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The National Assembly precincts resembled a heavily fortified zone this morning as operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS) took control, amid mounting speculations of an impeachment plot targeting Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The DSS presence has heightened following rumors that a faction of aggrieved Northern Senators, reportedly dissatisfied with President Bola Tinubu’s […]
A heightened security presence has been deployed in and around the National Assembly Complex in Abuja as lawmakers hold an emergency plenary session today. In an unusual move, the Sergeant-at-Arms has barricaded the entrance to the National Assembly, enforcing strict identification checks at the MOPOL Gate. This increased security is reportedly aimed at preventing potential […]
The National Assembly is set to hold an emergency plenary on Wednesday. According to a statement released on Monday by the House of Representatives spokesperson, Rotimi Akin, the session will address critical issues that demand immediate legislative attention. “The House of Representatives wishes to announce that, pursuant to the directive of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. […]
Following the removal of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume from his positions as Chief Whip and Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, supporters and women’s groups from the Southern Borno Senatorial District are planning a peaceful, albeit controversial, protest at the National Assembly. Their grievances stem from Senator Ndume’s dismissal, which they attribute to his […]
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), has announced that the National Assembly is drafting legislation to ensure all 36 states adhere to the new minimum wage law. Senator Adaramodu made this disclosure during an interview in Abuja on Friday. Negotiations between the federal government and […]
Barring an urgent intervention by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, some desperateù aspirants might frustrate the ruling party’s zoning arrangements for the leadership positions in the National Assembly. Such disruptions, analysts say, might lead to a repeat of what happened in 2015, when Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara […]
The House of Representatives has urged the National University Commission (NUC) to give university students and others break in order to participate in the 2023 general elections. The parliament made the call through the National Universities Commission, NUC, the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, the National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE and the […]
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has urged the striking workers of the National Assembly to call off their industrial action and instead, embrace dialogue for speedy resolution of the disputes. Lawan made the appeal at a meeting which he summoned to find a way out of the lingering issues between the workers and […]
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured the judiciary that the National Assembly is determined to provide any possible support to enable it discharge it’s mandate. “We are determined in the National Assembly, even though we have only one year to go, to give you any possible support to ensure that you have […]
THE Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TCN, Wednesday, disclosed that it has approached the National Assembly for amendment to the Act establishing the Council to change its name to Teachers Regulatory Council of Nigeria. Registrar of TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, stated this in Abuja while speaking as Guest Lecturer at the 24th Annual Seminar of […]