The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the National Assembly to amend Nigeria’s mining laws to prioritize the interests of host communities and resource-producing states. Moving a motion during plenary on Wednesday in Calabar, Hon. Egbe Abeng representing Obubra 1 State constituency, said that the issue requires urgent attention as it concerns the general public. Presenting the …

Some federal lawmakers, yesterday, exchanged heated arguments with telecom operators in the country over the roles they are supposed to play to stem the tide of incessant kidnapping and other phone-related crimes in the country. The lawmakers said the telcos were not doing enough to track kidnappers, despite the number of calls they make to victims’ families demanding ransom. The …

Thirty-six of the 40 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reaffirmed their support for the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda, following the takeover of her office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. The lawmakers gathered at the Assembly garden on Thursday, standing by their 17 February vote of confidence in Meranda, despite Obasa’s return, allegedly aided by armed …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has criticised Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the recently signed 2025 state budget, labelling it a “budget of looting” due to what it described as wasteful and dubious allocations. Governor Aiyedatiwa signed the N698.6 billion budget into law a week after its passage by the state House of Assembly. The budget allocates N265.04 …

The Nigerian Navy, members of the National Assembly, and a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) have voiced strong opposition to the proposed bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Coast Guard. The Senate Committee on Marine Transport had initially scheduled a public hearing for 7 November, but it was postponed due to the passing of the Chief of Army Staff, …

Majority of the lawmakers at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday supported the Market Authority Bill currently being considered by the legislators. The bill scaled second reading on the floor of the House with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, committing it to the House Committee on Local Government. The committee is expected to report back to the …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited the Attorney-General of the State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, to appear before it to explain the Supreme Court judgement on local governments in the country. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele, the lawmakers said there was a need for …

The House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on Restructuring of Government Agencies and Commission has commenced the process of reviewing the recommendations of the Steve Oronsanye Report. The report, aimed at reducing the cost of governance through merging, scrapping and relocation of some departments and agencies of government, was submitted to the Federal Government in 2012. The report on …

Minister of Justice and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi has urged the National Assembly (NASS) not to pass the law on Nigeria reverting to the old National Anthem through legislative fiat. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria’s (SAN) position may have made the move by NASS to expeditiously pass a “Bill for an Act on National Anthem” …

The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army to reopen the Banex Plaza in Abuja for business activities It also urged the authorities to use modern technology, such as surveillance and closed-circuit television, to identify and apprehend the perpetrators of the attack on Army personnel in the plaza recently. The House mandated its Committee on …