The Citizens Advocacy For Social & Economic Rights (CASER) has called for the resignation of the security chiefs of the National Assembly over what it described as gross dereliction of duty and crass incompetence in the management of the security at the chamber. Its Executive Director, Mr. Frank Tietie, who spoke yesterday, urged the Department…

The entire National Assembly was enveloped by commotion,  fear and tension on Wednesday morning as some armed men stormed the Senate chamber along with suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, overpowered security men and forcefully took away the mace.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent reports that plenary was proceeding in the Red Chamber at about…

Democracy is based on the notion that a people should be self-governing and that the representatives of the people be held accountable for their dithering, actions and inactions. For stability and good governance to be achieved, some degree of cooperation and understanding amongst the three arms is expected.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of “shrouding his private visit to London as official.” In a statement signed by the PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party described as astonishing the fact that President Buhari did not transmit a letter to the National Assembly, indicating that he was going on a…

Youths of the Niger Delta region have cautioned the Federal Government and the National Assembly against failure to implement the Act establishing the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Delta State and release funds to it in the 2018 budget.

A bill to segregate courier business operations across the country that has been at the National Assembly would soon be passed into law having passed through first and second reading at the house. This, the Senior Assistant Postmaster General and Head of Courier Regulatory Department, NIPOST, Ishaya Diwa, said at the clamp down exercise by…

The two chambers of the National Assembly yesterday harmonised and passed the much awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) and imposed a five per cent fuel levy on fuel sold across the country. Specifically, the levy was imposed to finance the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), which was equally provided for by the PIGB. Section 36…

A member of House of Representatives, Mr Nicholas Ossai (Delta-APC), on Wednesday urged Nigerians to hold the Executive accountable for the delay in the passage of 2018 Appropriation Bill.

President Muhammadu Buhari last night met with the leadership of the National Assembly at the presidential villa, Abuja. However, most Principal officers elected on the platform People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were absent at the meeting. Those absent were Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, Godswill Akpabio (Minority Leader), Emmanuel Bwacha (Deputy Minority Leader) and Biodun Olujimi-Deputy…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill might not have long to fly, as the Senate steps up moves to override it .

President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill might not have long to fly, as the Senate steps up moves to override it .

The Senate is worried that most international treaties and conventions entered by the Federal Government over the years do not have the force of law.The upper chamber yesterday said the action was contrary to the provision of the law and insisted, “ no treaty between the Federal Government and any country shall have the force of law.....