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House Seeks Stiffer Punishments for Sellers, Smokers of Indian Hemp in Nigeria
ReporterDec 28, 2020
A Bill seeking imprisonment and stiffer punishments for cultivators, sellers and smokers of cannabis otherwise called Indian hemp in Nigeria is currently before the...
National Assembly Spends Billions Of Naira On Constitution Review
ReporterDec 28, 2020
The perennial constitution amendment exercise by the National Assembly is characterised by proposals that keep resurfacing despite gulping billions of naira yearly,...
UPDATED: Buhari presents 2021 Appropriation Bill to NASS
ReporterOct 08, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the 2021 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the national assembly. The presentation is currently underway at the...
Civic groups, activists ask court to stop Nigerian govt from spending N37bn to revovate NASS
ReporterDec 30, 2019
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT, Enough is Enough (EiE) and 583 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High...
NASS postpones plenary to honour dead Imo lawmaker
ReporterDec 19, 2019
The National Assembly on Thursday adjourned plenary to honour Senator Ben Uwajumogu, who died on Wednesday morning in Abuja. At the start of plenary today, the...
Senate confirms Aliyu Abubakar as member of NCC board
ReporterJul 18, 2019
The Senate on Thursday, approved the appointment of Aliyu Abubakar, as a non-executive commissioner on the board of the National Communications Commission, NCC. He was...
PDP to investigate members over NASS elections
ReporterJun 21, 2019
Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the party has set up a committee to investigate the conduct of its lawmakers...