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Despite renewed legislative attention, the women’s seats bill may not take effect in the upcoming elections due to the commencement ...

After weeks of scrutiny and budget defence sessions, lawmakers passed an expanded 2026 appropriation bill with a strong focus on ...

Most of the defectors cited internal crises in their parties and the need to align politically in ways they believe ...

The lawmakers proposed a fine of ₦10 million or a two-year prison term for offenders.

The lawmakers were also told that other training programmes and procurement exercises undertaken by the commission involved inflated contract values.

The directive followed concerns over incomplete documentation as lawmakers seek to ensure full remittance of export proceeds.

The absence of BOI drew sharp reactions from committee members, who described the bank’s failure to appear or file the ...

Lawmakers raised concerns about uncollected duties, missing CAC data, and the implementation of cashless payments at airports.

The agency said the projects will expand grid extension, deploy renewable mini-grids, and provide solar home systems to underserved communities ...

The lawmakers said addressing drug trafficking requires coordinated legislative reforms and deeper cooperation among enforcement agencies.

The lawmakers, who were expected to reconvene today, postponed plenary sessions to allow committees, MDAs conclude 2026 budget defence. 

The minority caucus members staged a walkout on Tuesday over the rejection of an amendment on Clause 60(3) of the ...

Amid the rowdiness, the opposition lawmakers, out of frustration, staged a walkout of the chamber in protest, chanting “APC, Ole.”

The Public Accounts Committee warned that non-compliance with its directive, which is in line with Section 85(6) of the Constitution, ...

The sitting comes amid ongoing efforts to harmonise amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly provisions on electronic transmission of results, ...

Lawmakers said repeated evasion of oversight and the failure of federal agencies to submit audited financial statements undermine fiscal discipline ...

The lawmakers warned that allocating only 0.027 per cent of the ₦58.4 trillion federal government budget to the country’s supreme ...

A heated exchange erupted on Tuesday during the 2026 budget defence of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, ...

The lawmakers criticised the chief medical directors for allocating minimal funds to research and failing to prioritise it in budget ...

Lawmakers said an audit conducted by the Auditor-General for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils uncovered irregularities across the ...

The Senate had passed a different version, rejecting a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling ...

The lawmakers were particularly critical of NBET’s spending on travel-related items, amid an existing presidential directive restricting foreign trips by ...

Yahaya Danzaria is retiring from service after about fours years as clerk of the House of Representatives.

President Bola Tinubu presented the N58.47 trillion budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly on 19 December ...

The proposed amendments would increase the number of Court of Appeal justices from 70 to 110 and Federal High Court ...