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. …

A new report by OrderPaper Nigeria has posited that the Bola Tinubu administration will exert the highest influence and impact on the National Assembly in the history of the country’s presidential democracy in a way that either strengthens the legislature or reinforces its widely perceived rubber stamp status. The report, which focuses on the transition of politicians ‘From the Legislature …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Sunday, urged the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the current members of the National Assembly (NASS) and state legislators retain their position in 2027. Abbas argued that lawmaking needs experience, hence, the need to ensure continuity. He called on the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi  …

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) went on the rampage on Friday at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja as they manhandled two senior staff members, John Nnadi of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) and Chris Odoh, a Deputy Director. Trouble started for the duo when the DSS personnel demanded their identification cards as they made their way …

President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, asked the judiciary to commence a reform of the justice sector. President Tinubu said the judiciary needed critical reforms to address systemic challenges and serve justice to Nigerians. Speaking at the National Summit on Justice, 2024, held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, the President also demanded accountability from the …

The National Assembly says it will come up with robust legislation to support 18 years old as entry limit for admission into tertiary educational institutions. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFund, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, said this at the ongoing monitoring of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) in Abuja on Tuesday. The Katsina South …

In the ongoing case involving the Alliance Hospital and Services Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Christopher Otabor, and three others over an alleged organ harvest, the House of Representative Committee on Public Petitions, has ordered the defendants to go back to court and defend themselves. This was contained in a statement by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking …