LEGISLATURE

Senators Yahaya Abdullahi and Enyinnaya Abaribe have formally resigned as Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate respectively. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read their respective resignation letters at the resumption of plenary. The two principal officers resigned following their defection from the party platforms…

Senate President Ahmed Lawan has commenced a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN). Lawan is meant to dialogue with the workers in a bid to make them suspend their strike action, it was learnt. The meeting…

Senate President Ahmed Lawan has commenced a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN). Lawan is meant to dialogue with the workers in a bid to make them suspend their strike action, it was learnt. The meeting…

National Assembly workers have threatened to begin an indefinite strike on today, The Lawyer has learnt. The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) made this known in a statement in Abuja. However, the management described the proposed industrial action as a product of misrepresentation…

Chairman Senate Committee on Power, Senator Gabriel Suswan has cried out over the inadequate two hours per day power supply in the country. He warned the newly board of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), which came after seven years, not to worsen…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has commenced investigation into the multi-million dollars debt owed the federal government by terminal operators and failure by the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to remit that to the national treasury. The probe is sequel…

The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sign the amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 transmitted to him by the National Assembly to avoid political crisis. The amendment is to allow elected representatives, including the…

Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday disclosed that banks and other financial “are now under obligation to report any transaction above N5 million for an individual and N10 million for corporate organisation. Bamidele, also…

The Senate yesterday passed a bill to repeal and re-enact the Customs and Excise Management Act of 2004. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs. Chairman of the Committee, Senator…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 to enable statutory delegates to participate in political parties’ congresses and primaries The House passed the amendment to section 84 of the Act after consideration of a bill…