Sharon Eboesomi, Author at Parliament Reports

Tinubu seeks fresh loans, bonds to fund infrastructure and pensions

Sharon EboesomiMay 27, 20254 min

President Tinubu has made several previous appeals to the national assembly for borrowing approvals since assuming office. President Bola Tinubu has asked the national assembly to approve a new set of loans totalling $21.5 billion in foreign borrowing and ₦757.9 billion from the domestic bond market to tackle pressing national needs, including pension debts. In a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary, Tinubu explained that the proposed 2025–2026 borrowing plan is...

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Electricity tariff hikes and heightened senate silence

Sharon EboesomiMay 23, 20258 min

Despite citizens being so hard-pressed on incessant utility tariff hikes, the senate passed only only motion which called for a halt to electricity bills raise. The Tinubu administration went ahead with the electricty hike with a deafening silence from lawmakers By all standards, electricity remains a basic amenity. Yet in Nigeria, it has become a luxury. Despite persistent national outrage over the rising cost of electricity, the 10th senate has entertained just one motion specifically...

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Tinubu seeks senate approval for Rivers 2025 budget

Sharon EboesomiMay 22, 20253 min

Under Regulation 4, Substitution 2(f) of the Emergency Rule (Rivers State) Regulations 2025, any expenditure from the state’s Consolidated Revenue Fund must be approved by the national assembly in the absence of a functioning state assembly. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted the 2025 Appropriation Bill of Rivers State to the senate for consideration and approval, citing the ongoing state of emergency imposed in the oil-rich state since March 2025. The request, conveyed in a...

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Senate advances bill to regulate informal sector employment

Sharon EboesomiMay 21, 20256 min

Under the proposed law, only licensed agencies would be allowed to operate employment services, and those licenses would only be issued upon verification that the agency complies with prescribed ethical and legal standards. The senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate and formalise employment practices in the informal sector, including domestic work, apprenticeships, and internships. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Sani Musa (APC, Niger east), also seeks to empower the...

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Senate mulls arrest warrants as NNPCL auditors shun summons

Sharon EboesomiMay 20, 20256 min

The committee warned that if the auditors fail to appear by the newly set deadline, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 2:00 PM, the senate will be compelled to exercise its constitutional powers to issue warrants of arrest. The senate has once again issued a stern warning over what it calls a “recurring pattern of disregard” for legislative oversight, threatening to invoke its constitutional powers to issue arrest warrants against external auditors of the Nigerian National...

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Oversight: Insecurity, Senate and Summits | ANALYSIS

Sharon EboesomiMay 15, 20256 min

By opting for the easy option of summits, the senate appears to have abandoned its oversight responsibilities to check insecurity in Nigeria Last week, the senate resolved to convene a national security summit. However for Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi central), the proposal was symptomatic of a deeper malaise: the legislative branch’s addiction to talkshops and photo-ops, while hard questions about money, procurement, and accountability are left unanswered. During plenary penultimate Tuesay, Sen. Ningi rebuked...

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Senate passes second reading of N1.78tn 2025 FCT budget

Sharon EboesomiMay 14, 20253 min

Bamidele noted that the FCT appropriation was designed to ensure the completion of ongoing projects that have direct impact on infrastructure and the wellbeing of FCT residents. The senate on Wednesday passed the second reading of a bill seeking to authorise the appropriation of N1.78 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for the 2025 fiscal year. The appropriation bill, sent to the senate by President Bola Tinubu, seeks to authorise the issuance of...

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BREAKING: 3 Kebbi senators dump PDP for APC

Sharon EboesomiMay 13, 20253 min

The senators cited internal differences within the PDP and a disconnect from the aspirations of Nigerians as reasons for their defection. In a significant political development, all three serving senators from Kebbi State – Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Musa Maidoki (Kebbi South), have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made during Tuesday’s plenary, where Deputy Senate President Jibrin...

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Senate and the oil and gas sector | Motions & Movement

Sharon EboesomiMay 9, 202516 min

Since its inauguration in June 2023, Nigeria’s 10th senate has found itself navigating one of the most complex and politically charged terrains in the country’s economic landscape: the extractive sector. Long a cornerstone of national revenue and political patronage, the extractive sector has once again emerged as a flashpoint, this time amid economic recalibration, subsidy removal and refinery rehabilitation. The senate has found itself squarely in the middle of Nigeria’s energy transition crossroads. This article...

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Senate passes remaining two tax reform bills

Sharon EboesomiMay 8, 20256 min

The reforms were designed to address Nigeria’s weak tax-to-GDP ratio, reduce the cost of tax compliance, and broaden the revenue base without increasing rates. The senate on Thursday, 8 May 2025, passed the remaining two of the four tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The two bills passed at Thursday’s plenary are the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill and the Nigeria Tax Bill. Their passage marks the conclusion of the...

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