LEGISLATURE

Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have declared their intentions to embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, October 25 2023, if their demands are not addressed by the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum it issued in September. The union…

The Nigerian Senate has disclosed plans to amend the Electoral Act to allow certain changes ahead of the 2027 general election. The Red Chamber, in a communiqué issued at the end of its retreat in Ikot Ikpene, Akwa-Ibom State, said the amendment would allow Nigerians…

The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial district, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Thursday, said the current policy of appointing persons based on federal character rather than merit is a bane to achieving significant economic growth and development in the country. He said the policy if…

The House of Representatives is to investigate the adoption of concrete technology for road construction in Nigeria. This followed a motion on notice by a member, Honourable Khadija Ibrahim. In the motion, lawmakers raised concerns that several studies have revealed that the use of…

There was laughter in the Senate on Wednesday when the Senate President Godswill Akpabio told acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, not to use him as an example in anti-corruption fight. Olukoyede, who appeared before the…

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The red chamber also confirmed the appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency. The confirmation of both men followed their screening by…

The Senate on Tuesday dissolved into an emergency executive session after its Chief Whip, Muhammad Ali Ndume, complained about violation of rules in running the affairs of the Red Chamber. Ndume had raised a point of order to draw the attention of the…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has refuted allegations that he played a role in Senator Elisha Abbo’s removal from the Senate. Abbo had claimed that Akpabio was behind his removal from the Senate, asserting that he, along with four other senators, was targeted…

Former Senate President Ahmed Lawan has lost his mother Hajiya Halima Ibrahim. Lawan’s mother died on Saturday night in the Gashua area of Barde Local Government, Yobe State. She was 86. Hours after her death, she was buried in Gashua following a funeral…

The House of Representatives has proposed a bill to amend the Armed Forces’ retirement age and service years. The bill was passed on Thursday for a second reading and referred to the relevant House committees for future legislative action. It aims to raise the…