A coalition of over 50 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has given the National Judicial Council (NJC) a one-week ultimatum to suspend all the judges arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS) over allegations of corrupt practices. Members of the organisation in their large numbers, stormed...

MINISTER of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, yesterday, told the Senate that the Federal Government would sustain its over N6trillion national budget in the 2017 appropriation bill, expected to be submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari, after the consideration and subsequent approval of the pending 2017—2019...

The Senate on Tuesday passed a motion seeking to revive collection of tolls on federal highways across the country. It said collection of toll, from motorists was the only way to construct and maintain roads and enhance their efficiency. The upper chamber of the National Assembly...

The Federal Government plans to spend an estimated N6.812tn as its budget for 2017. The figure is about 13.3 per cent or N806bn above the N6.06tn budgeted for 2016. These details were contained in the 2017-2019 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, which President Muhammadu...

The National Assembly will this week forward to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent, already passed eight Bills that would assist the executive in getting the country out of economic recession currently facing it. This followed Senate’s passage of the Bills last week at a single...

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...