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In the past, the leadership of both chambers had faced allegations of rewarding allies with committee appointments.

The Senate panel said the coordinator has repeatedly shunned its invitation to explain why the Ogoni land in the Niger ...

The lawmakers expressed concerns over Nigeria’s dependence on estimated population data.

“If that man was my father, I would have disowned him,” Mr Wike had said of the PDP BoT Chairperson.

The DG said the bureau prevented contractors from diverting at least N40 billion annually.

“It is crucial to note that what JAMB on the prompting of the Committee presented was not the 2024 expenditure ...

The permanent secretary had told the lawmakers that in 2024, the State House was allocated N4 billion for the purchase ...

"As we return to our legislative duties, we are immediately faced with a matter of utmost importance: the consideration of ...

The Senate said the MDAs will start appearing before its standing committees on Tuesday to defend their budgetary allocations.

President Bola Tinubu presented the budget of N49.7 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

This followed a request by President Bola Tinubu that the implementation of the budget should be extended to enable the ...

INEC Chair Mahmood Yakubu said the eight items are part of the 142 identified recommendations from the report of the ...

This Senate said it will not tolerate the continued disregard of its authority by the company’s officials.

The Senate also asked the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to suspend the ongoing demolitions except those authorised by the court.

Senators commended Mr Okpebholo for his humility and performance as public procurement committee chair while in the upper chamber.

Until his election and inauguration as governor, Mr Okpebholo, a member of the APC, was the senator representing the Edo ...

President Tinubu urged the lawmakers to expeditiously consider confirmation of the nominees.

"Any agency that fails to appear before this committee upon invitation risks zero allocation in the 2025 budget because records ...

The Senate constituted a nine-member committee to meet with the federal government delegation on the four tax bills transmitted by ...

The Senate replaced the Chief Whip, Tahir Monguno, with Kaka Shehu, the Borno Central senator, while principal officers will also ...

The Senate also said the bill will address the on-going food crisis in Nigeria.

"So for me, the issue of tax reform is because we are doing wider consultations. We are doing wider consultations. ...

The MTEF is a projection of a three-year spending plan of the federal government.

According to Mr Dare, the goal is to refine the tax system and move the country from voluntary to corporate ...

President Tinubu also sought confirmation of four new commissioners ot the Police Service Commission. commission.