The House of Representatives has indicted 31 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over financial irregularities involving more than N103.8 billion and $950,000, urging anti-graft agencies to recover the funds.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Bamidele Salam during Tuesday’s plenary,...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) was on Tuesday blocked from entering the National Assembly, weeks after a court declared her suspension unlawful.
Security operatives locked all gates as she arrived with supporters to attend plenary. Her suspension in March...
The National Assembly has suspended all legislative activities for one week following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Clerk to the Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, announced the suspension in a statement on Monday, saying it was in honour of...
The National Assembly has sent the harmonised tax reform bills to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent.
Senator Yemi Adaramodu, spokesperson of the Senate, confirmed this on Monday, noting that legal checks were completed before transmission.
The bills, submitted by Tinubu...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve external loans worth $21.5 billion, €2.2 billion, and 15 billion Japanese yen, to fund key projects in infrastructure, agriculture, education, health, and security across Nigeria.
He also requested...
The Senate and House of Representatives have approved the N54.9 trillion 2025 budget presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The budget allocates:
N3.64 trillion for statutory transfers
N14.31 trillion for debt servicing
N13.06 trillion for recurrent expenditure
N23.96 trillion for capital projects
The bill now awaits presidential assent to become law.
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to federal government agencies, including the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), NIMASA, and FIRS, for failing to appear for the 2025 budget defence.
Committee Chairman Senator Sani Musa warned...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lightened the mood on Wednesday during his 2025 budget presentation to the National Assembly when he mistakenly referred to the 10th Assembly as the 11th.
While addressing the joint session, Tinubu stated, “I hereby present the 2025...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly has been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, confirmed the shift following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President...
President Bola Tinubu is set to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill, amounting to N47.9 trillion, to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
This was confirmed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary. Tinubu...
