LEGISLATURE

The Senate through its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on Friday summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Mr. Mele Kyari, over the N48bn pipeline surveillance contract awarded to stakeholders in the Niger Delta…

National Assembly (NASS) is set to transmit the bill for the establishment of the Nigeria Peace Corps to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. It was gathered that the House of Representatives took the lead by constituting a six-man conference committee to work…

The Senate has said the Independent National Electoral Commission has no excuse to give as far as required credibility of the coming general elections is concerned. This, he said, was because it had met all the requirements of the electoral umpire. It added…

The National Assembly will on Tuesday (today) resume from its Christmas and New Year break to attend to pending issues of national interest, one of which is the request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for restructuring of Ways and…

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has revealed that the Upper Legislative Chamber will turn the heat on various revenue-generating agencies for adequate revenue to fund the implementation of the N21.83tn 2023 budget. Lawan made this known in Abuja during his 64th birthday celebration, where…

The National Assembly’s proposed N30.17bn severance package exceeds the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission’s provision by about N27.36bn. Earlier, it was reported that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and other lawmakers in both…

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loot Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation has urged the Economic and…

Members of the House of Representatives may no longer be addressed as ‘Honourables’ as the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has sponsored a bill seeking to change the lawmakers’ appellation to ‘Representatives.’ The legislation is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the Legislative…

The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2023 appropriation bill on Tuesday, January 3 2023. The Senate President dropped the hint while speaking to journalists after meeting behind closed doors with the President…

The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil which led to the loss of $2.4 billion to the country, vowing to unearth the facts behind the allegations. The Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee,…