Senate mourns as Senator Barinada Mpigi representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District dies after a brief illness The Senate was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented the Rivers South-East senatorial district and served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Works. The news of his passing was confirmed on Thursday that the lawmaker died at the age of 64 after a brief illness. Until his passing, Mpigi was...
#FixPolitics Africa has criticised the decision of the National Assembly of Nigeria to weaken provisions on the electronic transmission of election results and questioned the swift assent by the President Civic advocacy group, #FixPolitics Africa, has raised the alarm over what it described as a growing democratic crisis following the passage and signing of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026, warning that the dilution of key electoral reforms threatens public trust ahead of the 2027...
The AGF lamented that inadequate budgetary allocations and delays in fund releases undermine justice sector reforms The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has raised concerns over persistent inadequate funding allocation and delays in the release of appropriated funds, describing them as major obstacles to effective justice sector reforms. Fagbemi spoke on Wednesday while presenting the 2026 budget proposal of the Federal Ministry of Justice before the House of Representatives Committee...
The security and intelligence committee has faulted the 2026 budget, saying the intelligence sub-sector is poorly funded and falls short of the vision painted by President Tinubu Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Rep. Ahmad Satomi, has decried what he described as abysmal funding for Nigeria’s intelligence sub-sector in the 2026 budget proposal. He urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently prioritise and enhance funding for intelligence and security agencies....
The House of Representatives has lamented that Nigeria losses an estimated ₦8 trillion annually to fiscal waivers and concessions The House of Representatives’ ad-hoc Committee on the Review of Tax and Export Incentives, Waivers and Exemptions has raised concern that Nigeria loses an estimated ₦8 trillion annually to fiscal waivers and concessions. Chairman of the committee, Rep. James Abiodun Faleke, disclosed this in a statement, assuring that the panel will conduct periodic reviews of the...
The joint National Assembly committee expressed outrage over the zero release of capital funds to the Ministry of Interior, a recurring concern raised by MDAs in the ongoing 2026 budget defence exercise The joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives has expressed serious concern over the non-release of capital funds allocated to the Federal Ministry of Interior. The committee described the situation as a major setback to project execution and institutional performance....
The House of Representatives has approved the harmonised Electoral Act amendment Bill following a tense and rowdy session marked by loud exchanges, repeated voice votes, and a walkout by opposition lawmakers The House of Representatives on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session and split along party lines as it adopted the Senate’s version of Section 60(3) of the proposed Electoral Act amendment, triggering a walkout by opposition lawmakers. The development followed the House’s decision to...
The House of Representatives ordered the Accountant-General and Auditor-General to submit four years of Federal Government financial statements The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has raised concerns over the payment of ₦9.8 billion to vendors of the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) in 2024, questioning the value delivered by the platform despite the huge expenditure. The committee noted that GIFMIS has failed to achieve its core mandate of ensuring...
A mild tension hit the House of Representatives on Tuesday as some members rejected a motion seeking an amendment of electoral bill which mandated real-time electronic transmission of results A mild tension erupted at the emergency sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday following the rejection of a motion seeking the rescission and recommittal of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025. The motion was moved after Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
The Reserved Seats for Women Bill Campaign Coalition has called for urgent legislative action following the release of the timetable for the 2027 General Elections by INEC The Reserved Seats for Women Bill Campaign Coalition has called for urgent legislative action following the release of the timetable for the 2027 General Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, warning that the window for meaningful reform is rapidly closing. In a statement signed by Hammed Adejare,...
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