LEGISLATURE

An interruption of power in the House of Representatives on Tuesday forced the lawmakers to adjourn plenary. Following the power outage, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, was left with no other option but to call for an adjournment. The lawmakers were all…

The National Assembly has promised to fast-track the passage of the Data Protection Bill within 30 days upon receiving it from the executive arm of government. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Yakubu Useni, gave the promise during…

The House of Representatives has asked the federal ministry of works and the contractor handling the $542 million Abuja-Keffi-Lafia-Makurdi road project to ensure that Nigerians get good value for their money sank into the contract. The House committee on works, led by Abubakar…

The Chairman for Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Smart Adeyemi, yesterday hinted that the National Assembly would soon come up with a bill to stop the alarming rate of unoccupied mansions within the highbrow areas of Abuja. Towards this end,…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has invited the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Accountant General of the Federation, Director General, Salaries,…

Multichoice Nigeria and other stakeholders in the pay-TV industry have rejected a proposed pay-per-view subscription model. Almost all the stakeholders that made presentations at a public hearing on ‘Pay-TV Hikes And Demand for Pay-per-view Subscription Model’, organised by a Senate Adhoc Committee chaired…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that it is no more fashionable for the Federal Government to fund political parties at this critical period of Nigeria’s democratic advancement. Gbajabiamila pointed out that using the government’s funds to run…

The Senate has said the current massive oil theft in the country, if not immediately curbed could frustrate the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) passed in to law last year by the National Assembly. The Chairman, Senate adhoc committee to investigate…

The House of Representatives, at resumption of plenary yesterday, expressed concerns over the rising debt profile of the country and crude oil theft. House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila raised the fears while delivering his welcome remarks. Gbajabiamila stated that the concerns emerged from interactive…