Senate wants oil thieves treated as terrorists

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,  has said the Senate is considering stiffer penalties for crude oil thieves, including charging them with terrorism. Speaking at the opening of a two-day publi...

16th May 2025

Provide better funding for educational institutions, minister urges Reps

The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has urged the National Assembly to improve their budgetary allocation to existing institutions instead of creating new ones. Alausa stated this in a memoran...

15th May 2025

Senate mulls stiffer sanctions for oil thieves

The Senate is currently considering the enforcement of stiffer penalties against oil theft, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said. Speaking during the opening of a two-day public hea...

15th May 2025

Nigeria to lead Africa in raw materials export- Akpabio

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that the passage of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Amendment Bill would pave the way for Nigeria to assume its place a...

15th May 2025

Reps to investigate JAMB’s 2025 UTME's 'technical error'

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the technical error that led to the mass failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and...

15th May 2025

JUST IN: Two NNPP Reps defect to APC

Two House of Representatives members, Kabiru Usman and Abdullahi Sani, elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party on Thursday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The notic...

15th May 2025

Reps move to make voting compulsory for Nigerians

A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Sp...

15th May 2025

Rice devt council bill scales second reading

The Senate on Wednesday passed through second reading a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council to reposition the sub-sector in the agriculture value chain. Titled “A Bill fo...

15th May 2025

Reps to investigate remittances to RMRDC

The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the irregularities in the remittance of a two per cent surcharge on imports to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council by the Nigeria Cust...

15th May 2025

Senate confirms five INEC RECs

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission, following their nominations by President Bola Tinubu in Ma...

15th May 2025

Bandits feeding kidnapped babies to dogs, Zamfara rep alleges

A member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, Aminu Jaji, has decried the worsening security situation in his state, alleging that armed insurgents have degenerated to the point of feed...

15th May 2025

High interest rates injurious to economy – Reps

The House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development on Wednesday warned the Central Bank of Nigeria to be mindful of the unintended consequences of maintaining high in...

15th May 2025

Abbas laments shipping glitches, revenue loss to Nigeria’s neighbours

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday called for reforms to address bottlenecks in the import and export chain in the maritime sector. The Speaker stated this while...

15th May 2025

Rice Devt Council bill scales second reading

The Senate on Wednesday passed through second reading a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council to reposition the sub-sector in the agriculture value chain. Titled “A Bill fo...

14th May 2025

Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs, says Zamfara lawmaker

A member of the House of Representatives, Aminu Jaji, has lamented the worsening security situation in Zamfara State, saying things have degenerated to a point where babies in captivity were fed to do...

14th May 2025

Reps to investigate remittances to RMRDC

The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the irregularities in the remittance of a two per cent Surcharge on imports to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council by the Nigeria Cust...

14th May 2025

Enforce mandatory diphtheria immunisation, treatment, Reps charge FG

In a bid to address the dangers posed by diphtheria, the House of Representatives has called on the relevant Federal Government agencies to carry out a mandatory immunisation, testing and treatment of...

14th May 2025

Declare state of emergency on Kano industrial estates, Reps tell FG

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency on ailing Bompai, Sharada and Chalawa Industrial Estates, all in Kano State, given their...

14th May 2025

Reps shoot down bill seeking rotational presidency

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment bill seeking to mandate the rotation of the offices of the President and Vice President among the six geopolitical zones. Th...

14th May 2025

Senate amends S'South, S'West, N'Central development commissions establishment acts

The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Acts establishing the South-South, South-West, and North-Central Development Commissions, to provide for the appointment of more executive directors to enhance effi...

13th May 2025