The House of Representatives has agreed to reconsider the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, with a view to removing the provision for direct primaries. This was announced by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, as he welcomed lawmakers back from the holidays. However, Speaker Gbajabiamila said the version of the Electoral Act Bill in circulation is not the same as…
The House of Representatives has approved a request by President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow 5.8 billion US dollars. The Green Chamber of the National Assembly also asked President Buhari to go ahead a collect another ten million US dollars as grant. The loans and grants are to be collected from the World Bank, the Islamic Development Bank,…
The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police to take over the investigation of the death of Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni. The federal lawmakers also want the authorities to place a travel ban on five senior students of the college who are alleged to have tortured Sylvester Oromoni to death. The Green…
The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation of the controversial security advisory for members of the National Youth Service Corps. The House took the decision following widespread complaints by Nigerians over the advice to NYSC members to prepare their families to pay ransom if they get kidnapped. The House Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, who moved the…
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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is locked in a dispute with the Assets Management Company of Nigeria over the handling of properties recovered from treasury looters. Reports have it that AMCON was laying claim to some of the assets recovered from persons close to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. However; the EFCC is said…