President Buhari has signed 16 constitution amendment bills into law. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Constitution Review, Idris Wase (APC, Plateau) made this known in a statement published today. The deputy speaker commended the president for giving assent to the bills, which […]
The deputy senate president and committee chairman on constitution amendment, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has accused state houses of assembly of frustrating the constitution amendment process. He made this known at a press conference in Abuja today. He said only 11 of Nigeria’s 36 state legislatures have considered and voted on […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has today forwarded a supplementary budget that has made additional provision of N2.557trillion for funding of fuel subsidy in the 2022 Fiscal year to the National assembly for approval. The new provision is to cover July to December 2022 which were not covered in the appropriation Bill […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said COVID-19 exposed Nigeria’s health institutions. Gbajabiamila however assured that the National Assembly will continue to provide funds to strengthen the Nigerian health sector in terms of infrastructure and others. He made this known during the closing ceremony of a […]
The National Assembly has transmitted the revised Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhai for assent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, made this known via a statement he personally signed after the transmission. The statement, titled ‘Transmission of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 in line with the provisions of Section 58(1) & (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The President was explicit on his reasons for refusing to sign the bill as contained in his letter to the […]
Senate President Ahmed Lawan has reiterated that the issue of insecurity remains the biggest challenge that must be prioritized and tackled head-on by constant engagement between the Executive and Legislative arms of government. He made this disclosure today while delivering a speech to welcome Senators back from their two-month annual […]
President Muhammadu Buhari have sort through a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during the resumption of plenary today asking for a Resolution of the National Assembly for the implementation of the external borrowing of 2.18 billion dollars in the 2021 Appropriations Act. According to the letter President […]
A bill seeking to establish the Armed Forces Service Commission and strict adherence of the President to the Federal Character Commission principles in the appointment of service chiefs have on Tuesday passed for second reading. The law if passed eventually into law by both chambers and assented to by the […]
National Assembly workers have told the leadership of the chambers that they would not allow the legislators to sit unless they are paid the salaries they were being owed. The workers made this known on Tuesday to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
