•FCT The traditional ruler of Karshi chiefdom in Abuja, His Royal Highness Alhaji Isma’ila Mohammed, has called for urgent constitutional reforms to grant the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) greater senatorial representation and additional area councils. He argued that, despite the FCT’s large population and vast landmass, its political repres...
•Audu Ogbeh Nigeria’s former Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh has faulted the voice vote that members of the National Assembly used to approve the emergency rule proclamation of President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. “Ayes and nays do not give us a clear picture of the position and the moral authority of individual senators or members […...
•Senator Florence Ita-Giwa Former Presidential Adviser, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has faulted Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment claim, saying once women become senators, they can’t be sexually harassed. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had recently claimed on a live television programme that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, fr...
•Governor Soludo and gunmen Labour Party (LP) senators and members of the House of Representatives from Anambra State, have decried the ‘alarming’ insecurity in the state, urging Governor Charles Soludo to take urgent steps to contain the situation. The lawmakers noted that killings, kidnappings and other violent crimes had become daily occurr...
•The Nigerian Senate Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic ...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today protested entry of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chair, Zacch Adedeji and consultants to the Senate. This was after the Upper Chamber suspended its rules to admit Adedeji and the consultants to explain what the Tax Reform Bill entailed, reports Channels TV. However, before they were admitted, a sli...
•The Nigerian Senate Following the creation of the Ministry of Regional Development by President Bola Tinubu, a slight ruckus ensued on the floor of the Senate today over the source of funding recommended for regional commissions. This came during a clause-by-clause consideration of the South-South Development Commission Establishment Bill 202...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio Senators today passed a vote of confidence on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The vote of confidence on the Presiding Officer of the Senate came on the heels of reports that his colleagues have plans to impeach him. Some online media platforms (not The Frontier) yesterday speculated that the presidenc...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate Committee on Constitution Review has concluded its two-day retreat on the amendments to the 1999 constitution in Kano and agreed to include full autonomy for local governments in the country’s legal document. The federal lawmakers, however, expressed divergent views on the issue of state police, reports Daily Trust....
•Nigerian Senate Southern and Northern Senators yesterday disagreed over the agitation for the reintroduction of a regional form of government in Nigeria. The Senators spoke sidelines of the ongoing two-day retreat of the Senate Adhoc Committee on Constitution Review in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) in Kano, re...
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