The 10th National Assembly, headed by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has unveiled a magazine to promote transparency, understanding, and engagement with the Nigerian people. This was made known in a post by NTA on Wednesday. Sharing a copy of the…
Retired Police Officers of Nigeria under the contributory pension scheme stormed the National Assembly in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to protest several months of unpaid pensions. The retirees on Tuesday representing various state chapters lamented the severe hardships faced…
…As NASS scraps State Independent electoral bodies 2024 marks 25 years since Nigeria started using the 1999 constitution and transitioned from the military-led administration to a democratically elected government. However, there have been various agitations since the new dispensation of…
The National Assembly says it will come up with a robust legislation to support 18 years old as entry limit for admission into tertiary educational institutions. The Chairman, Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFund, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, said this…
The subject of the credibility of the National Assembly in national sustenance drive further came into the fore of test as one most roving political discourse, following allegations of padding of the 2024 budget to the tune of N3.7 trillion.…
The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has presented its budget of N9.641 billion to the Joint Committees of Senate and House of Representatives on Petroleum Resources (Upstream and Downstream and Gas Resources). The presentation was part of 2023 budget implementation and…
The National Assembly (NASS), says it is set to formulate appropriate legislations and legal frameworks that will support the development of renewable energy. Rep. Afam Ogene, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy said this on Tuesday in…
By Matthew Denis The upper and the lower chambers of the National Assembly may likely pass the harmonised Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) today after its scrutiny and approval by the relevant committees Nigerian NewsDirect gathered. The MTEF is the…
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack any government appointee who fails to honour the invitations of the National Assembly committees. Speaking at the opening of a public hearing on…
The National Assembly said it was determined to train heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government on the imperatives of legislative compliance. The training is also meant to warn MDAs from further violating resolutions passed by NASS in…
