LEGISLATURE

The Senate, on Thursday, said it will investigate a gas processing deal involving the Ministry of Finance, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Calabar Generation Company Limited and Accugas Limited. According to the sponsor of the motion, Senator Aniekan Bassey (from PDP, Akwa…

The Senate, on Wednesday, rejected a fresh motion by the Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, asking the Chamber to set up an Ad-hoc Committee, to carry out a holistic investigation into the alleged uneven disbursement of N500 billion Naira loan to six…

The House of Representatives has waded into the allegation of result forgery levelled by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) against a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme. The lawmakers expressed concerns that the exam body acted in an…

Senator Orji Kalu has said that contrary to certain claims making the rounds, there was no cheating in the election that saw Senator Godswill Akpabio emerge as President of the Senate. Kalu made this comment in a statement shared via his official Facebook…

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has approved the appointment of Dr. Rawlings Emmanuel Agada as the Acting Deputy Clerk (Administration) in the National Assembly. Agada’s appointment letter dated June 20, 2023, was signed by the Executive Chairman of the NASC, Engr. Ahmed Kadi Amshi,…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has appointed Chief Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff. Okonkwo holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Nigeria. A statement by the Media Office of the Senate President explained that the new appointee…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has advocated a review of salaries for workers in the country. Abbas said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, in Abuja on Monday. He said it was…

A motion seeking to declare the migration of young Nigerians to foreign countries, popularly known as “Japa” syndrome, as a national emergency has been rejected on Thursday, by the House of Representatives. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Philip Agbese…