LEGISLATURE

A group of thirty-five federal lawmakers under the auspices of Reformed Minded Lawmakers are advocating an amendment to the 1999 Constitution for a single term of six years for the president and governor. The legislators are also advocating a review of the…

Senator Ned Nwoko has expressed that establishing a new state in the southeast would help achieve better representation in the region. He proposed naming the new state Anioma State and emphasized the pressing need for its creation. He said this in a post on…

The senate has confirmed Dr. Emomotimi Agama as the director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Senate also approved the nomination of Frana Chukwuogor as executive commissioner (Legal and Enforcement) Bola Ajomale as executive commissioner (Operations) and Mrs. Samiya Usman as…

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to prescribe improved salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of Judicial office holders in Nigeria by 300 per cent. The development followed the adoption of report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters presented…

The lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Senator Abdul Ningi, has resumed his legislative duties in the upper chamber after a three-month suspension. He was suspended in March over budget padding claims. But on Tuesday, Ningi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator, was sighted at the National…

A bill seeking to make provision for Nigeria to revert to its old national anthem has scaled through second reading at the Senate. The bill sponsored by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, enjoys overwhelming support from the lawmakers. It has been referred…

The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the arbitrary increase in the price of cement has expressed disappointment in the agency for not doing enough to protect the consumers of cement in line with the agency’s Establishment Act. The committee also…

House of Representatives has passed through second reading a bill to amend the Court of Appeal Act to increase its number of justices from 90 to 150. It also wants the appointment of a minimum of six justices in every Judicial division of…

The Senate has temporarily stepped down adoption of a report asking the National electricity regulatory commission (NERC) to suspend the ongoing implementation of the multi-year tariff order (MYTO), 2024, which approved over 200% upward review of the previous tariffs from N68/kWh to…

The Senate on Thursday passed the North West Development Commission bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the geopolitical zone. This followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Special Duties on the NWDC (Establishment). The bill…