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The Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori on Tuesday ordered the closure of the Complex for the next two weeks. Sani-Omolori in a circular in Abuja, said the shut down which is part of measures to curtail the spread…

The House of Representatives will after a brief sitting today adjourn plenary indefinitely as coronavirus spreads in Nigeria , especially in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . The Speaker , Femi Gbajabiamila , made this known in his opening remarks…

There was tension among National Assembly workers , journalists and staff of private establishments within the complex on Monday as the federal lawmakers prepare to resume plenary today ( Tuesday ) . The Presidency ’s letter to the leadership of…

Nairametrics UBA ADS Home Coronavirus CoronavirusEconomy & Politics Instruct EFCC, ICPC to monitor spending on Coronavirus, group tells Buhari By Ruth Okwumbu – March 23, 2020 0 Instruct EFCC, ICPC to monitor spending on Coronavirus, group tells Buhari Kolawole Oluwadare,…

Security operatives at the National Assembly in Abuja have been ordered not to allow visitors into the complex starting from Tuesday. The complex will be permanently shut following a rise in the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the…

‘Ordinarily, the overall conduct of the speaker in this matter would be deserving not only of a punitive cost order, but also personal costs,’ read Mkhwebane’s affidavit. The number of reports successfully reviewed cannot be used to determine her competence…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the support of the private sector is most critical for the success of policies and programmes of the Federal Government for the economic development of the country.…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has urged religious leaders to always pray for Nigerian leaders for better leadership. Gbajabiamila said Nigerian leaders need prayers all the time to succeed. Speaking when he hosted Leaders of…

Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri was yesterday heckled in the National Assembly by opposition MPs, who shouted ‘coronavirus’ as she presented the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill for a Second Reading. The opposition legislators yesterday heckled her in Parliament over…

The Senate, on Tuesday, said the review of the 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly has become inevitable as a result of tumbling oil prices amidst the coronavirus outbreak. The finance minister, Zainab Ahmad, recently expressed a similar view.…