LEGISLATURE

The lawmaker representing Benue South, Abba Moro, has emerged as the new Minority Leader of the Senate. Moro, of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was announced as the new minority leader by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday. He replaces…

There was uproar in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday, following the announcement of Senator Osita Ngwu representing Enugu West as the new Senate Minority Whip. Ngwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was named as the minority leader by…

The House of Representatives has summoned 83 ministries, departments, and agencies of the Federal Government as it begins an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of over N447.6bn COVID-19 intervention fund from 2020 to 2022. Checks in the budgets of the MDAs showed that…

Legislative aides in the ninth National Assembly have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the withholding of their 15 months salaries by the management of the National Assembly. They also called on other agencies including the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other…

The  Senate has asked the Federal Government not to exclude the South East from ongoing railway modernisation, rehabilitation and maintenance projects nationwide. The lawmakers also implored government to discard the narrow gauge rail, which they described as obsolete, and upgrade the…

The President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill O. Akpabio has called for robust legislative measures to address corruption and breach of integrity within Nigeria’s justice sector. Senator Akpabio made the call while presenting a paper at the All Nigeria Judges’ Conference…

The Senate says it is looking at the possibility of privatising the Nigeria Postal Service(NIPOST) for optimal performance. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance Sen. Sani Musa said this at an interactive session on 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Fiscal Strategy Paper…

The 10th Senate has assured that it will reconsider the Diaspora Voting Bill this week. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), made this known during a virtual dialogue organised by Engage Diaspora Foundation in collaboration with the Directorate of Diaspora and International Affairs…

The Chairman, Joint Senate Committee on the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, Senator Sani Musa, said no federal agency would henceforth be allowed to spend the revenues they generate. Musa, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance,…

The House of Representatives on Monday issued the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) a 48-hour ultimatum to give an explanation on missing funds of up to N3 billion. The Chairman of the Committee on Finance, James Faleke, gave the ruling during the continued hearing…