LEGISLATURE

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, the amendment to the Extradition Act, 2004. In his lead debate, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti-Central), said in the proposed law, Section 2 (1) and Section 7(4) of the Act are to be…

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed through Second Reading a bill for an Act to provide for the implementation of a widowhood leave bill in Nigeria. The private member bill titled ‘Widowhood Leave Bill, 2023, sponsored by Hon. Musa Abdullahi, observed that…

The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary has invited the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning as well as the Secretary, National Judicial Council for deliberation over the poor remuneration of judicial officials across the country. Also invited to the meeting slated…

The Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, has disclosed that he attracted N1 billion for constituency projects. Nwoko disclosed this during a chat with Channels Television’s Seun Okinbaloye on ‘Mic On Podcast’. The revelation follows a recent interest in allocations for constituency projects for…

The Senate has reacted to the gruesome murder of 16 Army personnel of ‘Operation Delta Safe’ in Okuama community of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State during a peace mission between two warring communities, saying that the culprits must be…

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Adamu Galumje (JSC), as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). In a letter addressed to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Thursday, President Tinubu said the…

Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to withdraw orderlies attached to his colleagues in the National Assembly and those attached to politicians in the country. “I support that they should take away all their police (officer),”…

Barely 24 hours after a dramatic plenary culminating into the suspension of the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdul Ningi, Southern Senators have revived their forum, electing Senator Adetokunbo Abiru representing Lagos East, as Chairman. The inauguration of Abiru who replaces…

The Senate on Wednesday convened a private meeting with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe. This meeting was prompted by summons issued by the Senate two weeks prior, requesting their briefing…

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Solid Minerals Development, Commerce, Industry and Special Duties to investigate the arbitrary increase in the price of cement by manufacturers in the country like Dangote Cement and BUA Cement. This followed a motion by…