Debate on the 2017 budget and the bid by President Muhammadu Buhari to secure a $29.96bn foreign loan will top the agenda as the National Assembly reconvenes in Abuja today after the Christmas and New Year break. The lawmakers took a 26-day break soon after...

The two committees on Marine Transport of both chambers of the National Assembly have assured the Nigeria Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA) of the needed legislative and budgetary support to grow the capacity of professionals in the industry for the good of the...

The National Assembly has accused the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency of consistently violating the Federal Road Maintenance Agency Act by defaulting in the remittance of over N711bn to FERMA for road maintenance across the country. The FERMA Act, 2007 made provision for five...

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has requested the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of six bills in order to boost engineering activities in the country. They are the Metallurgical Industry, Iron and Steel development, the Road Sector Reform and the Water Resources...

At a time Nigerians are groaning under the yoke of recession, Members of the National Assembly (NASS) comprising the Senators and Members of House of Representatives have received a total sum of N6.78 billion as their official salaries and allowances in one year, investigation...

Despite strident denials by top officials of the National Assembly, it has been discovered that the legislators padded the 2016 budget to the tune of N481 billion. Documents obtained by Vanguard showed that apart from padding the budget with the huge sum, forcing the Presidency...