LEGISLATURE

The Senate, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed seven ministerial nominees President Muhammadu Buhari sent to it last week. The screening exercise started at about 12 noon and lasted till 4:37 p.m. The seven minister-designates include Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh (Abia), Umana Okon Umana (Akwa-Ibom), and…

The Federal Government through the Nigerian High Commission to the United Kingdom has hired lawyers to defend a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, over allegations of organ harvesting. The Senate President Ahmad Lawan who disclosed this…

The House of representatives has invited the Head of Service (HoS) of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan; Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Anamekwe Nwabuoku, the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Aisha Dahir Umar and the Executive Secretary of…

The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, passed five bills from the House of Representatives for concurrence. The bills include Public Enterprises (Privatization and Commercialization) Act (Repeal & Enactment) Bill, 2022; and Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Others are the Chartered Institute of…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a new retirement age for National Assembly staff, as well as their counterparts in States Houses of Assembly, to 65 years of age and 40 years of service, whichever comes first. The Bill was listed…

The Senate on Tuesday declared the resignation of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad won’t stop its probe of corruption allegations against him by Justices of the apex court. The resolution of the Red Chamber followed a motion…

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, resolved to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Issa Jere; and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission to brief them on necessary actions so…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has described the ruling of the Supreme Court on a suit challenging its action on section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, as a landmark judgement and vindication for the National Assembly. The Supreme Court had in its…

Nigeria’s house of representatives has ordered the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to ensure that Bet9ja, Nairabet, BetKing and other gaming operators in Nigeria integrate the National Identity Numbers (NIN) of customers into their database. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption…

Senators who dumped their party for others because they lost in their bid for nomination risk losing their seats. This is because the Constitution provides a strict basis for defection, outside which the defecting lawmaker loses his seat. For such lawmakers to retain…