How lawmakers accelerated, passed bill to change Nigeria’s National Anthem by Bakare Majeed May 24, 2024 The National Anthem bill was passed on Thursday after it scaled first second and third reading at the same sitting.
UPDATED: Reps ask FG to reopen Banex plaza, probe incident by Bakare Majeed May 23, 2024 The plaza was shut down by the Nigerian Army following the assault on two soldiers last Saturday.
Reps pass bill to revert to old national anthem by Bakare Majeed May 23, 2024 The bill passed through first, second and third reading on Thursday amidst the opposition from some lawmakers.
How procurement fraud stalled $100 million malaria project in Nigeria — Minister by Bakare Majeed May 23, 2024 Mr Pate also said a Nigerian company, which had earlier won the bidding for the project, was disqualified and blacklisted...
Reps to probe abandonment of sea wall protection project in Bayelsa by Bakare Majeed May 22, 2024 The lawmakers said the lack of completion of the project has led to the displacement of 10 communities in the...
Reps change strategy on security motions to send resolutions to NSA by Bakare Majeed May 22, 2024 The House directed its clerk to compile all previous resolutions on security and forward them to the office of the...
May 29: Tinubu orders low-key celebration of first anniversary by Bakare Majeed May 22, 2024 "The anniversary is going to be low-key, there would be no major ceremony but a sectorial briefing by the ministers....
Reps ask FG to exempt military personnel from paying tolls at airports, seaports by Bakare Majeed May 21, 2024 The lawmakers said that the exemption of the armed forces from paying tolls would serve as an honour to the...
Obasanjo’s parliamentary system comment, commercial flights advice to Tinubu, other House top news by Bakare Majeed May 20, 2024 During the week, the lawmakers resolved to launch an investigation into the constant breakdown of the aircraft in the presidential...
INTERVIEW: Why I want Nigerian govt to ‘regulate’ NGOs – Lawmaker by Bakare Majeed May 19, 2024 "It is the right of the government to know the source of their (NGOs) funding to operate in its country,"...
Rivers Crisis: Lawmaker asks Tinubu not to protect Gov Fubara by Bakare Majeed May 18, 2024 Solomon Bob alleged that Mr Fubara has committed impeachable constitutional breaches and must not be protected.
Reps probe Eko Disco boardroom tussle by Bakare Majeed May 16, 2024 Members of the board of the EEDC are currently engaged in a tussle over the sack of its former Managing...
Bill to protect endangered species scales second reading in House of Reps by Bakare Majeed May 16, 2024 The bill, if passed into law, will improve the capabilities of law enforcement agencies, give investigators more powers to look...
Kukah visits Tinubu, says Nigerians in various levels of pain by Bakare Majeed May 16, 2024 Mr Kukah said he visited President Tinubu to remind him of the invitation to a conference on national cohesion organised...
Reps move to end annual rent payment in Abuja by Bakare Majeed May 15, 2024 The House mandated its Committee on FCT to collaborate with players in the real estate sector in the territory to...
Presidential Fleet: Reps probe breakdown of aircraft, summon NSA, commandant by Bakare Majeed May 15, 2024 Lawmakers are divided on a proposal for the president and vice president to use commercial flights.
We made mistake adopting western liberal democracy – Obasanjo by Bakare Majeed May 14, 2024 "Let me go back to the beginning where we got it wrong—the western liberal democracy, that is what the Europeans...
ROUNDUP: One-minute-silence surge, Binance bribery allegation, cybersecurity levy, others dominate Reps’ proceedings by Bakare Majeed May 13, 2024 In an unprecedented manner, the lawmakers observed one minute silence 10 times in three legislative days to honour victims of...
Nigerian lawmaker dies by Bakare Majeed May 10, 2024 Mr DogonYaro died on Friday in Abuja after an undisclosed illness.
Reps ask Shettima, NDPHC to revive Gbarain power plant in Bayelsa by Bakare Majeed May 9, 2024 The lawmakers said the Gbarain power plant built at a cost of $400 million has been abandoned for the past...
Nigerian lawmakers probe controversial Lagos-Calabar highway project by Bakare Majeed May 9, 2024 The 700 km coastal highway, projected to cost N15 trillion, is to transverse eight states, starting from Lagos and terminating...
Reps probe Nigerian foreign missions over alleged poor consular services by Bakare Majeed May 9, 2024 The lawmakers noted that Nigerians are illegally held or imprisoned in foreign countries sometimes under harsh conditions that may lead...
UPDATED: Reps ask CBN to halt implementation of 0.5% cybercrime levy by Bakare Majeed May 9, 2024 The House directed the CBN to withdraw the ambiguous circular and issue a new one that provides clarity.
NIPSS asks Tinubu to issue executive order to regulate sports betting by Bakare Majeed May 8, 2024 The institute called for a holistic review of the existing legislation to prevent addiction, fraud and underage participation in sports...
UPDATED: Reps probe escape of Binance executive from custody by Bakare Majeed May 8, 2024 The Head of Binance Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, on 22 March, escaped from an Abuja guest house where he and his...