LEGISLATURE

Senate Starts Screening of Service Chiefs

The Senate has commenced screening of the recently appointed Service Chiefs. President Bola Tinubu had in a letter to the Senate read on Monday, requested that the Upper Chamber confirm the nomination of the Service Chiefs. Senate President Godswill Akpabio did not disclose when…

13/07/2023

Newly Elected Rep Sent Out Of Chamber For Improper Dressing

There was a mild drama at the House of Representatives on Wednesday when a member who came to the chamber “improperly dressed” was walked out. The lawmaker, whose identity could not be ascertained because he is one of the newly elected members, entered…

13/07/2023

Senate Probes IPPIS Over Fraud

The Senate, on Wednesday, launched an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption levelled against officials of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System at various universities across the federation. The Senate also resolved to hold an interactive session with the Head of…

13/07/2023

Reps Move To Make JAMB Result Valid For 3 Years

The House of Representatives on Wednesday took steps to make the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board Examination (JAMB) results valid for three years. Consequently, the House urged JAMB to rethink and allow its result to be valid for at least three years and…

13/07/2023

Reps Ask CBN To Stop Social Media Details As Requirement For Bank Customers

The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop the implementation of its directive that banks should add customers’ social media handles as means of identification. This was the resolution of the House following a motion sponsored by…

11/07/2023

Reps Ask NUC To Suspend Implementation Of Universities’ Fee Hike

The House of Representatives has urged the National Universities Commission (NUC) to suspend the implementation of an increase in the tuition fees of universities. This was contained in a motion by Aliyu Sani Madaki, who noted that the universities that hiked their fees…

11/07/2023

Akpabio Unveils Senate Committees, Names Adeola, Wadada As Chairmen

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has also announced some standing committees, namely Appropriations, Public Accounts, Ethics, and Public Petitions and Establishment. Akpabio, who spoke at Tuesday’s plenary session, revealed that Senator Solomon Adeola would chair the Appropriations Committee, while Senator Ahmed Wadada is to…

11/07/2023

Killings: It’s Constitutional To Defend Yourselves, Lawmaker Tells Plateau Residents

The Member Representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of the Representatives, Honourable Dachung Musa Bagos, has expressed sadness over the renewed killings in Mangu and Jos South Local Governments of the state where over 20 persons…

10/07/2023

Senate To Probe FG’s Multi-Million Dollar Gas Deal With Accugas

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…

07/07/2023

N500bn Loan Disbursement: Senate Throws Out Ndume’s Motion

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…

06/07/2023