Group wants National Assembly to probe Magu; commends Buhari
An NGO, United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFFP), has called on the National Assembly to investigate suspended ex-EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu through its Financial Propriety Committee in exercise of its…
I stand with Festus Keyamo
KEN UGBECHIE ..gongbeat column It’s democracy in action once again last Tuesday at the National Assembly. Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment was before a…
NASS suspends 774,000 Public Works Programme, summons Minister of Labour
The National Assembly says the implementation of the 774,000 Public Works Programme shall be on hold pending proper briefing of the NASS by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris…
No Missing N40bn in NDDC As Commission Publishes List of Payments
In a show of transparency, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has published the list of all payments made by it between February 20 and May 5 this year. The…
Ignore the NASS, go ahead with your work; Keyamo tells jobs committees
The minister of state, labour and employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has directed all the committees set up nationwide for the selection process for 774,000 jobs to disregard the purported suspension…
NASS suspends planned hike in electricity tariff on July 1, says we’re in agreement with DISCOs
The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday convinced the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to defer the planned hike in electricity tariff till the first quarter of 2021. The Senate…
National Assembly working hard to pass 2020 Appropriation Bill on Nov. 28 – Lawan
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that the National Assembly was working towards the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill on Nov. 28. To achieve the…
Gov. Okorocha Faults His Suspension, Accuses Oshiomhole of Trying to Destroy APC in South-East
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of trying to destroy the party in the…
Electoral Violence: We Will Announce Rescheduling Regarding HoR, Senatorial Election- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it is awaiting official report from Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in areas where election could not hold due to violence and…
Remember You Are a Beneficiary of a Free and Fair Election – Atiku Tells Buhari
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Buhari to remember that he is a beneficiary of a free and fair election…