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President Bola Tinubu's recent request to the National Assembly to expedite the passage of the N70,000 minimum wage bill into law can be seen as a calculated move to stimulate economic growth and address the welfare of Nigerian workers.…

An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been confirmed dead while attending an engagement with a committee of the House of Representatives. A statement signed by the House Spokesman/Chairman, House Committee on Media and…

The Presidency, on Tuesday, said there was no truth in the announcement that President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Describing the announcement as false and unauthorised, the…

The Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) is revisiting proposed alterations to the 1999 Constitution that were rejected by past parliaments, state Assemblies or not assented to by former Presidents, including Muhammadu Buhari. The…

With Nigerians grappling with a challenging economic climate, a leading civil society organization, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has issued a strong call for the National Assembly to significantly reduce its…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the N27.5 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year as proposed by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly as deceitful, strangulating, and hopeless. The PDP, in a statement by…

The National Assembly (NASS), on Thursday, passed the N2.17trn 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill after third reading. Before the passage of the bill, the Senate adopted the report of the harmonized sittings of both red and green…

The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed the nomination of Ola Olukoyede as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. While fielding questions from the senators during his screening, Olukoyode…

SERAP, on Sunday, urged Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill.” In a statement on Sunday, the…

The National Assembly, NASS, has pledged to review and address the organised Labour demands within the next one week. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio said this when organised labour took its mass protest to the…

The National Assembly (NASS) complex's first gate was torn down by demonstrators on Wednesday morning, and they pushed their way inside, intensifying the organised labour protest against the "anti-people" policies of the President Bola…

The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says all members of the G5 supported the emergence of Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas as the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives. The G5 refers to…

Security personnel have detained certain legislative assistants and National Assembly (NASS) employees for robbing offices within the Abuja National Assembly Complex. As the 10th NASS is scheduled to reconvene on Tuesday, the…

The Diaspora Medical Associations under the umbrella body of Nigerian medical doctors and dentists practising outside the country has expressed their grievances through a petition to the National Assembly Over bill seeking to compel…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday bowed to pressure from many Nigerians and lawmakers as it announced an upward review of its cash withdrawal limits directive. Individuals can now withdraw N500,000 cash weekly and…