National Assembly Archives — Page 4 of 5

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Lawan: Agriculture, A Viable Means For Job Creation

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said agriculture remains a viable means for employment creation in Nigeria.According to him, substantial investment in the sector by the Federal Government would guarantee food security for the country.Lawan stated thi...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

National Assembly Committee Backs Deep Blue Project

The Integrated Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, commonly called the Deep Blue Project, received rave reviews on Tuesday from members of the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration during an oversight...

January 30, 2020 No Responses

Refineries: Senate Probes NNPC Over $396m Spent On Maintenance

The Senate on Thursday resolved to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the sum of $396 million expended on Turn-Around Maintenance of refineries in the country between 2013 and 2015.Accordingly, the Upper Chamber mandated the Committe...

November 14, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd from left), the Senate President of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Lawan (3rd from left), the Executive Director, Engineering. & Tech Services, Prof. Idris Abubakar (left). The Exe...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

Nigerian Senate Revisits Bill To Establish N’Assembly Budget Office

The Senate on Thursday reintroduced a bill seeking to establish the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO).The bill, which was passed by the 8th Senate on May 3, 2019, however, failed to receive assent by President Muhammadu Buhari.The move...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Senate Advocates Five Years Jail Term For Sexual Offenders In Schools

The Senate on Wednesday revisited the sexual harassment bill which was sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and passed by the 8th Senate.The Bill which was introduced by the 8th Senate in October 2016 seeks a five-year jail...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Lawan Calls For Closer Ties Between Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called for closer bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Egypt and also with Morocco.Lawan made the call at a separate meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador in Nigeria, Assem Hanafi Elseify and also with the...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Lawan To MDAs: Defend Your Budget Estimates This October

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that only this October is set aside for all government agencies to defend their 2020 budget estimates to enable the passage of the document in December. In his remarks during the...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Buhari’s 2020 Budget Speech

Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job CreationDelivered By:His Excellency, Muhammadu BuhariPresident, Federal Republic of NigeriaAt the Joint Session of the National Assembly, AbujaTuesday, October 8, 2019PROTOCOLS1. I will start by asking you to pardon my voice...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Lawan Harps On Collaboration In Governance

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said a partnership between State Governors and the National Assembly would redefine good governance in the interest of Nigerians. Lawan stated this when members of the Progressive Governor’s Forum comprisin...

November 10, 2017 No Responses

Labour to National Assembly: Don’t scrap housing loans board

Organised labour under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has cautioned the National Assembly over alleged plan to scrap the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB). In a press statement issued in Lagos on...

September 27, 2017 No Responses

Oando Shareholders Petition National Assembly

Over 100 shareholders of the troubled Oando Plc have written a petition to the National Assembly alleging corporate governance abuse, mismanagement and gross misconduct. The petition, addressed to the Chairman, House Committee on Capital Market and Instit...

May 12, 2017 No Responses

NASS earmarks N23.7B for personnel cost in 2017

The National Assembly has earmarks N125billion for its 2017 budget, up from N115billion in 2016. Under the arrangement, total personnel cost is N23,789,787,880 while total overhead cost is N85,878,619,888; total capital cost will gulp N14,940,196,063. A...