LEGISLATURE

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to facilitate Senator Ekweremadu's release from detention. Ekweremadu who is a former Deputy Senate President was sentenced for organ trafficking…

Solemnity enveloped the ninth Senate when Orji Kalu, burst into tears while giving his valedictory speech on the floor on Saturday. Kalu, while weeping, stated that he was labelled a thief by some entities who conspired against him. He said, “Before I came into…

The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government against putting an end to a contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passport booklets. According to the House, procuring the equipment capable of putting the…

The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of 20 Special Advisers. This came after the President’s letter to the Upper Chamber requesting the approval. However, the letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during plenary session did not have the names of…

The Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation over failure to repay short-term loans given to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies from Special Funds Accounts totalling N910bn. The lawmakers discovered this after a thorough investigation by the Senate Public Accounts…

The House of Representatives has asking the Federal Government to outrightly remove subsidies on all petroleum products. The House made this resolution after adopting the report of its adhoc committee which investigated the country’s subsidy regime. The lawmakers, however, want the FG to immediately…

The Gender Bill on Wednesday passed second reading at the Senate. The bill which has been renamed the “Gender and Equality Opportunities Bill’ seeks to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and people living with disabilities. According to the sponsor of the…

The Senate has passed an amendment to the Act establishing the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as it approved two years jail term for any person who sends false petitions to the Commission. The amendment on Tuesday followed the…