News

Reps constitute conference committee on electoral bill

Leah TwakiFebruary 6, 20262 min

Just like the Senate, the House of Representatives has constituted a bipartisan conference committee on the electoral bill to harmonise areas of difference between the versions passed by both chambers of the National Assembly The House of Representatives has constituted a bipartisan Conference Committee on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to harmonise areas of difference between the versions passed by both chambers of the National Assembly. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on...

Senate

Senate okays electoral bill without mandatory electronic results transmission

Leah TwakiFebruary 6, 20264 min

Senate passes electoral bill retaining controversial provision allowing transmission of results in a manner prescribed by INEC The long-anticipated approval of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill was granted on Wednesday, with the Senate passing the legislation after hours of intense debate. The Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, but approved wide-ranging amendments that significantly alter election timelines, penalties for electoral offences and voter accreditation procedures. A major point...

House of Representatives

Agric Funds: Reps move to compel CBN, NIRSAL, banks

Leah TwakiFebruary 4, 20264 min

NIRSAL microfinance bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), SunTrust Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have been mandated to appear before the House committee investigating agricultural intervention funds The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating Agricultural Subsidies, Intervention Funds, Aids and Grants Programmes from 2015 to 2025 has expressed strong displeasure over what it described as persistent disregard for parliamentary invitations by key government agencies and financial institutions. At...

House of Representatives

Reps probe revenue from port and airport concessions

Leah TwakiFebruary 4, 20265 min

The House of Representatives has commenced investigations into the concession of federal air and seaport terminals, as well as related shipping activities, from 2006 to 2025 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday inaugurated an investigation into the concession of federal air and seaport terminals, as well as related shipping activities, spanning 2006 to 2025. The probe will be conducted by an ad-hoc committee chaired by Re. Kolawole Akinlayo, with...

Senate

Senate adjourns without decision on electoral bill

Leah TwakiFebruary 4, 20264 min

After another prolonged closed-door session, the Senate is yet to have a clear outcome on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill The long-awaited Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill again hit a brick wall on Tuesday as the Senate failed, for the second sitting in a row, to conclude deliberations on the proposed reforms after another prolonged closed-door session that ended without any clear outcome. Lawmakers spent about four and a half hours in an executive session examining...

Senate

2026 Budget: Drama as Senators lament funding gaps

Leah TwakiJanuary 31, 20264 min

A mild drama erupted in Senate as lawmakers cried out over paucity of funds which they said has crippled operations of standing committees and undermined effective budget implementation There was mild drama in the Senate on Friday as several lawmakers voiced frustration over inadequate funding, which they said has crippled the operations of standing committees and undermined effective budget implementation. The concerns were raised during a meeting between the Senate Committee on Appropriations and chairmen...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

Between Reform and Rhetoric: GESI Bills in Pre-Election Year | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJanuary 31, 20264 min

As the National Assembly resumes its legislative duty for this year, 2026, it is imperative to know what lies at stake for GESI bills this year, as this is the year before the 2027 general elections, when legislative priorities start to compete with campaign calculations, and when difficult reforms are often deferred in favour of safer political ground. In this Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker, we discuss the fate of GESI bills in...

House of Representatives

House of Reps advance 2026 budget consideration

Leah TwakiJanuary 30, 20263 min

The House of Representatives has passed the second reading of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, and adjourned for two weeks to allow for budget scrutiny The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill for second reading, setting the stage for detailed legislative scrutiny of the proposal. The budget, anchored on macroeconomic stability, improved security, and increased investment in capital projects, was first presented to a joint sitting of the National Assembly...

House of Representatives

Reps eulogise outgoing clerk, Danzaria, at valedictory session

Leah TwakiJanuary 30, 20266 min

The House of Representatives gets a new Clerk as Dr. Yahaya H. Danzaria bows out of the service of the National Assembly The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, alongside principal officers and members, on Thursday paid glowing tributes to the outgoing Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya H. Danzaria, describing his retirement as the end of a distinguished career marked by integrity, professionalism and unwavering commitment to parliamentary democracy. The tributes...

Senate

Senate to hold closed-door briefing on US airstrikes in Sokoto

Leah TwakiJanuary 29, 20264 min

“Security is not something we discuss in the open market,” Senate President Akpabio tells Senator Ningi on sidelining the National Assembly in US airstrikes in Nigeria The Senate on Wednesday declined to open a public debate on the December 25, 2025, United States airstrikes targeting terrorist camps in Sokoto State. This followed concerns raised by Senator Abdul Ningi regarding the National Assembly’s exclusion from discussions before the operation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio ruled that the...

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