The National Assembly witnessed again another milestone as the Senate granted financial autonomy for state legislatures, judiciary and local governments in Nigeria. This bills were approved on Tuesday, 1 March, 2022, during voting on the report of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bills, 2022. This would not be […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated members of the National Assembly Service Commission at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president performed the inauguration ceremony shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. Those inaugurated included Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi, Chairman (Yobe, North East); Babagana Modu, […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari accompanied by members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Tuesday presented the 2020 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). Buhari, who addressed the joint session of NASS at about, 2.03p.m., unveiled a budget of N10.33 trillion for the 2020 fiscal year. The Federal Executive Council had […]
Continue ReadingThe Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the National Assembly will investigate crisis in the South-East region of Nigeria. Saraki in a statement made available to the media on Monday said this following the clash between the military and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the pass week. The Senate President called […]
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Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan said on Friday that the National Assembly (NASS) captured new projects, including a second runway for the Abuja Airport, in the 2017 appropriation bill it passed. Lawan told state House Correspondents that the projects were covered from the difference in the N42.5 oil bench mark proposed by the Executive and the […]
Continue ReadingThe adoption of the Federal system of Government in Nigeria was intended to have three tiers of government, the federal, state and local government running the country. The Local Government which is the third tier of government is almost of non-existence in the structure of governance. Describing the nature of intergovernmental relation (Enejo & […]
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