The Senate has approved President Tinubu’s request for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to support a regional peace effort following a botched coup attempt The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to support a regional peace and stabilisation mission aimed at protecting democratic governance in West Africa. The approval came after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a...
The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has accused President Tinubu and APC of prioritising 2027 re-election over addressing Nigeria’s security and welfare of citizens The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to prioritise the welfare and security of Nigerians over preparations for the 2027 general elections, warning that the country is sliding deeper into crisis. The...
The Reserved Seats for Women Bill initiative is not designed to take anything away from men or reduce existing constituencies but an additional seats to be contested for by only women The proposed constitutional amendment seeking to create special legislative seats exclusively for women is aimed at expanding political inclusion rather than displacing existing representation. Chidozie Aja, special adviser (legislative) in the office of the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, said this during a...
In this edition of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we spotlight two critical developments from the National Assembly: one addressing the rising vulnerability of Nigerian children online; and the other examining funding gaps affecting women’s welfare and gender equality interventions. Child online access protection bill: Strengthening safeguards for vulnerable children In the House of Representatives, the House Leader, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo), led the debate on the child online access protection...
Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, has a 72-hour deadline to appear before House Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over ₦26bn audit queries or face sanction The House of Representatives has given the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, a 72-hour deadline to appear before its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over audit queries totalling more than ₦26 billion. He is expected to face the committee on Tuesday, December 9,...
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating Nigeria’s power sector reforms and expenditure from 2007 to 2024 has accused electricity DisCos for failing to meet power supply demands, saying firms failed to invest after privatisation The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating Nigeria’s power sector reforms and expenditure from 2007 to 2024 has accused electricity distribution companies (DisCos) of undermining the country’s power supply through years of poor investment, inadequate network expansion, and failure to...
Bill seeking death penalty for kidnappers has pass second reading in Senate The Senate on Wednesday passed the second reading of a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act to classify kidnapping, hostage-taking and related offenses as acts of terrorism. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, prescribes the death penalty without the option of a fine or alternative sentence for offenders. Leading the debate on the bill, Senator Bamidele...
Executive Chairman of the FRC, Victor Muruako, and the CEO of OrderPaper, Oke Epia, highlighted critical gaps in the petroleum sector fiscal governance provisions of the PIA 2021, called for the advancement of the amendment FRA 2007, bill stalled at second reading at the National Assembly The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), in collaboration with OrderPaper Nigeria, has renewed its call for amendments to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) 2007 to strengthen public finance management and...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the status and whereabouts of the funds recovered from the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), estimated at over N30 billion, from 2024 to 2025 The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the status and whereabouts of the funds recovered from the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), estimated at over N30 billion, from 2024 to 2025. Parliament Reports recalls that President Bola Tinubu suspended...
Chairman House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Rep. Doguwa has unveiled a new policy brief a joint research publication of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) and OrderPaper Nigeria during a legislative-stateholder engagement The Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Rep. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, on Monday unveiled a new policy brief titled “Governance of Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector: Fiscal Imperatives and the 10th Assembly”, a joint research publication of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission...
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