From a troubling public debt profile of ₦121.67 trillion to continuous economic hardship, the national assembly’s response to amend the fiscal responsibility law portends relief for a beleagued economy The Birth of a Legislative FrameworkIn 2007, Nigeria stood at a crossroads. The country, rich in resources but plagued by fiscal mismanagement, needed a change. In response to this pressing need, the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007 was born. This legislative framework was designed to...
The new livestock ministry comes amid unabating clashes between farmers and herders across different parts of the country President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the creation of a federal ministry of livestock development. The President gave the approval during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. This approval is coming 10 months after the President approved the establishment of the presidential...
It’s a new plenary week at the National Assembly, and our Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LİFE) highlights pivotal issues citizens expect the parliament to address. This week, the National Assembly is set to embark on deliberations concerning several pressing national issues that mirror the nation’s diverse political, cultural, and socio-economic landscape. As citizens’ representatives at the national level, lawmakers are expected to tackle issues ranging from insecurity to national grid collapse, LGBTQ controversies, and alleged...
The debate about whether the National Assembly has traded its power of oversight with a rubber stamp tag continues to rage Salihu Lukman, former vice chairman APC (north-west) A former vice chairman (north-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Salihu Lukman, recently stoked the hornet’s nest when he accused the 10th National Assembly (NASS)...
Amid endless demands from Nigerians for lawmakers to disclose their salaries and allowances, ex-Speaker Dogara makes revealing claims A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has revealed that his monthly salary was less than N400,000, while his monthly allowance as a presiding officer was N25 million. Speaking at the legislative open week held on July 3, 2024, at the national assembly complex in Abuja, Dogara highlighted the substantial financial pressures faced by...
Senators from the Southeast region of Nigeria have demanded the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Senators from the south-east geopolitical zone of the country have called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The federal lawmakers made the demand in a eeting with Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. They were...
A growing number of legislators in the national assembly are being spotted wearing President Tinubu’s cap, raising cogent questions on legislative independence, democratic wellbeing, and government accountability In Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly, a peculiar trend has emerged: lawmakers donning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signature cap. The distinctive design long associated with the president has found its way onto the heads of numerous lawmakers in parliament, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio thereby sparking discussions about the...
Reports that the senate would approve the purchase of new aircrafts for the presidential fleet are the handiwork of propagandists, according to Akpabio The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed reports that the 10th Senate is proposing the procurement of new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Senator Kashim Shettima. Speaking to newsmen in Maiduguri shortly after leading a delegation to pay a condolence visit to Senator Tahir Monguno over the...
Nigeria’s Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations said the National Assembly (NASS) must prioritize the interest of citizens at all times A group of civil society organizations under the aegies of the Nigeria Network of Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations (NNPMO) has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to prioritize the interest of citizens above political and personal pursuits. The NNPMOs, which are a cluster of civil society organizations that promote transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in parliamentary processes and...
After serving 75 days out of the prescribed 90 days, the Senate recalled Ningi, who was suspended on March 12, 2023, for accusing its leadership of fraudulently smuggling projects into the 2024 budget. Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central) finally returned to the National Assembly after his suspension, which lasted 75 days instead of 90 days. Senator Ningi seemed excited to be back in the Senate and was among the first legislators to arrive at...
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