A former Vice President, AlhajiAtiku Abubakar has written to the National Assembly, requesting an amendment to the Constitution to allow for a six-year single term for the President and state governors. In a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party in last year’s general election, also proposed that …

Despite being vocal on the floor of the Senate, former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Adams Oshiomhole is yet to sponsor a bill. Along with his colleagues, the former Edo State governor was sworn in in the red chamber of the National Assembly on 13 June 2023. He is a first timer in the Senate. …

Nigeria’s second arm of government, the Legislature, is in the eye of the storm again! Tongues keep wagging the National Assembly basically on two issues that keep recurring. The first has to do with its salaries, allowances, emoluments and perquisites, which many believe are out of this world and out of tune with realities. The second is how effectively and …

In a strategic move to rework the nation’s obsolete tax policy, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the National Assembly recently deliberated on policies and laws critical for revenue growth. Deliberations on the front burner included Interaction between Tax Policy, Legislation and Administration: Implications for Tax Revenue Collection amidst Nigeria’s Current Economic Challenges; The Path to Realizing FIRS Mandate, …

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed for second reading an Executive Bill seeking to tax the windfall made by banks from foreign exchange business. The bill is an amendment to the Finance Act of 2023. The one-time tax will be used to finance capital infrastructure development, education, healthcare and other welfare initiatives, according to the Federal Government. Another Executive Bill …

The National Assembly has thrown its weight behind NNPC Limited’s ongoing efforts to boost crude oil production and grow its reserves, saying it will consider stiffer consequences for crude oil thieves and vandals of the nation’s critical hydrocarbon infrastructure. According to a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Limited, Mr. Olufemi Soneye on Tuesday, after the National Assembly’s …

The National Assembly is set to introduce a bill that will impose the death penalty on individuals found guilty of vandalizing national assets. Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and current Senator representing Kebbi State, Senator Adamu Aliero revealed this in a recent interview with journalists. The proposed bill aims to address the rampant vandalism of critical infrastructure, …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, disclosed plans by the National Assembly to establish an ultra-modern medical centre for senators, members of the House of Representatives and staffers of the federal parliament. Akpabio made the disclosure in his address to welcome his colleagues back from the Eid-El-Kabir holidays. He said the planned hospital would be constructed in such a …

President Bola Tinubu says it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system if the nation is to make progress. According to his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President spoke in Lagos when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir …

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale has refuted the earlier statement from the Presidency that that President Bola Tinubu would address a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday to mark 25 years of democracy in Nigeria. This followed a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. …