LEGISLATURE

Alleged N10b Fraud: Senate Panel To Order Arrest Of Amnesty Boss

The Senate Public Accounts Committee has said it will issue a warrant of arrest against the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd.), over alleged failure of the agency to account for N10 billion. The committee’s chairman,…

11/07/2022

Insecurity: Buhari Should Be Talking To Nigerians, Not Issuing Statements — Ali Ndume

Borno State Senator and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ali Ndume, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari should directly address the nation on the matter of insecurity, rather than issuing statements through his media advisers. The Senator made the comment…

08/07/2022

Lawan Blames Failure Of Security For Kuje Custodial Attacks

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has blamed the recent attack and freeing of terrorists inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja on the failure of security across the country. He expressed disappointment over the lack of functional Closed Circuit Television…

07/07/2022

House to Re-evaluate Benefits, Contributions of ECOWAS to Nigeria

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Inter-parliamentary Relations and ECOWAS Parliament and Foreign Affairs to appraise the benefits and contributions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards the socio-economic development of Nigeria and Nigerians in the…

01/07/2022

House Passes Bill to Exempt National Assembly from Contributory Pension Scheme

The House of Representatives yesterday passed through second reading a bill to amend the Pension Reform Act, 2014 to exempt personnel of National Assembly Service from the contributory pension scheme and to establish the National Assembly Service Pensions Board. The Bill titled, “Bill…

01/07/2022

Bill To Increase Retirement Age For People With Disability Scales Second Reading

The Discrimination Against Persons with Disability Prohibition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The Bill, sponsored by Hon Babajimi Benson, seeks to amend the Principal Act, the Prohibition Against Persons with Disability Act, 2018 which provides…

30/06/2022

Again, Reps Reintroduce Controversial Water Resources Bill

The national water resources bill has passed first reading at the house of representatives. The bill is sponsored by Sada Soli, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Katsina state. The proposed law seeks to establish an act that would provide a regulatory framework…

30/06/2022

House Begins Probe of Duplication of MDAs’ Duties, May Recommend Mergers

The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad hoc Committee that would commence investigation into the duplication of functions by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government. The lawmakers had in March, while adopting a motion sponsored by the Chief Whip,…

30/06/2022

Despite Defections From APC, Tinubu Will Win Presidency — Senate Spokesman

Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, has said that irrespective of the ongoing defections in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win the presidential election in 2023. Basiru made this statement when he appeared on Channels Television’s…

30/06/2022

Senate Confirms Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees

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…

30/06/2022

LEGISLATURE

Alleged N10b Fraud: Senate Panel To Order Arrest Of Amnesty Boss

Insecurity: Buhari Should Be Talking To Nigerians, Not Issuing Statements — Ali Ndume

Lawan Blames Failure Of Security For Kuje Custodial Attacks

House to Re-evaluate Benefits, Contributions of ECOWAS to Nigeria

House Passes Bill to Exempt National Assembly from Contributory Pension Scheme

Bill To Increase Retirement Age For People With Disability Scales Second Reading

Again, Reps Reintroduce Controversial Water Resources Bill

House Begins Probe of Duplication of MDAs’ Duties, May Recommend Mergers

Despite Defections From APC, Tinubu Will Win Presidency — Senate Spokesman

Senate Confirms Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees

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