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2026 Budget: Senate Pushes for Increased Funding to Combat Human Trafficking, Support Persons with…
The Senate Committee on Special Duties on Tuesday demanded increased funding for key social protection agencies, raising concerns over rising human trafficking cases, inadequate disability data, and poor welfare support for senior citizens.…
ICPC Chairman Appeals to Senate for Increased Funding
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has appealed to the Nigerian Senate to significantly increase the commission’s budgetary allocation, warning that…
2025 budget: Blame Finance Ministers, AGoF for collapsed economy, health, other sectors -CSO
A leading pro democracy and civil society organization in Nigeria, on Tuesday, came hard on the Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, his Minister of State, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite and the Accountant-General of the Federation…
2026 2026 Budget: Trade and Investment Ministry Proposes ₦2.72bn Capital Allocation
The Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment has proposed a capital allocation of ₦2.72 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, as the Minister, Mrs. Jumoke Oduwole, appeared before the Senate Committee on Trade and Investment for the…
Peter Obi, CSOs Protest at National Assembly Over Removal of Electronic Transmission of Votes from…
Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi on Monday stormed the National Assembly to protest against the plan of the Senate to expunge electronic transmission of votes in…
Electronic Voting: Akpabio Tackles PLAC’s Clement Nwankwo, Says EU Cannot Dictate for NASS
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Sunday squared up to the Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Mr, Clement Nwankwo over the latter’s criticism of the Senate’s handling of the amendment…
Nwabuko Re-Elected as NASS New Media Chairman, Unveils Welfare, Professionalism Agenda
Comrade Clement C. Nwabuko has been re-elected Chairman of the National Assembly New Media Forum (NANMF) for another two-year term, pledging to prioritise members’ welfare, professionalism and institutional growth.
Nwabuko was returned…
Speaker Abbas Congratulates Gbajabiamila’s Mother for Bagging Honorary Degree
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has felicitated Alhaja Lateefat Olufunke Gbajabiamila on her conferment of Doctor of Science (D.Sc. Honoris Causa) in Business Administration by the Summit…
2,400 Constituents, SMEs Benefit from Speaker Abbas N360million Financial Grants
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon.Abbas Tajudeen has empowered 2,400 members of his Zaria Federal Constituency with financial grants to support their businesses.
Out of the 2,400 beneficiaries, 800 of them were…
Senate Minority Leader Condoles Senator Saraki Over Father-in-law’s Death
The senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the former governor of Kwara State and President of the 8th Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki,…