Ganduja present as two Kano Reps dump NNPP for APC
Isaac Samuel Two members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have officially resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…
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Kaduna Rep dumps PDP for APC
Isaac Samuel A member of the House of Representatives, Amos Daniel, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was…
Reps approve Tinubu’s request to borrow N1.15tr two weeks after endorsing $2.35bn loan
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday granted approval for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal to source an additional N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to bridge the…
Senator Jarigbe Dumps PDP for APC, Cites Deep Division in Party
Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Jarigbe, in a letter written to the President…
Reps adjourn plenary, leave key bills, motions unattended
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resumed plenary but abruptly adjourned after about two-hour closed-door session, leaving several bills and motions listed on the order paper unattended. The…
ALTON raises concern over regulatory overlap in digital economy bill
Isaac Samuel The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has cautioned the National Assembly against certain provisions in the proposed National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025. The…
Reps launch probe into $4.6bn health grants from global fund, USAID
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated an investigative hearing to probe the over $1.8 billion and $2.8 billion grants received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and…
Reps suspend plenary for one week over contractors’ protest at National Assembly
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, suspended plenary for one week following a protest by indigenous contractors who barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly over unpaid debts…
APC secures two-thirds majority in Reps after Enugu lawmakers’ defection
Isaac Samuel The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives following the defection of six lawmakers at the plenary on Thursday. While…
Senate confirms newly appointed Service Chiefs
…Oluyede, Shuaibu, Aneke, Abbas pledge stronger military Isaac Samuel The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of the new service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu, following hours of screening…
Drama as JAMB officials walk out on Reps’ committee, say ‘we can’t be intimidated’
Isaac Samuel Drama played out on Wednesday at the National Assembly when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout on the House of Representatives Committee…
Reps probe alleged $850bn unrepatriated oil, non-oil proceeds
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the alleged non-repatriation of Nigeria’s crude oil and non-oil export proceeds estimated at over $850 billion between 1996 and 2014.…
Reps divided over motion to shield Dangote refinery from labour action
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, witnessed intense debate over a motion seeking to protect the Dangote Refinery and other strategic private investments from “unlawful and adversarial” labour…
Reps probe $35m Brass modular refinery project
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the abandoned $35 million Brass Modular Refinery project in Bayelsa State, despite the huge financial commitments made about four…
Reps mull legislation to grant Dangote refinery, others right of first refusal on crude allocations
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has indicated plans to introduce new legislative measures aimed at protecting and promoting Nigeria’s local refineries. The lower chamber said the proposed legislation would…
Reps probe NECO over alleged unauthorised virement, budget implementation
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies to investigate the National Examinations Council (NECO) over alleged unauthorized virement and the implementation of…
Reps seek answers over $18bn spent on non-functional refineries
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday directed its relevant committees to investigate the persistent non-functionality of Nigeria’s state-owned petroleum refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite about…
Reps reject U.S. Senate claim of ‘genocide against christians’ in Nigeria, to inform UN
Isaac Samuel The Nigerian House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the narrative advanced by the United States Senate that frames Nigeria’s security crisis as genocide against Christians or as state-sponsored…
Tinubu seeks NASS approval to raise $2.35 billion external loan
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking approval to raise a total of $2.347 billion in the international capital market. This includes a…
Senate ‘ll Remain Open, Accountable and Responsive – Akpabio assures Nigerians
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has once again assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under his leadership will remain open, accountable and responsive. Akpabio gave the assurance on…
After six months out, Natasha resumes senate plenary
Isaac Samuel Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, on Tuesday returned to the Senate, marking the end of a six-month suspension that had caused public debate earlier this year.…
Planned protest over poor welfare split N’Assembly workers
Isaac Samuel As the National Assembly resumes plenary tomorrow, a planned protest over poor welfare and alleged management neglect has split staff at the National Assembly, with the Parliamentary Staff…
NASS postpones plenary resumption to Oct. 7
Isaac Samuel The leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives have postponed the resumption of plenary previously scheduled for Tuesday, September 23 to Tuesday, October 7. A notice…
National Assembly battles reputation challenges as lawmakers resume Tuesday
Isaac Samuel The National Assembly is set to resume plenary sessions on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, and it is returning under a cloud and challenges that could smear its reputation…
Nigeria’s 2.8bn metric tonnes of coal wasting as lawmakers push revival bill
Tinubu’s campaign promises resurface amid stalled mines in Enugu, Kogi, Benue Isaac Samuel Nigeria is estimated to have 2.8 billion metric tonnes of coal, with proven reserves of approximately 639…
FG puts 2024 budget performance at 80% as Reps raise concerns
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government Wednesday declared that the performance of the 2024 budget has reached about 80 per cent, with critical projects still underway across the country. Minister of…
Reps launch probe into alleged diversion of N1.06trn COVID-19 recovery funds
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the implementation of the $696 million (N1.06 trillion) Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme NG-CARES, a flagship…
Lack of funds delaying Baro Port completion – Oyetola
Isaac Samuel The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has blamed paurcity of funds for the delay in making the River Port in Niger State operational. The minister…
Controversy trails plan to move safety bureau to presidency
Isaac Samuel A proposed bill seeking to relocate the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) from the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to the Office of the Secretary to…
How lawmakers collect bribes, falsify reports, divert staff entitlements, NASS director alleges
Isaac Samuel A senior official of the National Assembly, Ifeoma Ofili, has accused federal lawmakers of widespread corruption, including accepting bribes, falsifying legislative reports, and diverting staff entitlements. Ofili, a…
Natasha absent from Senate despite vow to resume
Isaac Samuel Despite publicly declaring she would resume legislative duties on Tuesday, suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, failed to appear at Tuesday’s plenary which ended at about 3:00…
Reps move to establish agency for National Assembly assets management
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has begun legislative processes to establish a dedicated agency responsible for managing the infrastructure and properties of the National Assembly. The proposed law, currently…