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The house of representatives has launched a probe into the disbursement and utilisation of the N200 billion loan provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the national mass metering programme (NMMP) to electricity distribution…

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions threw out Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition, saying the matter was already a subject of litigation. The petition was written by Mr Zubairu Yakubu, one of Senator…

The spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, has confirmed that the National Assembly was duly consulted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before he declared state of emergency Rivers on Tuesday. President Tinubu had in a…

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance yesterday set up a special panel to probe a shortfall of N4 trillion revenue due to indiscriminate waivers given to agencies of government. The joint committee, co-chaired by Senator Sani…

Members of the house of representatives have resolved to slash their salaries by 50 percent due to the pervasive economic hardship across the country. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Thursday,…

Members of House of Representatives Committee investigating the arbitrary increase in cement prices have lashed out at Alhaji Aliko Dangote over failure to honour their invitation. Dangote is the major producer of cement in Nigeria…

A Supplementary Appropriation Bill containing request for a new presidential jet may be forwarded to the National Assembly tomorrow, it was learnt last night. During his May 29 speech to the joint sitting of the Senate and House of…

President Bola Tinubu says an executive bill on the new minimum wage will soon be sent to the national assembly. In his Democracy Day speech on Wednesday, Tinubu said in the process of reforming the economy, he will always listen to the…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The President is scheduled to submit the N26 trillion budget to the lawmakers and give a ceremonial…

Nigerian workers protesting the removal of fuel subsidy at the National Assembly have pulled down the main gate leading into the complex. The protesters, on the platform of the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC)…