The National Assembly through its joint Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development has engaged the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on urgent solution to food inflation in the country. The Committee Chaired by Senator Saliu Mustapha during an interface with the Minister interrogated him on plans being put in place to arrest high cost of food in the country so as to make it affordable and available […]
Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Correspondents Chapel,Comrade Grace Ike has advocated proactive lobbying of National Assembly members to pass gender-sensitive laws aimed at safeguarding and advancing women's rights across all sectors of the Nigerian society. Comrade Grace Ike made the call in Abuja, during the commemoration of the International Women's Day 2024, tagged: 'Together ensure inclusivity, loud her voice', organized by the Female Journalists Network […]
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, has urged the National Assembly to pass the 65 years retirement age or 40 years of service into law. In a statement in Abuja, the chairman of the association, Mr Sunday Sabiyi, says there is a dearth of qualified staff in the legislative arm of government due to the interruption of democracy in Nigeria. "the Legislature which has always been the victim has […]
By Oduyemi Odumade A Member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei, has refuted claims that the National Assembly is solely focused on financial gains. The Lawmaker who is representing the Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency of Bayelsa state emphasized that the primary responsibility of a lawmaker is to provide quality representation, enact laws and exercise oversight to ensure good governance. In his New Year message to his constituents, […]
By Oduyemi Odumade Senators and members of the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources ( Upstream and Downstream and Gas Resources) have picked holes in the 2024 Budget of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The lawmakers raised issues with the annual budget of the Federal Ministry when the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and Minsister of State Gas Resources Ekporikpo Ekpo presented the […]
By Remi Johnson The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has presented the 2024 National Appropriation Bill of N17,109,746,531.00 before a joint session of the Senate and House committees on FCT. Apart from the over N61bn supplementary budget, this is the Minister's first budget presentation in office as the 17th Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. He said the budget if passed, would help to complete critical projects […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has pledged its commitment to expedite the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The Chairman of the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Wale Raji made the pledge during the inaugural meeting held in Abuja. He emphasized that the SDGs were crucial for the development of Nigeria and that the committee's focus is squarely on this strategic objective. Raji noted that no country […]
Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation is to partner the National Assembly and stakeholders to expedite passage of legislation on water management in Nigeria. The minister, Professor Joesph Utsev stated this during a familiarization visit to the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, NIWRMC, an agency under the ministry. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Mrs Funmi Imuetinyan […]
The Ad-hoc Committee investigating job racketeering among Ministries, Departments and Agencie, MDAs has adjourned sitting to Thursday, 7th September, 2023. This is due to the planned industrial action by the Organized Labour scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 5th and Wednesday, 6th September, 2023. The Ad-hoc Committee was mandated to investigate the alleged mismanagement of personnel recruitment, employment racketeering and gross mismanagement of the IPPIS. Speaking upon resumption of the […]
