CLERK to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamorudeen Ogunlana, Esq, has underscored the necessity of digital technology in the upgrade of legislative practises and processes in line with the concept of e-parliament. Ogunlana stated this in a keynote address he…
CLERK to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., said that the management of the National Assembly (NASS) had established zonal offices in each of the geopolitical zones of the federation to make the services of the federal legislature…
A bill aimed at stripping the President and governors of the power to proclaim a new session of the National and State Houses of Assembly was among 39 proposed laws that passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Currently,…
THE Senate has commenced a two-day public hearing on proposed tax reform bills, bringing together key stakeholders from the nation’s economic and financial sectors to discuss and shape crucial fiscal policies. Channels Television reports that the hearing kicked off…
THE National Assembly Joint Committee on Interior has commended the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over the 2024 budget performance of the ministry. The joint committee gave the commendation on Wednesday, when Tunji-Ojo appeared to defend the 2025…
THE 19 Northern Governors under the umbrella of the Northern Governors forum (AGF) met on 2nd November 2024,to oppose the derivation based value added tax (VAT) model in the new tax bill under consideration in the National Assembly, describing it…
Members of the National Assembly are currently split over the contentious Tax Reform Bills introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. On September 3, President Tinubu transmitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly for consideration. The proposed reforms…
THE 10th National Assembly has enacted numerous bills since its official inauguration in June 2023. Nevertheless, specific sensitive or contentious bills remain in limbo, pending public hearings and legislative approval. Newsextra24 reports that the National Assembly has had to intervene in…
IN compliance with section 2(1) of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Establishment Act, the leadership of the National Assembly on Saturday announced the appointments of the Chief Commissioner and Commissioners for the Commission. As contained in a statement signed by…
“Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” — Cicero, 46 B.C. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet and ‘the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced’, was right!…
