Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Legislature

BREAKING: Senate prevents journalists from covering the plenary

The sergeant-at-arms of the national assembly (NASS) on Tuesday prevented reporters from covering Senate plenary.

Akpabio-Senate-President
Akpabio-Senate-President

The sergeant-at-arms of the national assembly (NASS) on Tuesday prevented reporters from covering Senate plenary.

Sergeant-at-arms are responsible for maintaining order on the instruction of the leaders of the national assembly during sittings; keeping the mace and carrying it to the chamber at the commencement of legislative business.

TheCable reports that ‘no reason was given’. However, a sergeant-at-arms barricaded the door leading to the gallery, from where the public and journalists observe proceedings.

A monitor on the NASS’s press centre and online streaming platforms, as well as a Twitter feed for live updates of the upper legislative chamber, were also not working.

The last update on Senate’s Twitter feed was on June 14.

The public is only shut out of parliamentary proceedings during an “executive session” which is usually announced a few minutes before the senators go behind closed doors.

The upper legislative chamber is resuming from a two-week break after the 10th session was inaugurated in June.

Apart from appointing its principal officers, the Senate is gearing up to receive a request from President Bola Tinubu to screen and confirm his ministerial nominees.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Like Our Facebook Page

You May Also Like

Labour

The Parliamentary Parliamentary Staff Association Of Nigeria (PASAN) has shut down the gates to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

Finance

The Senate has passed the federal government’s N2.17trn 2023 supplementary appropriation bill after a third reading on Thursday.

Politics

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been sworn in as the senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district.

Legislature

The Senate has confirmed three additional ministerial nominees.

Climate

The Senate through its committee on gas has asked President Bola Tinubu to present a 2023 supplementary budget to the National Assembly to kick-start...

Legislature

Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) “lied” to the citizens with the claim that lawmakers got...

You have successfully subscribed to the newsletter

There was an error while trying to send your request. Please try again.

TechnocratMedia Nigeria will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing.