Legislature

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, struck out the appeal brought before it by former Senator Dino Melaye challenging the judgment of...

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has denied being awarded 53 contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission in...

The Social-Economic Right and Accountability Project has called on the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, to publish the letter sent by...

The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the revised 2020 budget of 82.2 billion naira into law. The state assembly had received a letter...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,  has given assurance that the Senate will ensure that every part of Nigeria will continue to receive a...

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress.  The Chairman...

The Senate on Wednesday called for the review of the Power Sector Reform Act 2005. According to the upper legislative chamber, a new and more...

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to give legal backing to the establishment of the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State. The passage of...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,  said on Monday that he and his colleagues in the ninth National Assembly will not allow any distraction from their...

The Senate will take an official position on the decision by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), to flout...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied making plans to run for President in 2023. An online platform not The Politico had reported that Lawan is...

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has named Ojo Olatunde Amos as the new Acting Clerk to the National Assembly. The new (CNA) replaces  M....

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State. Also passed were two bills to establish...

The Senate has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to direct the immediate deployment of a Semi-Permanent Platoon of soldiers to decisively uproot bandits...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has emphasized that appropriate legislative intervention in the power sector is critical to national development. Gbajabiamila...

The Chairman, Lagos House of Assembly Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Tunde Buraimoh, is dead.  Mr Buraimoh represented Kosofe Constituency II of Lagos...

Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, has asked the Chief Judge, Justice Olarenwaju Akeredolu, to set up a seven-man panel...

The Senate on Wednesday held a valedictory session in honour of deceased lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Adebayo...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday explained why the Senate refused to yield to pressure to declare Senator Orji Uzor Kalu's s...

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who recently died of...

The Senate has called on government at the federal and state levels, as well as relevant ministries and agencies to sustain the immunization of...

Following the encounter between members of the National Assembly Committees on Labour and Productivity and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, which...

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Nigeria Police and other relevant security agencies in the country to carry out a comprehensive investigation into attacks...

The Senate on Wednesday received a request for the confirmation of Suleiman Sani as career Ambassador-designate for the Federal Capital Territory. The President’s request was...

The National Assembly has suspended the implementation of the 774, 000 public work program. This was disclosed in statement on Wednesday jointly signed by Senator...

There was a mild drama today in the National Assembly over the National Directorate of Employment’s 774,000 recruitment exercise. The drama, which occurred at the...

The Senate on Tuesday after a three-week recess held the plenary for a brief period and then adjourned their sitting to Wednesday after about...

The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied a publication on the Sahara Reporters portal purporting that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management allocated...

Spokesperson for Imo State COVID-19 Task Force, Chimezie Iwuala, has revealed that no fewer than 13 members of the Imo State House of Assembly...