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The National Assembly expresses dissatisfaction with the judiciary’s longstanding tradition of granting indefinite tenures to heads of superior court in Nigeria. Traditionally, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Appeal Court President…

Senator Abdul Ningi's exposé of the national assembly's budget padding has generated a lot of excitement and activity. His protest smacks more of a violation of "honour among thieves" principle and a betrayal of confidence. Put differently,…

It took me three days before l made up my mind to respond to Senator Akpabio. Why play dirty politics with our state and people? Peoples from all over the world, the high and mighty, good and bad all came to respect a great man Hebert,…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that nobody is above the scrutiny of the National Assembly. Lawan stated this in his closing remarks moments before the Upper Chamber adjourned plenary till September 15, 2020. Speaking…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday urged the Executive arm of Government to work on the estimates for the 2021 budget to ensure its timely presentation to the National Assembly by the end of September this year. Lawan…

The Senate on Tuesday received from President Muhammadu Buhari, the 2021 - 2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The MTEF/FSP document forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration and approval was…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Monday that he and his colleagues in the ninth National Assembly will not allow any distraction from their focus. Lawan spoke when a delegation of leaders and traditional rulers from Oke-Ogun…

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta State. Also passed were two bills to establish the University of Technology, Auchi, Edo State; and Federal College of…

The Senate has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to direct the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity to set up a Committee to review the age limit for job seekers in the country to allow competent…

A group, National Association of Unemployed Graduates has warned the National Assembly under the leadership of Senator Ahmad Lawan to steer clear of the activities of other agencies and parastatals and allow the to function properly. The…