Reduce Legislators’, Executive Members’ Salaries by 30% and 40% – NASS Joint Committee

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters has put forward a proposal to reduce the salaries of legislators and executive members by 30% and 40%, respectively. The committee discussed the proposal today, Monday September 2 during an interactive session led by Senator Sharafadeen Alli, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters. The session […]

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National Assembly Begins 7-Week Break

The National Assembly has began a 7-week recess starting today, July 24 to reconvene on September 17th, 2024. The announcement was made after plenary today, Wednesday. Both chambers of the Assembly – Senate and House of Representatives, will be away for  weeks being their annual recess. Details soon…

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Labour Threatens One-Month Total Strike over Latest Move by NASS

Labour Threatens One-Month Total Strike over Latest Move by NASS

As the nation waits for a new National Minimum Wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to shut down the country for a month over plans by the National Assembly to deregulate the Minimum Wage. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, who spoke on the sideline of the 67th Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Lagos, […]

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PDP, LP, Other Minority Groups Form Alliance to Produce Speaker of House

Nigeria’s Lawmakers Resume plenary

Nigeria’s lawmakers will resume plenary tomorrow, 27th April 2020. This is in spite of the ravaging coronavirus disease that has infected 1,274 people and killed 40 nationwide. The House of Representatives, gave the notice through the Clerk, Patrick Giwa. The notice: “This is to inform all members of the House of Representatives that the House […]

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