“You cannot even resolve the crisis in that Labour Party. Is it the crisis of boko haram that you will come and resolve in Nigeria? The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has taken a swipe at the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, challenging his capacity to lead Nigeria when he “cannot resolve crises” within his own political party. Akpabio made the comments during Thursday’s plenary during his closing remarks...
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Upon resumption, the tax reform bills, long pending before the legislature, appeared as one of the first items addressed, signalling the urgency attached to their consideration. The senate has passed a set of long-awaited tax reform bills aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s outdated tax framework. This followed the presentation of a report by the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Sani Musa (APC, Niger East) during Wednesday’s plenary. The four (4) bills include the Nigeria Tax...
The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, was named as chairman of the committee. The senate has set up an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.). The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the constitution of the committee during the senate’s plenary on Tuesday, explaining that it was established to enhance transparency and accountability in the governance of Rivers State. The Leader of...
Ningi raised alarm over the growing audacity of armed groups, warning that suburbs of the FCT were no longer safe after dark. Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi central) has issued a scathing rebuke of the national assembly’s handling of security oversight, calling for an urgent interrogation of its security-related committees. He pointedly accused the senate of abdicating its constitutional responsibility to scrutinise defence spending and military procurement and opting for summits instead. Ningi made the...
Akpabio reaffirmed that the aim of the summit is to facilitate a holistic and strategic approach to national security. The senate has resolved to organise a two-day national security summit in Abuja as part of efforts to tackle the country’s deepening insecurity and rising global uncertainties. The resolution followed the consideration of a motion sponsored by Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC, Ondo South) and co-sponsored by Sen. Titus Zam (APC, Benue North-West), Sen. Onyeka Nwebonyi (APC,...
At Rembinar 2.0, the NCCC emphasises the role of carbon markets and climate accountability in Nigeria’s tax reform agenda. The Head of Legal Services at the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Awele Ikobi-Anyali, has underscored the urgent need for Nigeria’s fiscal laws and tax reforms to align with climate policy, particularly through the inclusion of a carbon tax mechanism. She made the call while representing the NCCC’s Director-General, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, at the second edition...
NEITI’s Dr. Dieter Bassi highlights how fiscal reforms and EITI principles can align Nigeria’s extractive sector with clean energy goals. The Director of Policy, Planning and Strategy (PPS) at Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Dieter Ahmed Bassi, has emphasised that adopting Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards can significantly strengthen transparency and accountability as Nigeria navigates its energy transition. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series held on Monday, April...
Dr. Orji urged Nigeria to reform tax policies to drive energy transition, warning that fossil fuel bias could derail clean energy goals. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s tax policies to support the country’s energy transition agenda. Speaking at the second edition of the Rembinar Dialogue Series, held on Monday, 28th April 2025, Dr. Orji described the dialogue on...
In a twist of political irony, Omo-Agege is watching that structure absorb his long-time rival, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori. A quiet political earthquake is shaking the roots of Delta State and at the centre of the tremor stands Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, once the undisputed face of opposition and now forced to watch as his political rival, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori, walks into the ruling party through a door he helped build. Oborevwori, a one-time speaker of the...
Only 11 of 157 motions, less than 10%, have directly addressed the urgent issues of flooding and gully erosion. As Nigeria battles the devastating consequences of climate change, including unprecedented flooding and severe erosion, the country’s legislative response has been brought into focus. With the small number of motions debated, some have argued that legislative response is disturbingly disproportionate to the scale of the flooding crisis. Since its inauguration in June 2023, the 10th senate...