LEGISLATURE

Senate Won’t Clear Incompetent Ministerial Nominees, Senate Leader Reveals

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele yesterday assured Nigerians that the upper chamber would not clear incompetent ministerial nominees, promising that they would be properly screened. Bamidele, also Chairman of the Southern Senators’ Forum, stated that the federal government would soon roll out social…

30/07/2023

El-Rufai, Wike, Other Nominees Face Senate Screening Monday

The Senate will, on Monday, commence the screening of the ministerial nominees submitted to it by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. This is just as indications emerged that the President will create new ministries and form his full cabinet in two weeks. Speaking shortly…

28/07/2023

Reps Speaker Names House Committee Chairmen

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday, unveiled the chairmen and deputy chairmen of the various standing committees. This is just as the number of committees increased from the previous 109 to 134. Ex-Deputy Speaker of the House, Idris Wase, was…

27/07/2023

Wike, Umahi, 26 Others Make Tinubu’s Ministerial List (FULL LIST)

Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. Ex-Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi; and presidential spokesman, Dele Alake also made the list. After a long wait by Nigerians,…

27/07/2023

Senate Condemns South-East Sit-At-Home, Asks FG To Extradite Simon Ekpa

The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the Monday sit-at-home in the South East geopolitical zone and asked the Federal Government to collaborate with the Finnish Government and extradite a pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, for prosecution. The upper chamber also resolved to invite the Minister…

26/07/2023

Reps Reject Motion Urging FG To Take Necessary Steps To Stabilise Naira

The House of Representatives has turned down a motion urging the Federal Government to take necessary steps to stabilize the Naira. This decision came in response to a motion raised by Honourable Beni Lar concerning the government’s unification policy. Honourable Lar noted that the…

26/07/2023

Tinubu’s Ministerial List Ready On Thursday – Senate Leader

The much-anticipated Ministerial List of President Bola Tinubu will be received by the Senate in the next 48 hours, says the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele. Senator Bamidele, who disclosed this at a Lecture to mark his Diamond Jubilee Birthday and…

26/07/2023

Federal Character Commission Chair Exposed At Reps Panel

There was an intense drama as one of the Commissioners in the Federal Character Commission (FCC) exposed the Chairman of the Commission, Muheeba Dankaka before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigative hearing on Tuesday. The Ad-hoc Committee headed by Yusuf Adamu Gagdi…

26/07/2023

Drama In Senate Over Oshiomhole’s ‘Looting Comment’

There was a mild drama in the Senate on Tuesday morning during plenary session as a lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly (NASS), Solomon Adeola, accused his colleague from the Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, of…

25/07/2023

House Of Reps Releases Six Point Agenda

The 10th House of Representatives has released its six-point legislative agenda for the 10th Assembly, aimed at driving the progress, prosperity and inclusivity in Nigeria. The House Leader and Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Legislative Agenda, Julius Ihonvbere announced the agenda, in…

25/07/2023