The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has presented the Ministry’s 2025 budget performance and 2026 budget proposal to the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Petroleum Resources. A statement issued on Tuesday by Chris Ugwuegbulam, Head, Press and Public Relations Unit, said Lokpobiri made the presentation on…
The National Assembly on Monday pledged to consider the Special Seats Bill currently before it, following sustained advocacy by Nigerian women groups. Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi Jr., who represents Ekiti North, gave the assurance while addressing protesting women at the entrance of the National Assembly Complex. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi, on Monday joined hundreds of protesters at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obi was at the complex to protest the Senate’s decision to remove the phrase “real-time” from provisions on electronic transmission of election results in the…
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) on Monday urged the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory. The President, NCS, Prof. Muhammad Aliyu, made the call in a statement describing electronic results transmission as critical to credible elections and Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda. Aliyu was reacting to…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made the call in his remarks at the regular quarterly consultative meeting of the commission with the civil society organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday in Abuja Amupitan called for…
The Anioma State Creation Movement has praised the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review for unanimously endorsing the creation of a new state in the South-East region of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, the group’s Media Director, Chief Tonnie Oganah, described the decision as a bold and historic step towards…
The Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) and The Electoral Hub have called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the constitutional reform process. The Director, IRIAD-The Electoral Hub, Princess Hamman-Obels, made the call in her message to mark the 2025 International Democracy Day on Tuesday in Abuja. She said that…
The National Assembly says no administrative action can be taken on notification by Sen.Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to resume legislative duties in Senate, after expiration of her six months suspension. The Acting Clerk of National Assembly, Dr Yahaya Danzaria said this in a letter addressed to Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her earlier notification to resume her legislative duties…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has tasked the 10th National Assembly on transparency and fiscal integrity. Olukoyede gave the charge on Tuesday at the ongoing National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate and House of Representatives Public Accounts Committees. The News…
The Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Solomon Adeola, says the National Assembly has the duty to ensure that no part of the country is neglected in terms of development. Adeola, representing Ogun West Senatorial District,saud this while delivering a lecture on “The Role of Legislature in Shaping a Holistic Budget for Nigeria” at…
