National Assembly Hosts Over 14,000 Personnel Daily – CNA
By Anayo Akwitti The National Assembly hosts more than 14,000 personnel daily, excluding federal lawmakers and visitors, the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana says. Ogunlana made the disclosure on Tuesday while speaking at the final phase of the Capacity-Building Training for Legislative Aides in the 10th National Assembly. According to him, the […]
Reps Minority Caucus Backs G100 Unity Bid For 2027
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has backed the G100 Coalition’s efforts to unite opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections with a single presidential candidate. Minority Leader, Fredrick Agbedi, on Tuesday announced the caucus’ support after a strategic meeting with a G100 delegation as part of consultations on […]
Abbas Calls for Local Processing of Raw Materials
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has called on Nigeria to process its raw materials locally instead of exporting them in their unprocessed form. Abbas said this is crucial to stabilising the economy, creating jobs and increasing the value of Nigerian products. He spoke in Kaduna at the inauguration of […]
Reps Demand Action on Nine-Month Gas Seepage
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has demanded urgent action to end the gas seepage that has persisted for about nine months in Bille Community, Rivers State. The House Committee on South-South Development Commission also commenced an investigation into an oil spill affecting Odidi Federated Community in Delta State, which has reportedly continued for […]
EFCC Recovers N115bn in Outstanding NDDC Levies
By Anayo Akwitti The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N115 billion in outstanding statutory levies owed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by oil companies between 2021 and 2023. The commission disclosed this on Wednesday while appearing before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, which is investigating findings from the […]
Agbese: National Assembly Initiated State Police Bill
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Assembly began work on the proposed state police system before the Federal Government introduced its own bill, Deputy House spokesman Philip Agbese says. Agbese said lawmakers had been considering state police legislation for some time. He said the executive’s bill now provides an opportunity for both arms of government to […]
Ebonyi Passes Law Regulating Rent, Scrap Trade
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a law regulating scrap trading, residential rent and property agency fees across the state. The Ebonyi State Sale of Scraps, House Rent, and Agent Fees Regulation Law 2026 was passed on Tuesday. The law took effect immediately after the Assembly approved it on August […]
Senate Panel Gives Four Oil Firms 48-Hour Ultimatum
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has given Seplat Energy, Network E&P Nigeria Limited and two other oil companies 48 hours to appear before it and respond to queries raised in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 audit reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The other companies summoned are All […]
Senate Panel Steps Up Efforts to Strengthen Financial System
By Al-Kadriyar Abdullahi The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions has stepped up engagement with financial regulators and industry stakeholders to strengthen Nigeria’s financial system and promote economic stability. This is as the committee held an expanded stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos at the weekend, bringing together officials from the Central Bank of […]
Senate: Customs Using Public Funds Responsibly on Reforms
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise says its inspection of Nigeria Customs Service facilities has convinced lawmakers that public funds allocated to the Service are being responsibly used to drive reforms and modernisation. The committee chairman, Senator Isah Jibrin, made this known during a two-day retreat between the committee and the […]