LEGISLATURE

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has finally agreed to appear before the House of Representatives Committee investigating the missing 48 million barrels of crude oil. Mark Gbillah, the Chairman of the Committee, on Thursday announced that Malami wrote a letter…

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil amount­ing to over $2.4 billion and crude oil export to global destinations from 2014 to date, on Wednesday, said Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the…

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Oil Theft is inviting several high-ranking officials in the Federal Government over its investigation into the alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil…

The Senate has indicted the Budget Office of the Federation for giving approval of N19 billion to four Ministries, Departments and Agencies without the approval of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, asking for refund from the four unnamed MDAs. The…

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigerian Communications Commission over how it has utilised the Universal Service Provision Fund, an allocation of 2.5 per cent of the annual turnover of the mobile telecommunication network operators as annual licence renewal…

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to make it compulsory for graduates in medical and dental fields to render services within Nigeria for five years before being granted…

The House of Representatives has mandated the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of 15 billion naira counterpart funding requested by the Federal Government, pending the approval of the Commission’s budget by the House. The was after a…

Senate on Wednesday indicted Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited for poor record-keeping for crude oil deliveries to Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company and Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company worth $376, 655,589 (N102.6bn). The indictment stemmed from the 2016 Auditor General report submitted and…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, asked the Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Loans to consider a request of President Muhammadu Buhari seeking parliamentary approval for the refund of N9.68 billion spent by the Borno and Plateau States…

The immediate former Senate Leader, and Senator representing Borno South Senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has expressed his readiness to contest the Senate Presidency seat in the 10th National Assembly. The 10th Assembly will be inaugurated in June 2023 after the swearing-in of the…