A court in Senegal has sentenced two lawmakers to six months in jail for assaulting their pregnant colleague during a parliamentary session. During a budget presentation on December 1, Massata
Tag "lawmakers"

Abubakar Sulaiman, director-general, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), says the high turnover of lawmakers in the national assembly has “hampered” the progress of the legislature. Sulaiman spoke

The senate committee on public account says it has commenced an investigation into the employment scheme of 774,000 Nigerians recruited for the special public works programme. In April 2020, the

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) says it is prioritising the training and capacity development of its staff. Ahmed Amshi,

The Niger house of assembly has summoned Hannatu Salihu, commissioner for education, over an alleged N295 million owed by the

The House of Representatives, also known as the green chambers of the National Assembly, NASS has reportedly reversed itself by

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, sought a court order to join three senators, and 27 other lawmakers —

Benjamin Kalu, spokesperson of the house of representatives, says the allocation for the national assembly in 2022 budget is “not