•Nigerian Senate Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Assembly has proposed that presidential and governorship elections be conducted in November 2026, instead of the usual February or March of the election year. The proposal is contained in the draft amendments to the Electoral Act 2022, which were discussed on Monday during a on...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja A joint public hearing on an amendment to the Electoral Act 2025 by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Electoral Matters is expected to be held today. It was gathered from a source in the National Assembly’s Clerk’s office at the weekend that the hearing will be held in […]
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja Ahead of today’s plenary resumption, a planned protest over poor welfare and alleged management neglect has split staff at the National Assembly. But the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has distanced itself from the action, warning members against participating, reports The Guardian. The pro...
•Akpabio The National Assembly has announced new security measures restricting movement around the office of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This was contained in a memo dated October 2, and signed by the the Sergeant-at-Arms at the National Assembly, Etido Ekpo. Ekpo stated that the corridor linking the White House lobby to the Senate Pres...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja The Senate and House of Representatives yesterday shifted their resumption till October 7. On July 24, both chambers adjourned plenary till yesterday to enable lawmakers observe a two-month annual vacation. But, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said the lawmakers would now resume on October...
Tension erupted at the National Assembly today when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan attempted to resume duty after the expiration of a six-month suspension imposed by the Senate leadership. The Kogi Central lawmaker, who was escorted by thousands of supporters and constituents, met resistance at the gates of the National Assembly complex, wher...
•Women protest at NASS Hundreds of women protested in the Nigerian capital today to push for a bill that would add women-only seats in the Senate and House of Representatives. Several African countries, from Senegal to Rwanda, have increased the number of women legislators by using quota systems, reports AFP. Nigeria, which has no such [&helli...
•Women coalition and Nigerian Senate A coalition of more than 750 Nigerian women will converge on the National Assembly (NASS) to press for the passage of the Special Seats Reserved for Women Bill at the National Public Hearing on Constitutional Reforms scheduled for today, Monday, September 22, 2025. In a statement signed by the Chairman [&he...
•Nigerian Senate The National Assembly has called for the withdrawal of all circulars issued for contract awards in the 2025 fiscal year, strongly indicating that the N23.9 trillion capital component of the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget will spill over into the 2026 fiscal year. The resolution was jointly adopted by the Appropriations Committees...
•Senator Natasha and security guards at NASS National Assembly Complex entrance gates in Abuja were yesterday manned by armed security operatives amid fears that suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan might attempt to force her way into the complex. Eyewitnesses reported “fierce-looking” guards stationed at every gate in what many described...
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