LEGISLATURE

A bill which would empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold general elections on same day has scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill aims to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to curb rising election costs, shorten campaign periods, and…

The House of Representatives has rescinded its decision on the second reading of a bill for an Act to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, state governors and their deputies. The bill was said to be introduced to curb corruption, eradicate…

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs to conduct a thorough investigation hearing into all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and the even infrastructural development across the country and to determine their level of compliance with Sections…

Thirty-nine constitutional amendment bills have scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bills cut across various sectors including judicial reforms, electoral matters security and policing, inclusive governance, legislature, and others. Some of the proposals include: A bill for an Act to alter the…

Despite stark opposition to the presidential proclamation imposing a state of emergency on oil-rich Rivers State, Nigeria’s two top legislative houses approved the March 18, 2025 declaration by President Bola Tinubu before the expiration of the 48-hour time allowed by the 1999 Constitution. In separate…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday ended plenary without any mention of the state of emergency in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the protracted political crisis in the oil rich South-South state. Many expected…

The Senate on Wednesday differed a motion to approve the proclamation of a state of Emergency in Rivers State till the next legislative date. The Red Chamber had earlier has stepped down the motion which was its first order of the day until…

The Senate has passed through second reading a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to require social media platforms to establish physical offices within the country. The bill, titled ‘ A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigeria…

Leaders of the House of Representatives on Monday donated a cheque of N705 million to President Bola Tinubu to support his programme for Nigeria’s vulnerable population. The cheque was presented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abass, who led a…