LEGISLATURE

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Senator Smart Adeyemi has lamented the activities of vandals who reportedly removed some of the newly installed solar panels in the FCT. The senator, who represents the Kogi West Constituency, stated this while…

The Senate Committee on Works has said there is no going back on its decision to remove the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria from the 2023 budget. The Senator Adamu Aleiro-led committee vowed to give the professional body a…

The Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) of the Senate has queried the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) over the N960 million 2022 budget allocation it disbursed as personnel cost on the 43 persons on its staff list. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned 63 institutions of the Federal Government for implementing budgets not presented by the President and passed by the National Assembly, leading to illegal spending totalling over N2 trillion. Chairman of the committee, Oluwole…

There is palpable tension at the National Assembly following the alleged refusal of the Clerk, Olatunde Ojo, to present his pre-retirement letter, which is expected to take effect from tomorrow, November 14. An investigation by THISDAY revealed that Ojo was to formally proceed…

The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered Visible Concept, the construction firm  handling the N30 billion renovation work at the National Assembly to speedily complete the projects. Sen. Smart Adeyemi, Chairman of the senate Committee, gave the order at an…

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating Overlapping Functions of Government Agencies yesterday said the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and the National Electricity Management Agency (NEMSA) were not living up to their mandate of providing employment to teeming unemployed Nigerians. The committee…

The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has promised to reintroduce the diaspora voting bill in a bid to accommodate Nigerians living abroad. Chairman of the Committee and member representing Oluyole federal constituency, Tolulope Shadipe, stated this on Thursday when the Chairman and…

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says Nigeria is a victim of “bad actors” bent on achieving wealth at all costs. Gbajabiamila spoke on Wednesday at the legislative transparency and accountability summit organised by the house of representatives committee…