Government area of Enugu have been denied power supply for five years.
2 Feb
About a year after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the 2023 general polls, the umpire is set for a rash of re-runs and by-elections in nine states, which will test if the electoral body has learnt lessons from the last outings...
31 Jan
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has flayed the National Assembly over alleged failure to address escalating insecurity in the nation, particularly the recent surge in kidnappings in Abuja.
28 Dec
The National Assembly has explained the delay in payment of Severance Allowance to legislative aides of the 9th National Assembly. This comes as over findings by The Guardian revealed that about 70 per cent of legislative aides who served from 2019 to 2023 are yet to be paid their severance allowance. The aides, who bemoaned…
18 Dec
It is budget season again for Nigeria. In November, President Bola Tinubu assented to the 2023 Supplementary Budget, and, a few weeks later, presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly.
27 Nov
In a bold move to check corruption and block revenue leakages, the National Assembly has announced its resolve to commence the process of amending the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007.
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