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Tension continued to build in Rivers State on Monday as two members of the House of Assembly publicly appealed to their colleagues to halt ongoing moves to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Nma Odu. Addressing…

Two members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing unresolved internal disputes and dissatisfaction with the party’s leadership structure. The lawmakers—Shamsudeen Hassan Basko of…

The federal government and key petroleum regulators have cautioned lawmakers that a proposed bill to create a new agency for oil-field decommissioning could destabilize Nigeria’s investment environment and reverse recent gains in the…

Again, some lawmakers in the National Assembly have set up a bribery scheme targeting federal universities and other tertiary institutions in the country according to a report by PREMIUM TIMES. The paper reported that lawmakers are using…

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are planning legislation on electricity theft in the country. The categorisation of many customers into Band A has led to the inability of several consumers to pay for the electricity they consume…

As the party grapples with a leadership crisis, the Comrade Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP), has slammed its members in the House of Representatives for allegedly making disparaging remarks against the…

At the opening of the 18th Executive-Legislative Parley organised by the Lagos State Government, on Friday, the charge of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was that the current hardship facing the masses calls for renewed cooperation and higher…

A group of 60 lawmakers collectively known as the Parliamentary Group has launched a movement to terminate the existing presidential system in the country, and revert to the parliamentary model practiced during the First Republic. The…

Some lawmakers in the 9th Senate last week staged a walkout to express their grievances about the security situation in the country. The legislators who were not pleased with the action of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan stopping them…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Monday began the process to rebuild the lost assets of Lagos State as an eight-man team to lead the efforts was formally inaugurated. The inauguration of the team…