Tag: NASS

H/Reps Speaker, Abbas begs Tinubu, NASS to minimise their ‘bad deeds’; make life easier for Nigerians

Aminu Imam

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has urged President Bola Tinubu and other politicians to increase their good works and minimise their evil deeds during Ramadan. Abbas, who sat at the same table with President Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made this call while speaking at the Ramadan fast iftar President Tinubu hosted in the Villa for House of Representatives members on Wednesday. “Your Excellency, this is one moment I want to urge us all to double in our effort to make life of Nigerians easier,” Abbas said. “This is…

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“NASS padded 2024 Budget by N1.2tr, not Tinubu” – Presidency

Aminu Imam

… Says Budget not anti-North  The Presidency has denied the allegation that President Bola Tinubu is implementing a budget different from what the National Assembly passed, saying that the N1.2 trillion differentials was added by the lawmakers. The Presidency also debunked the insinuation that the 2024 budget being implemented by President Tinubu is anti-North. The denials were contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled: “The facts about 2024 budget”. The Presidency also denied the allegations by northern senators…

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Senate plenary disrupted, as power outage hits NASS

Aminu Imam

The Senate plenary has been delayed as a power outage hit the National Assembly in Abuja. The outage, described as a technical glitch, occurred yesterday, as senators gathered for the scheduled proceedings. The development threw the Red Chamber into partial blackout, as the lawmakers awaited the restoration of power supply. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, would later commence plenary after power was restored later. This comes as the country grapple with epileptic power supply. The power problem in Nigeria had been made worse with the removal of fuel subsidy which escalated…

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Rivers Political Crisis: ‘NASS may take over House of Assembly functions’ – Reps. spokesman

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives, on Friday, said it cannot yet act on the political crisis rocking Rivers State because the issue has not been presented formally before the National Assembly. The deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Phillip Agbese, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen yesterday. Recall that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is currently having a running battle with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, who is his predecessor in office. The crisis has divided the state House of Assembly with members…

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Failed Steel Project: N1.5bn staff pay, $496m payout to Indian firm spark NASS anger

Aminu Imam

The National Assembly is set to probe the $496 million paid by the Federal Government to an Indian firm which failed to revitalise the Itakpe Iron Ore Company after three years. This came up at a Joint Committee on Steel Development of the National Assembly, yesterday. Recall that the Global Infrastructure Holding Ltd. (GIHL) took over the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO), Itakpe, Kogi State in 2016 and got its agreement terminated in 2019 due to non-performance. GIHL dragged the Federal Government to court for breach of contract and…

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Senate grants Tinubu’s request for joint Budget Session today  

Aminu Imam

The Senate has granted the request by President Bola Tinubu to hold a joint session today, for the presentation of the 2024 Budget. This is coming a day after the National Assembly, through its Secretary of Research and Information, Dr. Ali Barde Umoru, announced that the President will address the parliament today, Wednesday, November 29. Tinubu, three weeks ago, forwarded to both chambers of the National Assembly the 20224-2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, (MTEF), where the sum of N26.1 trillion was proposed as the total expenditure profile…

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Senate quashes Bill seeking to allow Parties replace NASS members

Aminu Imam

The Senate has quashed a Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2022 seeking to allow political parties nominate and replace validly elected candidates in the event of resignation, death or vacancy (of seats) of serving members in National Assembly (NASS) and State Assemblies and for connected matters. The sponsor of the Bill, Senator Karimi Sunday, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, explained that the Bill seeks to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to allow the political party that won an election nominate and replace candidates into National Assembly…

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Tinubu signs N2.17tr 2023 supplementary budget into law

Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday, signed into law, the 2023 N2.17trillion supplementary budget, following its passage last Thursday by the National Assembly. Recall that following the adoption of a report by the Appropriations Committee, presented by the chairman, Senator Adeola Olamilekan during plenary, the Senate last Thursday approved the supplementary Appropriation Bill transmitted to the parliament by President the previous Tuesday. A detail of the 2023 Supplementary budget indicated that, N1.010.802, 015,985 was for Recurrent expenditure while N1.165, 989,270,049 was for Capital expenditure”. Providing a breakdown of the supplementary budget,…

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Bill to extend retirement age of NASS staff to 65 years resurfaces

Aminu Imam

The controversial Bill to extend the retirement age of National Assembly staff to 65 years has resurfaced in the House of Representatives. Recall that the Bill has faced previous Assemblies since the seventh 7th Assembly without success, while the 9th reintroduced the Bill on June 28, 2022. The Bill, titled: “A Bill for an Act to Make Provisions for the Retirement Age for Staff of National Assembly Service and for Related Matters”, is sponsored by the Deputy Minority Leader, Rep. Aliyu Madaki. It was considered and passed for the second…

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Polls Litigations: “Amend Electoral Act, conclude litigations before swearing-in of winners” – CUPP tells NASS

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has tasked the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to ensure all election litigations are concluded before winners are sworn into office. The CUPP, in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Co-Spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, while reacting to the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition on Wednesday, stated that the move will improve democracy in Nigeria. CUPP said: “The scales of justice may never be seen to be balanced for as long as we operate a system that allows people to…

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