Indepth Analysis of Nigerian News & World Reports
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has begun consideration of a bill seeking to prohibit landlords in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from compelling tenants to pay more than one…
****Demands mandatory screening at all entry points, stronger surveillance Isaac Samuel Both chambers of the National Assembly have urged the Federal Government to urgently release emergency funds to strengthen Nigeria’s…
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funding from the service-wide vote to strengthen the country’s disease surveillance system and enforce mandatory health screening at all…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three executive bills to the National Assembly seeking to reform the legal framework governing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), expand the…
The National Assembly has directed the suspension of all official visits to the Republic of South Africa. It also directed the boycott of South African-hosted or South African-organised legislative activities…
By Isaac Samuel Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the President Bola Tinubu administration to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to wrongdoing in the…
Isaac Samuel The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoS), Didi Esther Walson-Jack, on Wednesday admitted that her office approved a recruitment waiver for the controversial Presidential Foreign…
Isaac Samuel The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu on Wednesday explained why the Nigeria Police Force could not produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion…
Isaac Samuel The Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, on Monday told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council that a forged letter…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) on Monday directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to produce…
***Says financial controls blocked release of ₦1.3bn appropriation ***Insists no payroll, procurement or overhead payment was approved Isaac Samuel The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu,…
The Senate has warned all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Government-owned Enterprises (GOEs) that continued failure to honour invitations from the National Assembly will attract sanctions in line with…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday passed President Bola Tinubu’s Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services across the country, despite a walkout by members of…
***Says it alerted ONSA to discrepancies in October 2025 Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) on Tuesday summoned the…
Isaac Samuel Fresh details emerged on Monday in the House of Representatives’ investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and…
By Isaac Samuel The decision by the House of Representatives to withdraw its own State Police Bill and consider President Bola Tinubu’s executive version may ultimately become one of the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its earlier resolution on the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of State Police Services, opting instead to consider a fresh…
Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives,Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday stopped efforts by opposition lawmakers to insert a motion summoning President Bola Tinubu to appear before the House over…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation to explain how over N1.3…
The Senate on Tuesday warned that Nigeria could review its diplomatic relations with South Africa if renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians continue, as lawmakers condemned the reported targeting of Nigerian…
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set an ambitious revenue target of N11.074 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year as both the Senate and the House of Representatives…
The senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The bill was approved on Wednesday after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses…
The Senate on Wednesday allowed Governors and other senior government officials into the chamber during consideration of the state police bill. The motion was first put to a voice vote…
Isaac Samuel The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected proposals to allow foreign organisations fund security operations in Nigeria through a proposed Trust Fund. The secret agency warned that…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The passage marks a significant step in Nigeria’s long-running…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives will on Thursday vote on constitutional amendments seeking to establish state police as part of efforts to tackle the country’s growing insecurity. Deputy Speaker…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Service Chiefs and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, over the worsening security situation across the country. The call amid…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to suspend the issuance of business permits to South African firms operating in Nigeria in response to renewed xenophobic…
The Senate has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, and other service chiefs to carry out a comprehensive operational and logistical audit following recent attacks on…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended the Electoral Act, 2026, criminalising dual membership of political parties and prescribing a fine of N10 million, a two-year jail term,…
The National Assembly will today resume sessions with debates on President Bola Tinubu’s N58.47tn 2026 Appropriation Bill, the establishment of state police, and amendments to the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria,…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Finance Tuesday intensified oversight of key revenue-generating agencies, scrutinising the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)…
Isaac Samuel, Abuja The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has recorded 97 per cent implementation of its 2025 budget. The performance stands in sharp contrast to the low execution rates…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has expressed strong satisfaction with the newly signed Electoral Act, describing it as a historic and painstaking piece of legislation that reflects the genuine aspirations of…
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. Before the passage, the upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for division over Clause 60…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has aligned with the Senate in approving electronic transmission of election results, while also retaining manual collation as a safeguard in cases of technical…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session after it moved to rescind its earlier decision on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, following a…
By Opeyemi Bamidele I have been inundated with messages from many concerned and well-respected stakeholders in the last fortnight. The contents of their messages are virtually the same. In all,…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that 22 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) be denied budgetary allocations in the 2026 Appropriation. The lawmakers…
…retains manual collation as backup Isaac Samuel Succumbing to series of protests, the Senate on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday, affirmed the suspension of the Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate . The appellate court held that, the Senate has…
Isaac Samuel Former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, on Monday led his supporters and members of the Civil Society Organisations on a protest to thee National Assembly…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to review and appraise the performance of concessionaires operating federal air and sea port terminals and related shipping…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged discriminatory practices in the recruitment of resident doctors at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), following claims that…
Isaac Samuel The 2026 appropriation bill on Thursday passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The budget was passed without any debate during a plenary session presided over by…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, aids and grants has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance and the Minister…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has resumed plenary, pledging to fine-tune the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, review key constitutional provisions and subject the 2026 budget to rigorous scrutiny. Deputy…
…lauds military collaboration between Nigeria, United States …adjourns plenary in honour of Senator Akwashiki President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has charged members of the 10th National Assembly to…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has clarified that any committee reportedly set up by the Minority Caucus to examine recently enacted tax laws lacks formal parliamentary authority and has…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating Nigeria’s power sector reforms and expenditure from 2007 to 2024 has summoned the Managing Directors of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company…
