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Reps summon labour minister over NSITF board delay

Leah TwakiMarch 5, 20252 min

The labour minister and NSITF Managing Director have been summoned by House committee on public petitions The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, over his failure to constitute the board of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). The summons follows a petition by Obasi-Pherson Help Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), which expressed concerns that while President Bola Tinubu had appointed a Managing Director...

Senate

‘Akpabio must go’ Natasha supporters protest in NASS

Sharon EboesomiMarch 5, 20252 min

However, their demonstration was cut short as security operatives from the Nigeria Police Force intervened, deploying tear gas to disperse the crowd. A coalition of civil society organisations staged a protest at the national assembly gate on Wednesday, calling for Senate President Godswill Akpabio to step down to allow for an independent investigation into allegations made by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The demonstrators arrived as early as 8 a.m., just before the senate’s plenary session commenced, holding...

House of Representatives

Reps demand halt to subscription hike for DStv, GOtv

Leah TwakiMarch 4, 20253 min

MultiChoice has been directed by the House of Representatives to suspend its subscription hike until investigations are carried out The House of Representatives has directed MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv and GOtv, to suspend its recently announced increase in subscription prices, citing concerns over its impact on Nigerian consumers. According to the statement by the company, the new price hike began from March 1, 2025. The latest price review will increase the DStv Compact...

House of Representatives

Reps gives 8 oil firms 72 hours ultimatum over N9.4trn unpaid royalties

Leah TwakiMarch 4, 20256 min

While Belema Oil Producing Ltd honoured Monday’s summon by the PAC, eight other oil companies who failed have been given 72 hours to appear The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given eight oil companies a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it and address allegations of failing to remit N9.4 trillion in royalties to the federation account. The committee’s probe follows findings from a report by the Office of the Auditor General for...

House of Representatives

Reps committee approves SEDC 2025 budget

Leah TwakiMarch 4, 20253 min

The South East Development Commission (SEDC) gets legislative approval for N250 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year The House of Representatives committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC) has approved the commission’s N250 billion budget for 2025, marking what has been described as the beginning of a long-overdue development in the region. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Chris Nkwonta (APC Abia), told journalists in Abuja after the budget defense by the SEDC management...

Senate

Meet Sen. Imasuen, the ethics committee chairman probing the Natasha-Akpabio faceoff

Sharon EboesomiMarch 3, 20256 min

Imasuen takes the spotlight as the senate braces for a high-stakes showdown as its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions takes center stage in the unfolding Natasha-Akpabio drama. As tensions continue to rise between Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the senate committee on ethics, privileges, and public petition is expected to launch a formal investigation into the altercations and allegations involving the two lawmakers. Parliament Reports recalls that following...

House of Representatives

Reps to probe oil companies over ₦9.4 trn public debt

Leah TwakiMarch 3, 20255 min

Chevron, Shell, Total, Seplat and other oil companies are to face the House Committee on Public Account in a week long probe over N9.4 trillion owed to the Federation Account Chevron Nigeria Ltd, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Total E&P Nigeria, Oando Oil Ltd, Seplat Energy and other oil companies have been summoned to an investigative hearings by the House of Representatives, through its Committee on Public Accounts, to address outstanding debts of N9.4 trillion owed ...

House of Representatives Senate

Tinubu signs ₦54.99 trillion 2025 budget into law

Sharon EboesomiMarch 1, 20252 min

This marks a 99.96% increase from the 2024 budget of ₦27.5 trillion, reflecting the administration’s commitment to infrastructure, economic growth, and debt management. President Bola Tinubu has signed the ₦54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law. The bill was signed on Friday at a brief ceremony at the State House in Abuja. Parliament Reports recalls that the bill, was passed by the National Assembly on February 13, after increasing it from the initial N49.7 trillion...

Senate

Mrs Akpabio dismisses Natasha’s allegations, vows legal action

Sharon EboesomiMarch 1, 20254 min

Meanwhile, Sen Ireti recalled a conversation in which Natasha mentioned that Akpabio had asked to meet her at a hotel. The wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, has strongly refuted the sexual harassment allegations leveled against her husband, Senator Godswill Akpabio, by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking to journalists shortly after the allegations surfaced, Mrs. Akpabio described them as baseless and a product of wild imagination. She recalled the longstanding cordial relationship between...

Senate

Natasha accuses Akpabio of sexual harassment

Sharon EboesomiFebruary 28, 202513 min

“Now that you’re a senator, I’m going to create time for us to come spend quality moments here, you will enjoy it.” Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi central) has leveled severe allegations against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of making inappropriate sexual advances toward her. The lawmaker made the allegations during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, citing a pattern of personal and political frustrations she has faced as a...

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