LEGISLATURE

The Senate Public Account Committee has commenced investigation into a N2.2 billion unaccounted expenditure collected by the Federal Ministry of Justice, between 2017 and 2021 from the Service Wide Votes (SWV). The committee is currently scrutinizing records of over 200 federal agencies that…

The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce has said it will consider an upward review of the budgetary allocation to Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT). The committee also sought the implementation of the judgment the tribunal passed against MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd. on “Pay-As-You-Go“. CCPT…

The Senate Public Accounts Committee yesterday commenced a probe into the N52bn Special Public Works scheme implemented by the federal government in 2020, coordinated by the National Directorate of Employment under the supervision of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment. The…

The Public Accounts Committee of the Senate has commended the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd), for providing good leadership for the anti-narcotics Agency in its onslaught against drug abuse and illicit…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has lamented that the National Assembly is incapacitated in the fight against corruption and waste of public resources because the 1999 Constitution did not give the parliament the needed legislative power to do so. Lawan stated this while responding to…

The House Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation has urged the Energy Commission on Nigeria to leverage on available resources to reposition the nation as a hub for renewable energy. The committee also called for ways to leverage on the work of the…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advanced copious reasons to justify the current dispensation of collaboration between the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government. Lawan said the prevailing harmonious relationship between the arms of government made the ninth National…

The Ad-hoc Committee  of the House of Representatives investigating the sale of Polaris Bank has affirmed that the ongoing sale followed due process and got presidential approval. Chairman of the committee Hon Henry Nwawuba who confirmed this during a press briefing held at…

The Senate has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, over the alleged plot to divert the N480 billion intervention funds belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This followed a petition against Umana being investigated by the…

The Chairman Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Patrick Ayo Akinyelure, on Wednesday, said the panel has reopened a case of assault levelled against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Umar. Umar was seen in a viral…