LEGISLATURE

he Senate on Tuesday began probing the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation over the N978billion it allegedly received from the Service Wide Votes (SWV), between 2017 and 2021. The said N978billion comprises both capital and recurrent expenditures which were said to…

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the president’s Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, as the substantive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board. The Senate Tuesday at the plenary also confirmed 12 others except two who didn’t attend the…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, for the second time failed to appear before the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House had summoned Emefiele to explain the latest policy by the apex bank which, among others, sets limits…

Senate panel on Public Accounts has resolved to summon officials of Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) over missing N113 million from Service Wide Votes (SWV) from the Office of Accountant General of the Federation. This is just as the Senate committee uncovered…

After series of crises which delayed the composition of a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, November 23, asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of his Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie, as…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday stepped down the consideration of the bill seeking to amend the Same-Sex Marriage Act with a view to prohibit Cross Dressing and other related matters. In the same vein, the lawmakers resolved to step down the consideration…

The Senate yesterday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to considerably adjust its recent cash withdrawal limit policy in response to public outcry against the move. The upper chamber also mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to “continue…

The Senate Wednesday confirmed the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Aisha Ahmad and Edward Lametek Adamu, for second and final terms in office. Their confirmation followed the adoption of the report of…

Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday considered and passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act. The proposed legislation seeking to amend the EFCC Act would make it difficult for the president to sack the head…

The House of Representatives has asked Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to collaborate with Nigerian Police Force and DSS to clamp down on petroleum retailers that are selling above the regulated price. The lawmakers asked NNPC Limited to end the artificial…