HomeNational Assembly

Category: National Assembly

Rowdy session as Senate approves...

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral...

Reps stage walk out as...

Reps stage walk out as protest continues...

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral act amendment

Rowdy session as Senate approves 2026 electoral act amendment The Senate of Nigeria on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, after a tense and heated plenary marked by sharp disagreements over key provisions. Proceedings were briefly disrupted during clause-by-clause consideration of the bill when Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe demanded a division on Clause 60. Presiding over the session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio initially indicated that the request for division had been withdrawn. However, opposition lawmakers objected, insisting the matter was still valid. Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, citing Order...
Okafor Vivian Nkiruka -
Politics

Lawmakers propose bills...

Lawmakers propose bills to ban CBN governor, deputies from politics The Senate is considering two bills that would ban the Governor of the Central Bank...
Gift Luckson -
Nation

Senate President appoints...

The Senate has a new Deputy Leader, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Maryam Umar -
House of Representatives

House of Reps...

House of Reps react to media backlash over distribution of luxurious vehicles to lawmakers The House of Representatives has reacted to media backlash over...
Salim Sani -
Nation

Ministerial nominee revived...

A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, who was at a Senate screening on Wednesday, reportedly slumped and had to be revived.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Balarabe Lawal, Kaduna’s...

During the Senate screening of ministerial nominees on Wednesday, Alhaji Balarabe Lawal, the Kaduna State representative, collapsed after reading his resume and while awaiting questions from the senators.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate to screen...

The Nigerian Senate is set to screen three new ministerial candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu as plenary resumes today.
Maryam Umar -
House of Representatives

Suspension Of Planned...

The House of Representatives has commended the organised labour led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for suspending their planned nationwide strike, following their recent protest.
Maryam Umar -
House of Representatives

Mohbad: Reps urge...

The House of Representatives has mourned the late musician, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, who died under controversial circumstances on September 12 at the age of 27.
Maryam Umar -
Nation

Senate screens new...

The Senate has commenced screening Dr. Olayemi Cardoso for the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Maryam Umar -
spot_img

Create a website from scratch

With Newspaper Theme you can drag and drop elements onto a page and customize them to perfection. Try it out today and create the perfect site to express yourself!

Buy Now ⟶