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The bill seeking protection and assistance for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in line provisions of the Kampala Convention has been assented to by President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), also known as the Kampala Convention. This move is aimed at strengthening humanitarian protection and safeguarding the rights and dignity of displaced persons in Nigeria. The legislation, titled...

At the chapel commissioning, first lady of Nigeria,  Senator Oluremi Tinubu, called on lawmakers to recognise that they remain accountable for the laws they pass Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged members of the National Assembly to remain conscious that beyond their constitutional duty to legislate for over 200 million citizens, they are ultimately accountable to God for every law they make and every decision they take. She delivered the admonition at the dedication...

The association said the chapel’s dedication would be the beginning of a new chapter in strengthening spiritual fellowship among Christian legislators and staff The Christian Legislators Fellowship of the National Assembly has announced that Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, alongside former Head of State Yakubu Gowon, and former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, will attend the commissioning and dedication of a 750-capacity Christian chapel at the National Assembly on Sunday, March 1, 2026. The...

As the National Assembly resumes plenary today, both chambers will fast-track the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution alongside the 2026 budget and electoral reforms  The National Assembly resumes plenary today with lawmakers expected to prioritise deliberations on President Bola Tinubu’s ₦58.47 trillion 2026 budget proposal, alongside far-reaching amendments to Nigeria’s electoral framework. Both chambers had embarked on five weeks of Christmas and New Year recess on December 23, 2025. Parliament Reports recalls that while...

National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) has thrown their weight behind President Tinubu’s relection, calls for constitutional entrenchment of rotational presidency The National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) has called for the constitutional entrenchment of rotational presidency between Nigeria’s North and South, describing it as essential for equity, political stability and national unity. The call formed part of resolutions reached at the Forum’s 2026 National Summit held in Abuja, themed “National Unity and Nation Building:...