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Electoral Bill: CSOs Write National Assembly, Highlight Cross-referencing Errors

Electoral Amendment Bill
Want contentious sections corrected before resending to Buhari for assent A group of eight civil society organisations (CSOs) have written a letter to the senate president, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, SpeakerRead More

Electoral Bill: Senators Resolve To Consult House Members, Constituents On Way Forward

Electoral Amendment Bill
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to consult with the House of Representatives before taking a definite action on the 2021 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill which President Muhammadu Buhari refused toRead More

House Invites INEC Chairman Over N500bn Cost Implications To Conduct Direct Primaries

House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has invited the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to explain the cost implication of conducting direct primaries by political partiesRead More

Gbajabiamila Seeks Renewed Nigeria-Japan Bilateral Ties

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for the deepening of the existing bilateral relations between Nigeria and Japan. Gbajabiamila made the call while receivingRead More

2023: Former House Of Reps Aspirant Seeks Power Shift To Young Talented Nigerians

Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya
A former House of Representatives aspirant in Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency of Kwara State under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya has canvassed for power shift toRead More

House Minority Caucus Decries FG’s Clampdown Of Media

Ndudi Elumelu
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has frowned at the Federal Government’s growing clampdown on the media as well as the lack of professionalism and neutrality on theRead More

NNPC Fixes Base Oil Price For 2022 At $57, $61 for 2023

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday projected a medium term base crude oil price scenario of $57 to a barrel for 2022; $61 for 2023 and $62 for 2024.Read More

House Threatens to Withhold CAC’s 2022 Budget over Missing Financial Reports

House of Representatives
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has threatened to withhold the 2022 budgetary allocation to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) over non-rendition of its financial statements in the pastRead More

Execution And Tracking Of Constituency Projects In Nigeria: Matters Arising

Constituency Projects
Simply put, Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIPs), also known as Constituency Projects (CPs), are projects that are conceptualised and executed on behalf of legislators in their respective constituencies by contractors. TheyRead More

House Invites IG Over Tinted Glass Permits

Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Baba
The House of Representatives has mandated its committee on police affairs to invite the Inspector General of Police (IG) Usman Alkali Baba to clarify issues relating to his directives toRead More