LEGISLATURE

The minority caucus in the House of Representatives on Monday constitutes an 11-man committee to shortlist aspirants for the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker for the 10th House. The committee is headed by the longest-serving member of the House, Hon. Nicholas Mutu…

The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to develop a system to delete dead voters from the voters register. This was the resolution of the lawmakers after a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Leke Abejide,…

The Senate has approved the restructuring of the controversial N22.719 trillion naira ways and means advances, ostensibly to ensure that the government does not shut down. The upper chamber gave the approval during Wednesday’s plenary session after considering a report from its ad…

The Senate has joined the House of Representatives and the ECOWAS Parliament to appeal to the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, for leniency in the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. The Senate’s decision to appeal for clemency followed…

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to stop the planned disbursement of $700 million Cabotage Vessel Fund. The House also urged NIMASA to within seven days submit an audited statement of account detailing all the…

Ahead of the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom on May 5, the House of Representatives has appealed to the UK government to temper justice with mercy. A member of the House, Toby Okechukwu, who moved the motion, based his…

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Interior to investigate the circumstances causing the delay in the issuance and renewal of passports by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The Upper Chamber also asked the committee to probe the contract for the printing of…

The Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, on Thursday appeared before the House of Reps ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged loss of over $2.4 billion unremitted oil revenue. The revenue is from the illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude…

The coalition of members-elect of the House of Representatives in the minority parties has finally declared its bid for the office of the Speaker in the 10th National Assembly. Arising from a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Thursday night, the minority caucus stated…