LEGISLATURE

The Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday appeared before the House of Representatives to speak on the state of the economy. Appearing before the lawmakers during plenary in Abuja, Cardoso briefed them on the free fall of the naira and other issues…

The Senate is considering an upward review of the N5.079 billion revenue target of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) from the second half of the year to save the country from further borrowings. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Customs Isah Jibrin…

The Senate’s Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial Institutions has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before Committee next Tuesday. The move comes amid pressing concerns about the state of the economy and the sharp…

Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pursue corrupt Nigerians. Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, also supports the President’s order for all crude oil revenue to be deposited into an account with the…

A lawmaker, Akin Rotimi, broke down in tears on Tuesday on the floor of the House of Representatives while lamenting the killings of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. Rotimi, a member representing Ekiti North 1 (Ikole / Oye) Federal Constituency in the…

The Senate has summoned service chiefs over the spate of insecurity in the country. This was a unanimous call by the lawmakers after an emergency session on the first legislative day of the year on Tuesday. The Senate had gone into the executive session…

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to expeditiously confirm the sack of the chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera. This is contained in a letter by President Bola Tinubu read out by the President of the…

House of Representatives has renewed moves to regulate non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSO) operating in the country, with the re-introduction of NGO Bill. The proposed legislation, entitled: “Bill for an Act to establish non-governmental and civil society organisation agency…

Senator Ireti Kingibe says the Senate will summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and security agencies over the spike in crimes in the nation’s capital. While Abuja has been in the news owing to the rising rate of…

The House of Representatives will on Wednesday, January 17, begin an investigative hearing on alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds from 2020 to 2022. This series of hearings organised by the House Public Accounts Committee runs from Wednesday, January 17 to Friday, January…