The proposed creation of state police in Nigeria has cleared a major constitutional milestone after 28 State Houses of Assembly formally endorsed the Constitution Alteration Bill, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold for transmission to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
The House of Representatives has resolved to invite Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso over alleged violations of pension agreements and long-standing unpaid arrears owed to former staff of the apex bank.
The National Assembly is considering a constitutional amendment to create 74 additional legislative seats reserved exclusively for women in a bid to fix gender disparities in governance, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele reveals.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the Federal Government’s fresh external borrowing plan, questioning whether the proposed capital accumulation is designed as a campaign financing scheme. He has formally called on the National Assembly to withhold approval for Read more…
The State Police Amendment Bill has officially surpassed the constitutional requirement of 24 states after Lagos, Kano, Sokoto, and Ebonyi state assemblies ratified the proposal, bringing total endorsements to 28 states.
President Bola Tinubu asks the Senate to approve $20.51bn and €1.045bn in new external borrowing to bridge funding gaps and finance critical infrastructure, security, and healthcare projects across Nigeria.
Only five of Nigeria’s 36 State Houses of Assembly—Edo, Rivers, Oyo, Osun, and Zamfara—have voted to pass the constitutional amendment bill for state police, leaving 31 state legislatures undecided as the National Assembly awaits the mandatory 24-state approval threshold.
President Bola Tinubu has submitted three crucial executive bills to the National Assembly to modernize anti-narcotics enforcement, enhance transport safety oversight, and convert ASCON into a new leadership training institute.
National Assembly leadership has called on commentators and the general public to refrain from pulling legislative contributions out of context to score political points. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the appeal during Thursday’s plenary session in Abuja, stressing that open Read more…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially forwarded key executive bills to the Senate, seeking comprehensive legal amendments to overhaul the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and expand the mandate of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). The presidential communication, Read more…
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