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Nigerian Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that the 2017 budget of President Muhamamdu Buhari-led federal government may end up as a budget of stagnation. Some senators have described the budget as ambiguous while Senator Dino Melaye described Nigeria as a country that...

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima led the delegation of North east leaders to the National Assembly to show appreciation in passing the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill They were received by Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara at the national...

Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has directed management of the National Assembly to conduct a comprehensive staff audit in the National Assembly. Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Senator Isa Galaudu in a letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, said...

Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna central senatorial district has reacted to the emergence of Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) as the new Senate leader of the National Assembly. The Senator said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has finally heal the wounds of acrimony and division within the...

Senator Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday (today) assumed duty as Senate Leader while ex-Senate Leader Ali Ndume According to Sumner Shagari Sambo , TVC News National Assembly Correspondent, the former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume sat directly behind him before the kick off of today's plenary. On...

The National Assembly is seriously deliberating to make the sports minster, Solomon Dalung relocate his office to the National Stadium complex. Hon. Abdulkabir Ajanah member representing Adavi/Okehi Federal constituency at the House of Representatives stated this on Sunday in Okene, Kogi state...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. The budget proposal is 7.298trillion which represents a total of 20.4% increase over the 2016 estimate. The president during the budget presentation said the nation...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly today. 1:58pm: The President arrived at the National Assembly and was received by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, when he entered the...

The complex of the National Assembly On Wednesday shut by security operatives as the three entry gates to the legislative chamber becomes an Herculean task for members of staff. This is coming as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anticipated visit to the National Assembly to present the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the National Assembly's permission to present 2017 budget on Wednesday December 14, 2016. Senate President Bukola Saraki read the executive communication from President Buhari at Tuesday's plenary.

Members of the Islamic Movement of Muslim (IMN) yesterday stormed the National Assembly in large number demanding the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky. Zakzaky was arrested in December last year following the fracas between his followers and men of the Nigerian Army...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will present the 2017 appropriation bill to the National Assembly next week. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, announced the plan after the Federal Executive Council meeting. He said the exact date and time for the budget...

A Senior Legislative Assistant with National Assembly, Abubakar Sani Mashi has died after collapsing at entrance into NASS. Sumner Shagari Sambo, TCV National Assembly reporter said the NASS ambulance service rushed to assist the legislative aide after his collapse but he died immediately...

Senator Barnabas Gemade, the senator representing Benue North-East Senatorial Zone was again, caught sleeping on the floor of the senate while his colleagues were debating on a bill on Tursday, November 17th. This is the third time in 2016, the Benue Senator will be caught sleeping while his...

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday met with leaders of the National Assembly and some Governors. At the closed door meeting held at the Presidential Villa were Dr. Bukola Saraki, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, the Chairman of the Governors Forum, Abdullaziz Yari, the Governor of Imo...

Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno south Senatorial district at National Assembly on Wednesday mocked the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission over inconclusive elections. Ndume made the jest when deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu filed a motion at the...

President Muhamamdu Buhari-led Federal Government may have renamed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as Petroleum Reform Bill (PRB), Guardian reports. The draft bill is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly in the next few weeks. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr...

There may be culpable showdown between the executive and the federal legislature over the present administration’s plan to borrow $29.96bn from external sources. PUNCH gathered on Sunday that many lawmakers were currently not favourably disposed to approving the plan. The lawmakers opposed to...

The federal government has explained why it wants to take a $30.54 billion (about N9.61 trillion) loan, which is believed to be the biggest single external loan request by any government in recent history. President Muhammadu Buhari, who on Tuesday requested the National Assembly’s accelerated...

The Peoples Democratic Party has advised the National Assembly and Nigerians to reject a plan by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow $29.96bn, saying the approach could not be the preferred solution to the economic quagmire. Buhari had on Tuesday asked the National Assembly to approve the...