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As shades of protests rock National Assembly | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeFebruary 21, 20265 min

Recent protests in the National Assembly have drawn fresh attention to the state of gender equality and social inclusion within the National Assembly One of such protests is the exclusion of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi) from the Senate committee on North Central Development Commission (NCDC) meeting. The second is the organised protests by women’s groups at the National Assembly demanding passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. Both protests highlight ongoing tensions between...

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Senate mourns as Rivers senator dies at 64

Leah TwakiFebruary 21, 20262 min

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...

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FixPolitics condemns dilution of electoral reforms

Leah TwakiFebruary 20, 20264 min

#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...

House of Representatives

AGF decries funding gaps as major threat to justice sector reforms

Leah TwakiFebruary 20, 20263 min

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...

House of Representatives

Reps decry ‘abysmal’ funding for national security

Leah TwakiFebruary 19, 20265 min

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....

House of Representatives

Reps flags ₦8trn annual loss to tax and export incentives

Leah TwakiFebruary 18, 20264 min

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...

House of Representatives Senate

Lawmakers fume over zero fund release to interior ministry

Leah TwakiFebruary 18, 20263 min

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....

House of Representatives Senate

Reps walk-out over adoption of Senate’s version of electoral bill

Leah TwakiFebruary 18, 20266 min

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...

House of Representatives

Accountability: Reps queries ₦9.8bn government payments

Leah TwakiFebruary 18, 20264 min

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...

House of Representatives

Electronic Transmission of Results: Reps row as electoral bill is amended

Leah TwakiFebruary 18, 20263 min

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,...

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