Sen. Ekpenyong lamented how service providers have increased data costs by about 200 percent, placing significant financial strain on millions of Nigerians. The senate has directed its committee on communications to investigate the recent surge in the cost of data services across the country and recommend measures to ensure a more sustainable and business-friendly telecommunications sector. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion on “The urgent need to address the increased cost of data...
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House committee on Works has been mandated to investigate N1.242 trillion SUKUK funds raised between 2017 and 2024 for federal road projects The House of Representatives has directed its committee on works to conduct a forensic investigation into the allocation, expenditure, and outcomes of the N1.242 trillion SUKUK funds raised between 2017 and 2024 for federal road projects. The committee’s mandate includes identifying instances of fund diversion, cost inflation, or contractor noncompliance in the execution...
Abaribe fired back, insisting that senators must be allowed to make personal explanations when proposing motions or bills. Tensions rose in the senate on Wednesday as Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia south) clashed with the leader of the senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, over a motion to immortalise the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu and the significance of June 12 in Nigeria’s democratic journey. During plenary, Sen. Abaribe came under Order 41 and 51 seeking the senate’s...
Imasuen dismissed the hearing and announced the senate was washing its hands off the sexual harassment case Tension erupted at the National Assembly on Tuesday as Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, engaged in a heated verbal exchange during a senate ethics committee hearing over sexual harassment allegations involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio and suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ezekwesili was present at the hearing to show solidarity with...
In the last eight years, Nigeria has witnessed the escape of over 7,000 inmates from various correctional facilities across the country. The President of the senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged the newly confirmed Controller-General (CG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, to tackle the rising cases of jailbreaks across the country. Akpabio issued the directive on Tuesday after the senate, during plenary, confirmed Nwakuche’s appointment following the presentation of the report by...
Lawmakers agreed that despite constitutional safeguards, fair representation across ethnic, linguistic, religious, and geographic lines remains elusive. The senate has commenced an investigation into the systemic abuse of the federal character principle in recruitment, promotion, political interference, and uneven infrastructural development across ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in the country. The probe also seeks to assess compliance with Sections 14(3) and 14(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The resolution followed a motion moved by...
39 bills seeking to alter the constitution of Nigeria passed second reading in the House of Representatives today The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the second reading of 39 bills seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The bills, which cover judicial reforms, legislative, inclusive governance, security and policing, electoral matters, and other constitutional issues, were taken in bulk after House Leader Rep. Julius Ihonbvere (APC Edo), suspended the...
Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan called on the public to disregard the viral report claiming she apologised to the senate. Suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi central) has strongly denied reports claiming she tendered an apology to the senate over the allegations that led to her suspension. She described the reports as “false and misleading,” insisting she remains resolute in defending her actions and standing by her constituents. In a statement issued on Monday and titled “Re:...
How well has the much talked about cash transfers impacted on vulnerable and marginalized households and groups in Nigeria? In a bid to alleviate poverty and support vulnerable households, the Nigerian government, in collaboration with the World Bank, launched the Household Uplifting Programme – Conditional Cash Transfers (HUP-CCT) in September 2016. This initiative was designed to provide direct financial assistance to low-income families, enhancing their access to basic needs and improving their overall well-being. However,...
The way and manner the senate handled the president’s state of emergency declaration echoes widespread concerns of a rubber stamp parliament The historic approval of a state of emergency in Rivers state witnessed high-stakes drama that tested Nigeria’s democracy, the rule of law, and the very fabric of legislative independence. Just as the dust from Sen. Natasha’s case began to settle, the senate faced an even bigger storm, the escalating political turmoil in Rivers state....