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On Tuesday, the Commissioner for Health in Cross-River State, Henry Ayuk, confirmed the COVID-19 case involving a Chinese national working ...

The lawmakers extended the implementation timeline of the capital component of the budget to 30 June 2026.

The lawmakers expressed concern that funding for the intelligence sector does not reflect President Bola Tinubu’s stated commitment to strengthening ...

The lawmakers clashed over time allotted for speech and perceived superiority.

The lawmakers said the lack of funding was crippling committees’ constitutional responsibility to oversee federal government agencies.

The amendments are aimed at strengthening the powers of the INEC, entrenching clearer electoral procedures and closing gaps exposed during ...

"I will not say our constitution is perfect. Part of it is that if I have the opportunity tomorrow and ...

The Anti-Terrorism amendment bill passed its first reading just a day after lawmakers resolved to classify kidnapping as terrorism.

The legislators asked the president to “as soon as practicable” direct the AGF to invoke his constitutional powers by discontinuing ...

The bill seeks to modernise Nigeria’s military legal framework by repealing the Armed Forces Act 2004 and introducing new provisions ...

The lawmakers noted that between 2015 and 2025, the NFF received over $25 million in developmental grants from both FIFA ...

The lawmakers noted that despite the significant interventions, Nigeria continues to bear one of the highest global burdens of HIV, ...

The lawmakers are pushing for acceptable means of identification, including the National Identification Number (NIN), a Nigerian birth certificate, or ...

In September, the US Congress introduced a bill seeking to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” for alleged ...

On 9 September, some US senators sponsored a bill seeking to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) ...

The lawmakers said the circulars should be suspended until the issuance of the Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE), the official ...

In a viral video, a member of the House of Representatives alleged that the federal lawmakers pay between ₦1 million ...

"Nigerians think a lot of money is spent in the National Assembly, but once you step out of the National ...

In an 18-page report released Tuesday, BudgIT indicated that the National Assembly included 11,122 projects representing 12.5 per cent of ...

The lawmakers embarked on holiday on 27 March. They were supposed to resume plenary on 29 April, but extended the ...

The lawmakers noted that Nigeria suffers economic losses of approximately ₦15 trillion annually due to counterfeit and substandard goods, as ...

The lawmakers are forcing the vice-chancellors of about 60 federal universities to pay N8 million each to approve their allocations ...

The Kano senator also recommended drug tests for politicians before contesting elections and assuming political positions.

Mr Shettima said the office will be expanded across the federation.

The lawmakers expressed concerns that the social media had been awash with fake pictures of poor meals being served to ...