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Declare national war on ritual killings, Reps tell
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Worried by the ritual killings that have assumed a national dimension, the House of Representatives...
Sen. Shuaibu Lau replaces Sen. Bwacha as Deputy Minority Leader
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau (Taraba North-PDP) is now the Deputy Minority Leader in the Nigerian Senate. Lau was...
Rent Bill: Senate proposes 3-month jail term, N1m fine for landlords who demand advance payments
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigerian Senate on Monday proposed a bill seeking a three-month jail term or N1 million fine...
Legal profession bigwigs, SANs, politicians converge in Osun to discuss, “The Laws of God and the Laws of Man at the Intersection of Justice’’
Senior lawyers and politicians will converge on Ere-Ijesa, in Osun State to discuss a lecture topic, “The Laws of God and...
Total subsidy removal: FG proposes 18- month extension to NASS on PIA implementation
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has finally settled for the extension of total removal of petrol subsidy by about 18 months. To...
NASS passes amended 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill, to send copy to Buhari for assent
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Barely a month after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill,...
Buhari signs N17.126trillion 2022 budget, queries NASS over ‘additions and reductions’
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Unimpressed with the alterations made in the 2022 Appropriation Bill, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the...
Senators’ weeks of legislative action on 2021 Electoral Act Amendment Bill thrashed by Pres. Buhari as he withholds assent
After several weeks of speculations and political fireworks by National Assembly members and the APC governors on the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment...
Anti-corruption fight: You are jokers, first confront specter of corruption within your ranks, SERAP tells NASS
The leadership of the National Assembly has been asked to diligently investigate the alleged missing N10 billion budgeted for the National Assembly...
61st Independence anniversary broadcast: Buhari pins terrorism, secession sponsorship charge on NASS member, high profile Nigerians
…says Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As Nigerians commemorate the 61st independence anniversary, President Muhammadu Buhari...
Buhari seeks NASS approval for fresh $4bn, €710m external loans, pushing Nigeria’s debt to over N35 trn
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh “On July 7, 2021, the Senate had approved a loan request of N2.343 trillion, approximately $6 billion...
#FixPolitics Initiative blasts NASS botched attempt at gagging Nigerian Press
The #FixPolitics Initiative, a citizens-led research-based initiative designed to be executed as a “Big Push” for structural change of politics and...
Missing N4.4bn NASS funds: SERAP in legal tangle with Senate President, Speaker
“In the annual audited reports for 2015, 2017 and 2018, the Auditor-General of the Federation raised “concerns about alleged diversion and...
Again, SERAP asks NASS leadership: Probe missing N4.4bn from your coffers
“Any failure to promptly, thoroughly and independently investigate these serious allegations, prosecute suspected perpetrators, and recover missing public funds and assets would...
