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NASS Commissions Ultra-Modern Newsroom to Boost Transparency and Legislative Communication

Admin@hallowmace.com3 weeks ago05 mins

The Nigeria’s National Assembly has commissioned an ultra-modern newsroom as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen transparency, enhance institutional efficiency, and modernize legislative communication. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on Tuesday, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Barrister Kamoru Ogunlana, described the facility as more than just a structural development, noting that it represents a…

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

Admin@hallowmace.com1 month ago06 mins

NoThe Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. Before the passage, the upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for division over Clause 60 raised by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC/Abia South). The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, stated that he believed the demand had previously been withdrawn, but several opposition…

Senate Sets Up 12 Member Conference Committee

Admin@hallowmace.com1 month ago04 mins

The Senate on Tuesday appointed a 12-member conference committee to harmonise differences between its version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill and that of the House of Representatives. Earlier, proceedings in the Senate became rowdy following disagreements over a motion by Senator Tahir Monguno of Borno North to reverse the decision on the electronic transmission…

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, Rejects Technology

Admin@hallowmace.com2 months ago03 mins

The Senate has passed the third reading of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026. The bill introduces several changes to election timelines, technology, and penalties, while retaining certain existing provisions. Key Legislative Changes and Rejections 1. Electronic Transmission of Results (Clause 60) The Senate rejected a proposed amendment to make the…

Electoral Act: Senate Defers Consideration

Admin@hallowmace.com2 months ago02 mins

The Senate has deferred consideration of the report on the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2026, resolving to reconvene in an executive session to scrutinize the proposed legislation before taking a final decision. The decision followed deliberations on the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters during plenary, which took place in…

Fast-track Legislative Agenda – Akpabio

Admin@hallowmace.com2 months ago07 mins

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has charged members of the 10th National Assembly to approach the remaining months of their tenure with urgency, discipline and a strong sense of legacy, declaring that the Senate has entered the “final stretch” of its legislative journey. Akpabio gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering…

Tax Act Controversy: We Are Aware – NASS

Admin@hallowmace.com3 months ago04 mins

The National Assembly has moved swiftly to address growing public controversy surrounding the passage, presidential assent, and gazetting of four major tax-related laws signed in 2025. In a statement issued on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly, the management confirmed it is aware of widespread commentary questioning the harmonisation process between the Senate…

Senate Confirms Jimoh Ibrahim, and others as ambassadorial designates

Admin@hallowmace.com3 months ago03 mins

The Senate has confirmed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, APC, Ondo South; the immediate past Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Yakubu Mahmoud; Senator Ita Enang, Reno Omokri; Senator Grace Bent and Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut as non- Career Ambassadorial Designates Also cleared on Thursday were Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, immediate past sole administrator of Rivers…

NASS: Danzaria Receives Leadership Award

Admin@hallowmace.com3 months ago05 mins

The Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, received the “Legislative Administration Leadership Award” from the National Assembly New Media Forum in recognition of his visionary leadership and exemplary commitment to strengthening the administrative backbone of the National Assembly. He described the honour as a meaningful milestone in…

Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of Ambassadorial Nominees

Admin@hallowmace.com4 months ago05 mins

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a fresh batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The request came barely 24 hours after the upper chamber began screening an earlier set of three ambassadorial nominees. The President’s letter was read at plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who said Tinubu asked lawmakers to…

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Double Standards in Nigerian Politics? The Controversy Over Senator Abaribe’s Defection

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NASS Commissions Ultra-Modern Newsroom to Boost Transparency and Legislative Communication

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

Electronic Transmission: Why I withdrew my order calling for Division on Senate floor vote – Abaribe

Sachet Alcohol Ban on Hold as FG Directs NAFDAC to Stop Enforcement

Senate Sets Up 12 Member Conference Committee

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, Rejects Technology

Reschedule the Protest – FCT Police Advises NLC

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NASS Commissions Ultra-Modern Newsroom to Boost Transparency and Legislative Communication

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

Senate Sets Up 12 Member Conference Committee

Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, Rejects Technology

Electoral Act: Senate Defers Consideration

Fast-track Legislative Agenda – Akpabio

Tax Act Controversy: We Are Aware – NASS

Senate Confirms Jimoh Ibrahim, and others as ambassadorial designates

NASS: Danzaria Receives Leadership Award

Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of Ambassadorial Nominees