NASS

Serving Senator and Governorship Candidate To Spend 42 Years Behind Bars For Money Laundering

The senator representing Akwa Ibom North East in the National Assembly, Albert Bassey has been sentenced to 42 years in jail for money...

The Day in Pictures: NPA Boss, Mohammed Koko-Bello and Management Team at NASS for Budget Review and Defense

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello Koko, on Thursday, led NPA’s top management team...

Just in: Pres. Buhari lays record N20.51trn Appropriation Bill for 2023  before NASS

Another first was scored by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday as he laid  before the joint session of the National Assembly a N20.51...

2022 Electoral Act: Supreme Court strikes out Buhari, AGF’s suit

The bid by President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation, Malam Abubakar Malami (SAN) to annual the controversial Section 84(12) of the...

BREAKING: N2.9bn fraud: Ex-Imo Gov. Okorocha gets reprieve

...to remain in EFCC custody untill bail conditions are fulfilled

NASS raises petrol subsidy from N3.5trn  to N4trn, approves new fiscal framework for 2022

The National Assembly on Thursday passed amendments to the 2022 Appropriation Act, raising the petrol subsidy from N3.557 trillion to N4 trillion for...

Constitution Amendment: NASS grants financial, administrative autonomy to Local Governments

      The National Assembly has granted financial and administrative autonomy to the 744 local governments across Nigeria. Both chambers of the...

Declare national war on ritual killings, Reps tell

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh     Worried by the ritual killings that have assumed a national dimension, the House of Representatives...

Minority

Sen. Shuaibu Lau replaces Sen. Bwacha as Deputy Minority Leader

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau (Taraba North-PDP) is now the Deputy Minority Leader in the Nigerian Senate. Lau was...

Rent Bill: Senate proposes 3-month jail term, N1m fine for landlords who demand advance payments

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigerian Senate on Monday proposed a bill seeking a three-month jail term or N1 million fine...

Legal profession bigwigs, SANs, politicians converge in Osun to discuss, “The Laws of God and the Laws of Man at the Intersection of Justice’’  

    Senior lawyers and politicians will converge on Ere-Ijesa, in Osun State to discuss a lecture topic, “The Laws of God and...

Total subsidy removal: FG proposes 18- month extension to NASS on PIA implementation

  The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has finally settled for the extension of total removal of petrol subsidy by about 18 months. To...

NASS passes amended 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, to send copy to Buhari for assent

        By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Barely a month after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill,...