July 2024 - Parliament Reports

Give Tinubu more time – Senate to protesters

Sharon EboesomiJuly 31, 20241 min

The Senate assured that the government has commenced executing measures to meet the demands of the protesters The Senate has appealed to organisers of the proposed #Endbadgovernance protests slated to commence tomorrow Thursday, August 1, to give President Bola Tinubu more time to allow his policies to yield desired results. This appeal was made during Wednesday’s emergency plenary sittings following an executive/closed-door session of the Senate which lasted for over an hour and 30 minutes....

Citizens Speak

Debt crisis: A call for speedy passage of FRA Bill | OPINION

NewsroomJuly 30, 20244 min

Nigeria’s debt crisis calls for an urgent passage of the FRA amendment bill by the National Assembly Nigeria’s public debt has surged dramatically, increasing from N12.8 trillion in 2015 to N87.91 trillion in 2023, representing an astonishing 585% rise, as per the National Bureau of Statistics. This debt increase, along with fluctuating forex rates and inflation, has worsened the economic challenges faced by Nigerians. According to a report by Statista.com on September 22, 2023, Nigeria...

National Assembly Politics

Just In: Tinubu signs N70,000 minimum wage bill into law

Leah TwakiJuly 29, 20242 min

President Tinubu has signed the new National Minimum Wage bill into law President Bola Tinubu has signed the new national minimum wage (amendment) bill 2024 into law. Tinubu, who presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the council chamber in the state house, Abuja, today, signed the N70,000 the new minimum wage bill in the presence of cabinet members. ALSO READ: Cost of living crisis and bumpy ride to 70k minimum wage |...

House of Representatives

Hunger Protest: Reps to convene emergency sitting

Leah TwakiJuly 29, 20243 min

The House of Representatives will hold an emergency plenary session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 as Speaker Abbas plans to host a town hall meeting with young Nigerians. Barely six days into its annual recess, the House of Representatives has summoned members from their respective constituencies to attend a crucial emergency plenary session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. It also revealed that the Speaker Tajudeen Abbas (APC Kaduna), will host town hall engagement with young...

Citizens Speak

Third Republic Reps urge youths to dump planned protest

Leah TwakiJuly 29, 202414 min

Third Republic House of Representatives members pledged their alligence to President Tinubu and dissuaded youths from planned protest Members of Nigeria’s third Republic House of Representatives have appealed to Nigerian youths to reconsider the planned nationwide protest against hunger and economic challenges. Led by Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa (APC Kano), the third Republic members pledged loyalty to the government of President Bola Tinubu. While recalling that President Tinubu was a member of the Senate during the third...

National Assembly Politics

Reps mourn demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah

Leah TwakiJuly 29, 20243 min

The house leaders expressed shock over Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s death and condoled with the family, Anambra government and the 10th National Assembly The House of Representatives has expressed sadness over the shocking demise of Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. The House also extended heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Uchenna Ubah, his family, loved ones, constituents, the people and government of Anambra State, and all members of the 10th National Assembly. The late Ubah was the Lawmaker representing...

National Assembly Politics

Cost of living crisis and bumpy ride to 70k minimum wage | ANALYSIS

Chiamaka DikeJuly 29, 20249 min

The newly approved ₦70,000 minimum wage positively responds to the urgent demands of solving hyper inflation and escalating living costs, with unique effects for workers, citizens and the economy Last week’s passage of the new minimum wage bill by the national assembly marks a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle for fair wages in the country. Nigerian workers would earn a base minimum of ₦70,000 once the president assents to the bill. But the struggle...

Citizens Speak

Planned protest is ill-timed – Rep Ugbor to Benue youths

Leah TwakiJuly 29, 20245 min

Benue lawmaker, Rep. Teseer Ugbor, others charges Benue youth to shelve planned protest Rep. Teseer Ugbor (APC Benue), has called on youths to distance themselves from the planned protest scheduled for August 1st, saying it is ‘ill-timed’. The representative of Kwande/Ushongo federal constituency at the National Assembly alongside the minister of water resources and sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev stated this while addressing a gathering of youths and other groups who gathered in Makurdi, the...

Senate Spotlight

OBITUARY: 10 things to know about late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah

Sharon EboesomiJuly 27, 20243 min

In September 2022, gunmen ambushed Senator Ubah’s convoy in Enugwu-Ukwu, Anambra State, while he was travelling to Nnewi. At least five people were killed, including two police officers. Ubah had survived because the car he was travelling in was bulletproof. Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) died on Friday, July 26, 2024 in London. The business mogul and politician had departed Nigeria for the...

House of Representatives

Oil theft: Reps begins fresh probe after stalling earlier exercise

Elizabeth AtimeJuly 27, 20244 min

Almost one year after concluding an investigation on oil theft and stalling on the report, another committee of the House of Representatives has vowed to unravel how Nigeria lost over $10bn to the plague in the last 7 months. One year after an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives concluded investigation into oil theft and failing to act on a report laid before plenary, another panel of the parliament has begun another probe. This...

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