LEGISLATURE

The House of Representatives has directed the management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to provide approval evidence for the N87 billion allegedly spent on contracts, irregular salaries and other payments. The Public Accounts Committee gave the directive based on an audit…

The House of Representatives yesterday said the Electoral Act recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari was still alive pending the Supreme Court decision on its appeal to a judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia that asked the…

The House of Representatives yesterday rejected the report of its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) which investigated the importation and distribution of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS, or petrol) into the country. It said the recommendations of the committee did not tally…

The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the nominations of seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The report…

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, kicked against five bills currently before the House of Representatives, seeking to establish new institutions in the health sector and also to make free healthcare compulsory for children in the country. Health Minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who…

The National Assembly is shocked by Friday’s judgment from the Federal High Court, Umuahia, voiding Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act and ordering its deletion forthwith, The Lawyer gathered yesterday. Consequently, the legislative arm has started assembling a team of legal giants…

The House of Representatives said yesterday that its motive for introducing section 84(12) which requires political appointees to resign their position before participating in party convention and congresses as delegates to vote and be voted for was noble and aimed at creating…

The Red Chamber of the National Assembly said yesterday that it was yet to be served with details of the court case. The contentious section stipulates that “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at…

THE House of Representatives has begun an investigation into allegations of crude oil spills and abandonment of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached with host communities against the Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited and AITEO in different parts of Rivers State. It was gathered…

The Senate has passed a bill for concurrence seeking to establish the National Assembly Library Trust Fund. Also passed for concurrence were three other bills namely, Nigerian Council for Management Development Bill, 2022; Animal Health and Husbandry Technologists Registration Board (Establishment) Bill, 2022;…