LEGISLATURE

The Senate through its committee on Gas, on Friday resolved to invite the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited ( NNPCL), over  lack of funds to explore and develop new frontier acreages. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jarigbe  Agom  Jarigbe, disclosed this to…

The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned Azeez Fashola (Naira Marley) to appear before it as part of its moves to secure proper compensation and royalties for the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (Mohbad) who died recently under controversial circumstances. The House through its…

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Mister Musa Aliyu, a lawyer and Attorney-General of Jigawa State, for appointment as the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission at the Senate Chamber. The upper legislative chamber confirmed the nominees after screening…

The Senate yesterday considered two bills seeking to ban the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and deputy governors of the apex bank from participating in politics. The two bills passed a second reading during plenary at the upper chamber. This…

A bill seeking to amend the Cyber Crimes Act, of 2015, has passed second reading in the Senate. The bill titled: “A bill to amend the Cyber Crimes Act, 2015 and for Matters Connected Therewith, 2023, sponsored by Senator Shehu Buba (PDP, Bauchi),…

The Senate has sworn in Amos Yohanna as the new Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary on Wednesday, swore in Yohanna a week after the Court of Appeal in Abuja sacked the erstwhile…

The House of Representatives is to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, over the new policy lifting forex restriction on 43 items. The House wants a clarification on the policy and its implications on the economy. The lawmakers…

The bill seeking to extend the retirement age of staff of National Assembly has scaled through Second Reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The private member bill was sponsored by the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Aliyu Sani Madaki. The…

The Senate has justified the planned purchase of luxury vehicles for lawmakers in spite of dissenting voices in the last few days. Briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Sunday Karimi, said that the leadership of…

President of the Senate and leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 147th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Luanda, Angola, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged countries of the world to work towards global peace to foster development. During the general debate on the…