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Reps move to set new age, educational requirements for president, govs

Leah TwakiMarch 27, 20253 min

Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, others might not be able to contest elections again as a bill proposing a new age and education requirements for president, governors passed second reading The House of Representatives has advanced a bill seeking to amend the educational and age qualifications for the offices of president, vice president, governors, and deputy governors in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ikeagwuonu Onyinye Ugochinyere (PDP Imo), successfully passed second reading on Thursday. According to...

Senate

Senate considers same-day elections to curb electoral expenses

Sharon EboesomiMarch 27, 20254 min

Sen. Mustapha underscored the urgent need for electoral reforms, highlighting the rising financial burden of elections in Nigeria. The senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to reduce election costs and introduce same-day voting for all elective offices in Nigeria. Titled the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the proposed legislation was sponsored by Sen. Saliu Mustapha (APC, Kwara central) and was first read on February 12, 2025....

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Senate rejects motion to rename INEC headquarters after Nwosu

Sharon EboesomiMarch 27, 20259 min

The senate dismissed requests to immortalise him but agreed to observe a minute silence in his honour. The senate has has thrown out prayers contained in a motion seeking to rename the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu. He was a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC) who conducted the historic June 12, 1993, presidential election. The motion, re-sponsored by Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe on...

House of Representatives

Reps task health ministry, NCDC on meningitis outbreak

Leah TwakiMarch 27, 20254 min

The House of Representatives has called for coordinated government intervention to curb the outbreak of meningitis in Kebbi state The House of Representatives has raised alarm over the devastating outbreak of meningitis in several communities in Kebbi state, which has already claimed 97 lives and led to 546 confirmed cases. The lawmakers called for immediate and coordinated government intervention to curb the disease’s rapid spread and prevent further loss of life. This resolution followed a...

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Follow the Money: Reps inaugurates panel on road maintenance charge

Leah TwakiMarch 27, 20254 min

The House of Representatives is set to uncover the truth about 5percent charge on petrol and diesel for road maintenance as the ad-hoc committee was inaugurated The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the full implementation and remittance of the statutory 5 percent charge on petrol and diesel for road maintenance. Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, made this known on Wednesday while inaugurating an ad-hoc committee to investigate the compliance...

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Telecoms: Senate moves to probe rising data costs

Sharon EboesomiMarch 26, 20254 min

Sen. Ekpenyong lamented how service providers have increased data costs by about 200 percent, placing significant financial strain on millions of Nigerians. The senate has directed its committee on communications to investigate the recent surge in the cost of data services across the country and recommend measures to ensure a more sustainable and business-friendly telecommunications sector. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion on “The urgent need to address the increased cost of data...

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Reps order forensic probe into N1.2 trillion Sukuk funds

Leah TwakiMarch 26, 202514 min

House committee on Works has been mandated to investigate N1.242 trillion SUKUK funds raised between 2017 and 2024 for federal road projects The House of Representatives has directed its committee on works to conduct a forensic investigation into the allocation, expenditure, and outcomes of the N1.242 trillion SUKUK funds raised between 2017 and 2024 for federal road projects. The committee’s mandate includes identifying instances of fund diversion, cost inflation, or contractor noncompliance in the execution...

Senate

Drama in senate as Abaribe walks out over June 12 hero

Sharon EboesomiMarch 26, 202516 min

Abaribe fired back, insisting that senators must be allowed to make personal explanations when proposing motions or bills. Tensions rose in the senate on Wednesday as Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia south) clashed with the leader of the senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, over a motion to immortalise the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu and the significance of June 12 in Nigeria’s democratic journey. During plenary, Sen. Abaribe came under Order 41 and 51 seeking the senate’s...

Senate

Natasha: Sen. Nwebonyi in fiery exchange with Ezekwesili

Sharon EboesomiMarch 25, 20256 min

Imasuen dismissed the hearing and announced the senate was washing its hands off the sexual harassment case Tension erupted at the National Assembly on Tuesday as Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, engaged in a heated verbal exchange during a senate ethics committee hearing over sexual harassment allegations involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio and suspended Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ezekwesili was present at the hearing to show solidarity with...

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‘End jailbreaks’ – Akpabio tasks Nwakuche after senate confirmation

Sharon EboesomiMarch 25, 20252 min

In the last eight years, Nigeria has witnessed the escape of over 7,000 inmates from various correctional facilities across the country. The President of the senate, Godswill Akpabio has charged the newly confirmed Controller-General (CG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, to tackle the rising cases of jailbreaks across the country. Akpabio issued the directive on Tuesday after the senate, during plenary, confirmed Nwakuche’s appointment following the presentation of the report by...

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