Civil rights movement, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has described as terrorism any proven case of unconstitutional and illegal act by the National Assembly hierarchy of padding up the budget with unapproved allocation. The rights group has called for a
Protesters on Wednesday, December 6, invaded the National Assembly building in Abuja, over the killing of several innocent citizens by a military drone on Sunday, December 6. For more than two hours, demonstrators surrounded the National Assembly entry gate, demanding justice for the
The Nigerian parliament has suspended the planned use of concrete in constructing roads across the nation, according to Thursday’s order paper of the House of Representatives obtained by Peoples Gazette. Yobe state legislator, Khadija Bukar Ibrahim, proposed the suspension over growing concerns that
A former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday, lambasted the leadership of the National Assembly for its procurement of over 400 new cars for members, describing such purchase to be at “the expense of meeting the basic needs of their citizens
A bill recommending a fine to be paid by parents who fail to provide their children with primary and secondary school education has passed first reading at the Senate. The bill was proposed by Orji Kalu and titled; ‘Compulsory free Universal Basic Education
Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) have shut down all business and para legislative activities in the National Assembly. The development followed the commencement of strike action by the national assembly workers. The PASAN Executive Committee members
Former President Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, charged lawmakers to expunge Section 84 from the Electoral Act, warning that it was wrong to lump political parties with different ideologies together. This was as he urged the National Assembly to make
The Leadership of the Organized Labour in Nigeria on Wednesday led thousands of Nigerian workers to protest at the National Assembly. The protesters chanting solidarity songs and carrying placards with various inscriptions arrived the forecourt of the National Assembly at 11am. They had
Chadians vote for a president on Monday in an election purportedly aimed at ending military
– As Chief Okeke Thunders In line with his astute stance against the “cast system”
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has responded to the incessant power supply in the
Special Adviser to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Community Relations, Chief Kester Ogualili,