National Assembly

October 3, (THEWILL) – The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Newton Bassey, has said that the state is poorly represented in the National Assembly. He said this is evident in the...

September 20, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates validly nominated by political parties for Presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2023 general elections. The Commission said in a statement on...

June 14, (THEWILL) - The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) of the National Assembly, has suspended its strike. Branch Chairman, Sunday Sabiyi and National President of PASAN, Mohammed Usman, said management has agreed to pay all outstanding allowances between...

January 31, (THEWILL) - The National Assembly has transmitted the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on NASS Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He...

January 09, (THEWILL) - The National Assembly will resume on January 26, 2022 after a six-week Christmas/New Year holiday. One issue that the lawmakers need to give urgent attention to is the Electoral Reform Amendment Bill, which was returned...

December 24, (THEWILL) - As reactions continue to trail the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act amendment bill, 2021, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), an umbrella body of lawyers practising in the country has...

August 05, (THEWILL) - Federal High Court in Abuja  has been asked to compel the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives to hasten the exit of the South-East before concluding the on-going amendment to the country’s...

July 30, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government is incorporating electric vehicles into the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) Bill that is being considered at the National Assembly. Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr....

June 27, (THEWILL) - The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, to “issue provisional measures to urgently stop the Nigerian government and National Assembly from supporting and pushing through two...

June 22, (THEWILL)- The National Assembly has been urged to kill two Bills currently being considered and reportedly aimed at curtailing Press Freedom in the country. Those behind the Motions, including the Member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the...