Tag: NASS

NASS Explains Tax Laws Process Amid Public Outcry

National Assembly explains how the new tax and revenue laws were passed and gazetted Review focuses only on internal legislative procedures, not the laws themselves Committees begin verification of harmonised…

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Budget Crisis: NASS Extends 2025 Fiscal Year to March 2026

NASS extends 2025 budget implementation to March 31, 2026 Lawmakers approve revised N43.5tn 2024 budget, N48.3tn 2025 framework Move targets revenue shortfalls, weak capital execution, overlapping budgets The National Assembly…

Sodiq Olaitan

Mulade Urges FG, NASS to Enforce Payment of 13% Derivation to Host Communities

Niger Delta activist, Sheriff Mulade, accuses governors of diverting 13% oil derivation funds. Says host communities remain neglected despite decades of oil production. Calls on Tinubu, NASS, and RMAFC to…

Sodiq Olaitan

Senate Bars Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan From Resuming

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been prevented from resuming duties by the Nigerian Senate. Red Chamber says suspension runs until the court rules on her appeal, as Acting Clerk confirms no…

Sodiq Olaitan

Breaking: Senate Approves Life Jail Term For Rape Offenders

The House of Senate on Tuesday passed a bill specifying life jail for persons found guilty of kidnapping. According to the Senate, this punishment of life imprisonment is in opposition…

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Lawmaker Resigns Over Sexual Displays During Virtual Congress

Argentine lawmaker, Juan Emilio has become a trend on the internet after he was caught on camera pulling down his partner's shirt and kissing her breast during a virtual session…

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NDDC: Reps Rejects Sole Administrator, Demands Substantive Board

The minority caucus in the Federal House of Representatives has rejected the the move by President Muhammadu Buhari in appointing a sole administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).…

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Asaba Accord: PANDEF Berates Lawan, Insists Presidency Must Return to South

The Pan Niger Delta Forum has berated the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, following his anti-restructuring comments last week. The group condemned Lawan's dismissal of the resolutions reached by the 17…

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BREAKING: Like Senate, Reps Tell Buhari to Declare Bandits as Terrorists

The House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind the Senate by asking President Muhammadu Buhari to designate bandits as terrorists. The bandits have been a menace in the North-West…

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Organ Harvesting Without Owner’s Consent Allowed in Nigeria Law — Dr Philip tells NASS

The Chairman, Global Prolife Alliance, GPA, Prof (Dr) Philip Njemanze, has disclosed that Nigeria's National Health Act 2014 allows the harvesting of a person's organs without their approval. The International…