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First Lady, Gowon, Obasanjo, Jonathan to attend NASS chapel commissioning

Leah TwakiFebruary 26, 20262 min

The association said the chapel’s dedication would be the beginning of a new chapter in strengthening spiritual fellowship among Christian legislators and staff The Christian Legislators Fellowship of the National Assembly has announced that Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, alongside former Head of State Yakubu Gowon, and former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, will attend the commissioning and dedication of a 750-capacity Christian chapel at the National Assembly on Sunday, March 1, 2026. The...

House of Representatives

Reps summon REA boss over renewable energy projects

Leah TwakiFebruary 25, 20265 min

The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has summoned the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has summoned the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, to appear before it on Wednesday, February 26, 2026, over the status of renewable power projects across the country. The summons followed the adoption of a motion by the Committee on Tuesday after Aliyu failed...

House of Representatives

Agency pushes for legislative backing of automotive policy

Leah TwakiFebruary 25, 20266 min

The DG NADDC, Joseph Osanipin, has called for the transformation of Nigeria’s automotive development policy into law The Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Otunba Joseph Osanipin, has called for Nigeria’s automotive policy to be transformed into law, warning that investors will remain cautious without clear legislative backing. Osanipin made the call in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop for members of the House of Representatives Press Corps, organised by the...

House of Representatives Senate

Senate leader details key reforms in Electoral Act 2026

Leah TwakiFebruary 25, 20265 min

The National Assembly has outlined sweeping reforms introduced in the Electoral Act, 2026 The National Assembly has outlined sweeping reforms introduced in the Electoral Act, 2026, describing the new law as a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s electoral integrity ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said the law was the product of extensive consultations spanning two years...

House of Representatives

AEDC: Reps panel slams discriminatory electricity allocation

Leah TwakiFebruary 23, 20264 min

The House panel raised concern over allegations that about 80 per cent of electricity supplied by AEDC is concentrated in the Federal Capital Territory, leaving Kogi, Niger, and Nasarawa states to share the remaining 20 per cent The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee probing power sector reforms and spending between 2006 and 2024 has faulted what it described as a discriminatory electricity allocation pattern by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The panel raised concern...

House of Representatives

Press corps members get health insurance coverage

Leah TwakiFebruary 23, 20264 min

Members of the House of Representatives Press Corps have been enrolled in the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme following the sponsorship of one-year health coverage by House Spokesperson Members of the House of Representatives Press Corps have been enrolled in the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme following the sponsorship of one-year health coverage by the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi. The symbolic presentation of enrolment...

National Assembly Politics Spotlight

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...

Senate

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...

House of Representatives Senate

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...

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