‘Lawmakers Don’t Have To Attend Sessions In Person’ — National Assembly Clerk Canvasses e-Parliament

Kamoru Ogunlana, the clerk of the national assembly, says the nation’s parliament needs to fully embrace technology in lawmaking. Speaking on Friday at a retreat organised by the national assembly in partnership with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Ogunlana said adopting technology…

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Tinubu Sends Message To National Assembly After Rivers Emergency Rule Approval 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and “patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State”. The President in a statement through Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said the move was a critical step towards “restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that…

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Enact Laws Stopping Politicians From Carrying Large Sums Of Money At Polling Unit, INEC Tells NASS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting politicians from possessing large sums of money within polling areas in order to curb vote-buying and other electoral malpractices during elections. This is also as the Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Adebayo Balogun announced…

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BREAKING: President Tinubu Arrives National Assembly To Present N47.96 Trillion 2025 Budget

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja to present the 2025 appropriation bill. The President is expected to present N47.96 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year to federal lawmakers as earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Tinubu arrived the House of Representatives chambers, venue for the…

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Tinubu Gives Fresh Directive To Justice Ministry, NASS Over Controversial Tax Reform Bills 

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly to work on concerns raised over the tax bills. Criticisms have greeted Tinubu’s transmission of the Tax Reform Bills to the National Assembly. The move has pitted the president against some governors with the most vocal criticism coming from the northern…

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