Senate Passes Foreign Aid Regulation Bill (SB1034) for Second Reading: What It Means for NGOs and Donor Funding
Senate Resumes After Recess with Petitions, Presidential Nominations, and Major Legislative Debates
Overview
The Senate resumed its plenary session after the annual recess with welcoming remarks, petitions, and several significant national discussions. Petitions included calls for justice over a killing and appeals from dismissed...
Withdrawal of the Compulsory Voting Bill (HB1930) – A Welcome Commitment to Democratic Freedom
We acknowledge the decision by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., GCON, to withdraw the Compulsory Voting Bill (HB1930) following widespread public concern and stakeholder engagement.
HB1930, which sought to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voti...
BREAKING: Three PDP Senators Defect to APC, Boosting Ruling Party’s Majority
🚨 BREAKING: Three PDP Senators Defect to APC, Boosting Ruling Party’s Majority
In a significant political development, three senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), increasing the APC’s majority in the Senate t...
Rivers Emergency Rule: House of Representatives Inaugurates 21 Member Ad-Hoc Committee on Oversight
In line with its constitutional mandate, the House of Representatives has formally inaugurated a 21-member ad hoc committee to oversee governance in Rivers State.
This action follows the declaration of a State of Emergency in the state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and it...
House Public Accounts Committee Recovers Additional $14 Million from Oil Companies
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has successfully recovered an additional $14.2 million (N21.4 billion) from four oil and gas companies as part of its ongoing investigation into financial discrepancies in the sector.
This latest recovery follows an earlier announcement...