Tag: National Assembly

Tinubu’s Goverment Requests Approval for a New $2.2 Billion External Loan from N’Assemby

President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to seek the approval of a fresh $2.2bn as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The President’s…

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Senate Makes U-Turn, Approves Bill To Extend Service For National Assembly Staff

The Senate on Thursday, February 29, passed a Bill that seeks to add five years to the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly Service. If the Bill is…

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Ajaero presents protesters’ demands to National Assembly

Joe Ajaero, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday handed over their letter of demands to the National Assembly.   The demands included full implementation of the welfare…

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Senate To Nigerians: Be Patient, We Feel Your Pains

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, Mohammed Monguno, on Monday said the National Assembly was concerned and shared the citizens’ distress over the current security challenges…

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2024 Budget Presentation: President Tinubu’s full speech at National Assembly

The 2024 appropriations bill was introduced by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in front of a joint meeting of the National Assembly. During his presentation, the President listed the main…

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Professor Named Chief of Staff by Reps Speaker (Photo)

This was revealed on Monday in a statement from Musa Krishi, the Speaker's Special Advisor on Media and Publicity. Prof Jake Dan-Azumi has been appointed as Chief of Staff to…

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Next steps for the National Assembly

The National Assembly will resume work on Tuesday after a lengthy break of more than eight weeks. While the lawmakers were on vacation, Nigerians all around the nation were struggling…

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Concerned about fictitious N70 billion allotment is NASS

The National Assembly approved N70 billion last week as part of an amendment to the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget to support what it called the working conditions of new…

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13 Kano Assembly members-elect receive certificates of return

13 more members-elect of the Kano State House of Assembly received certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, on Thursday in Kano. The Resident Electoral Commissioner…

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National Assembly shifts passage of 2023 Budget to next week

The National Assembly yesterday postponed the passage of the 2023 Appropriation Bill till Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Indications that the upper chamber was not ready to pass the Bill as…

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