Legislature

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will on Wednesday consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s N895.842 billion supplementary budget request. Lawan...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that presiding officers of both chambers of the National Assembly are not in any position to...

Member of House of Representatives representing Esan North-east/South-east Federal Constituency Sergius Ogun, has revealed that some members did not have copies of the bill...

The joint committee mandated by the House of Representatives to investigate the ban placed on Twitter by the Federal Government has rejected the lifting...

The Senate on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill, 2021. The bill was passed after the clause by clause consideration of the report of its...

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill which provides for 3 years jail term or N3 million naira fine or both, as  penalties for...

The Senate on Tuesday approved the sum of N74,773,601,916 billion as 2021 budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The approval followed the consideration of...

Three Senators belonging to the Peoples’ Democratic Party on Wednesday, resigned their membership of the party and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The...

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State. Also passed was a bill for the...

The Senate has approved N329,963,491,523bn as statutory budget for the Federal Capital Territory for the year 2021.  The passage followed the consideration of the report...

The Senate has stated that they will on Wednesday be considering the 2021 supplementary budget of about N895.8 billion. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said...

Senator representing Zamfara Central in the National Assembly, Hassan Mohammad Gusau, has tendered his resignation as a member of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday, said that social media must be regulated to protect national interests. The Speaker made this...

Less than forty -eight hours after his suspension by the Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Senator representing Delta North,...

The Federal Capital Development Authority has said the contract for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex will soon be awarded following the leaking...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will work with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its...

Senate Spokesperson and Senator representing Osun Central, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has said the National Assembly and its leadership  are not responsible for the maintenance and...

Members of the House of Representatives joint committee mandated to investigate the suspension of activities of Twitter in Nigeria by the Executive arm, on...

The Senate has urged the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCDA) to expedite  action on the renovation of the National Assembly complex to stop the...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff. His confirmation followed the consideration of a...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may face challenges after the exit of President Muhammadu Buhari...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, not to test the will of the people in...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,departed Abuja Saturday morning at the head of a Senate delegation to a military hospital in Kaduna. The delegation is...

The amended versions of the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution being reviewed  by the National Assembly will be ready before the end of...

Speaker Delta State House of Assembly, Sherrif Oborevwori, on Thursday disclosed that open grazing of cattle will soon be outlawed in the state following...

The joint minority caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives has described the ban on Twitter by the Federal Government as draconian...

The Senate on Tuesday commenced amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws in a direction that seeks stiffer punishment for violators and persons involved in piracy. The...

The Senate on Tuesday held a minute silence to mourn the demise of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of...

The Senate has passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to unbundle the agency to ensure efficiency in service...

The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to appear before it over the suspension of Twitter. The Speaker,...