The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has rejected allegations of manipulation of its report on the Electoral Act amendment. Senator Lawan described those making such accusations against the leadership of the National Assembly as trouble makers who are not well informed. The Senate President challenged Nigerians who have expectations from the Electoral Act amendment to channel such through…
The two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the Petroleum Industry Bill for the second time in thirteen years. The PIB intends to reform the oil sector and breakup the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation into smaller business units. The Eighth National Assembly had passed a modified version the PIB, which it called Petroleum Industry Governance Bill,…
• Speaker hints about something new A meeting is expected to hold today between President Muhammadu Buhari and the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. The meeting, which is to hold virtually, would be the first by the US Secretary of State in Africa, since President Joe Biden took office in January. The spokesman for the US…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has promised that the National Assembly will look into issues of unpaid entitlement of aides of federal lawmakers. Speaker Gbajabiamila made the promise when he addressed members of the parliamentary aides when the staged a protest at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. In another development, the Speaker…
The House of Representatives has promised not to do anything that would hurt Nigerian workers. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, made the promise during a meeting with labour leaders at the National Assembly in Abuja. However, Speaker Gbajabiamila charged the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to always use advocacy and lobbying to…
It appears the replacement of Nigeria’s Service Chiefs by President MUHAMMADU BUHARI is not enough for members of the National Assembly. This is because the federal lawmakers have now called on President BUHARI to reorganize the entire security architecture of the country. They want the President and the new Service Chiefs to take more decisive actions to…