National Assembly
30 Nov 2016
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting.
25 Nov 2016
Spokesperson for the House, Abdulrazak Namdas, who briefed reporters at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, particularly described Obasanjo as greatest in the annals of corrupt leadership in the country.
25 Nov 2016
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that the on-going process of amending the 1999 Constitution being undertaken by the 8th National Assembly would be completed early next year.
25 Nov 2016
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Assembly have pledged to investigate the allegation of human rights violation against Julius Berger.
25 Nov 2016
There was some relief that the loan request was not promptly considered by the Senate as scheduled in early November for want of supporting details, which the presidency has agreed to provide.
13 Nov 2016
It seems the executive versus legislative rumpus that begun shortly after the All Progressives Congress (APC), mounted the saddle of national leadership, is assuming a new dimension.
8 Nov 2016
The National Assembly has proposed 15 key reform strategies that feature the adoption of a budget calendar, which will begin with the submission of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework ....
4 Nov 2016
The Senate yesterday ordered the refund of N263,931,254,708.51 billion allegedly diverted from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) by the Federal Government.
4 Nov 2016
You see, that is another panic measure. For me, you don't need emergency powers to get the economy out of recession. Already, there are existing instruments that government can use to do it.
1 Nov 2016
The federal government made a request to the National Assembly for permission to borrow about $30bn. The plan is to use the funds to execute “key infrastructure projects” between 2016 and 2018.
27 Oct 2016
The Presidency, yesterday, said there was no threat to approval and speedy passage of the 2017 budget currently being scrutinised by the National Assembly, ahead of passage, next year.
26 Oct 2016
Saraki made the promise in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, while speaking at the ongoing 135th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland.
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