The Peoples Democratic Party Caucus in the National Assembly is divided over the lockdown of the country as a result of COVID-19. Lawmakers from the main opposition PDP in the House of Representatives in a statement warned against lifting the…
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Nigeria: After COVID-19 Break, National Assembly Resumes Duty, Shuts Down Again
Members of the National Assembly, last Tuesday, returned to their beats to attend to routine legislative duties after a five-week break on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, shut down again almost immediately. The National Assembly complex in located within the…
Femi Gbajabiamila, the truth and the House of Representatives
It was easy deciding to write this. At least with the current situation of the country brought by COVID-19 and the need for everyone, but those carrying out essential services to remain home, one’s mind is now open to a…
Are National Assembly members now 5G and vaccination conspiracy theorists?
Today, Nigerians are locked down from food and means of livelihood not by our making but by the deadly COVID-19, which has since changed so many things globally. Firstly, it was the debate about which name to call it: COVID-19…
Coronavirus: Buhari, Nigerian lawmakers under fire over plan to cut heath, education budget
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly 14 days to reverse the proposed cut of N26.51billion in basic healthcare budget, amid the coronavirus outbreak. SERAP also warned them against cut of N50.76billion…
N’Assembly to reconvene over budget, N500bn COVID-19 fund
The National Assembly is mulling reconvening on Tuesday to consider and possibly approve pending interventions by the Federal Government in response to the COVID – 19 pandemic. The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday that the leadership of the National Assembly was…
National Assembly Leaders Meet Buhari, Seek SIP Reforms
The Senate President , Ahmed Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives , Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday , met with the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd .) , behind closed doors to discuss the implementation…
SERAP Asks N’Assembly to Give N37bn Renovation Fund to States
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised that the N37billion budgeted for the renovation of the National Assembly complex should be given to the states to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on the masses. The group made the proposition…
How SIP Turned N’Assembly, Executive against Each Other
It was not the best of times for both the Executive and the Legislative arms of government last week as they both had open disagreement over the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) introduced in 2016 by the…
Presidency, National Assembly faceoff over SIP gets messier
The disagreement between the presidency and the National Assembly leadership over the management of the Federal Government Social Investment Programme (SIP) worsened yesterday. It was learnt that Senate President Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi…