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Senate Orders Investigation Into Rail Infrastructure Failures, China Loan Spending
***Sets up high-powered committee chaired by Senator Adams Oshiomhole
Mounting concerns over safety lapses and opaque loan management in Nigeria’s rail sector have prompted…
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States, Stakeholders Support Legislative Security Bill Despite Police Reservations
By Fatima Ndagi, Abuja
State Houses of Assembly and key stakeholders have expressed strong support for the proposed Legislative Security Directorate in the National Assembly —…
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Solid Minerals Development: Akpoti-Uduaghan Urges Nigeria to Learn from Oil’s Painful Lessons
At the just-concluded Ministerial–Legislative Retreat on Solid Minerals Development, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan delivered a warning that cut through the optimism of the day:…
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NASS Seeks Withdrawal of Circulars Amid ₦23.9tr Budget Spillover
The National Assembly has directed the withdrawal of all circulars already issued for contract awards under the 2025 fiscal year, signalling that the ₦23.9 trillion capital…
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Speaker Abbas Sounds Alarm: Nigeria’s Debt Hits N149trn, Overshoots Legal Limit
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has warned that Nigeria’s ballooning debt has crossed the country’s statutory threshold, threatening fiscal stability and…
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Two Thrones, One Firestorm: Nigeria’s Royal Council Bill Faces Historic Pushback
A bill meant to honour Nigeria’s traditional rulers has instead set off one of the fiercest cultural and political storms in years.
The Senate’s plan for a National Council of…
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PASAN Sounds Alarm Over Threat to National Assembly Pension Reform
A battle over Nigeria’s legislative pension system has ignited fierce opposition from the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), which is warning that a bill to repeal…
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Akpabio to ECOWAS Parliament: Renew Pledge for a United, Prosperous West Africa
President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged members of the ECOWAS Parliament to recommit to the founding ideals of the regional bloc by building a united,…
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Jimoh Ibrahim Highlights Tinubu’s Leadership, respect for Sovereignty at World Parliament in…
At the 150th session of the World Parliament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Chairman of Nigeria's Senate Inter-Parliamentary Committee, praised President Bola…
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Northern Senators Call for Urgent Action in Wake of Deadly Plateau Attacks
In the aftermath of the brutal attacks that claimed the lives of at least 50 individuals in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Northern Senators Forum has strongly…
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