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 …

The National Assembly has, again, postponed the resumption of plenary till 30 April, to allow for the full renovation of both main chambers. The Senate and the House of Representatives had earlier shifted resumption after its Easter and Eid recess to 23 April, but on Thursday, the plenary resumption was rescheduled. The notice of postponement of resumption by the Clerk …

President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the Federal Government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national development goals. The President made the appeal while receiving state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in Lagos on Friday. Led by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the delegation included Senate President Godswill …

A good commendation, as the saying goes, is a letter of recommendation. This wisecrack becomes apposite in describing the level of confidence reposed on the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, whose modest successes continue to permeate every discussion as far as democratic good governance is concerned. Like the proverbial beautiful bride with many suitors, Sanwo-Olu has continued to attract …

Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, on Friday, charged the National Assembly to declare a state of emergency on the Third Mainland and Carter Bridges in Lagos State. The state of emergency would facilitate expedited repairs of the bridges and stave off potential disasters, the minister declared during a facility tour of key infrastructural projects in Lagos State. On the …

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) before parliamentary committees. At the breaking of Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, and the leadership of the House, the President said that, while oversight …

French political philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu, in his seminal work, The Spirit of Laws, 1748, posited that the executive, legislative and judicial functions of government should be allocated to separate and independent bodies, with none of them superior or more powerful than the other; so, they can act as checks and balances on one another. In one word, they are …

The National Assembly would need to revisit the N28.77 trillion 2024 budget, the Senate has said. The Red Chamber explained that there was a need to revisit the budget following the incessant fall of the naira against the United States dollar. The National Assembly has passed a harmonised 2024 budget Appropriation Bill totalling N28.77 trillion which was eventually passed on …