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Lai Muhammed denies sponsoring any bill to gag the press, social media

The Minister of Information and culture, Lai Muhammed has denied sponsoring any bills purportedly meant to gag the press and regulate social media. Speaking in an interview with newsmen in

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2023: N’Assembly will support INEC to delineate electoral constituencies

 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will work with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its bid to properly delineate electoral constituencies

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NASS Leaking Roof: Senate denies receiving N37B for renovation

By Martin Odiete, Abuja …………………….Following the widely circulated leaking roof incident at the National Assembly complex after a heavy down pour on Tuesday, which has led to several insinuation from

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Senate receives Buhari’s request for N895.84bn supplementary budget

The Senate on Tuesday received a supplementary appropriation bill from President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the sum of N895.842,465,917 billion as supplementary budget for the 2021 fiscal year.  The bill

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NASS staff faces tough times while lawmakers lavish in luxurious lifestyle

For years, the earnings of members of the National Assembly has been an issue of controversy, with reports of them being one of the highest in the world. In this

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N’Assembly to arrest officials that fail to account for public funds – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly won’t hesitate to issue a warrant of arrest on any government official that refuses to appear before its

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Nigeria, Twitter problem will soon be resolved- Senate President

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured that the problem between Nigeria and Twitter would soon be resolved urging Nigerians not to despair and be despondent, but be hopeful and

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Twitter ban: N/Assembly minority caucus tells Nigerians to ignore Buhari

The joint minority caucus of the National Assembly has urged Nigerians to ignore the instructions of President Muhammadu Buhari banning the use of microblogging platform, Twitter in Nigeria and urging

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Senate commences amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws

The Senate on Tuesday commenced amendment of Nigeria’s copyright laws in a direction that seeks stiffer punishment for violators and persons involved in piracy.  The move to amend the country’s

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Senate passes NIPOST Bill, one other

The Senate has passed the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to unbundle the agency to ensure efficiency in service delivery.  Also passed during plenary

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