Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, Rejects Technology
The Senate has passed the third reading of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment)…
Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, Rejects Technology
The Senate has passed the third reading of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026. The bill introduces several changes to election timelines, technology, and penalties, while retaining certain existing provisions. Key Legislative Changes and Rejections 1. Electronic Transmission of Results (Clause 60) The Senate rejected a proposed amendment to make the…
Reschedule the Protest – FCT Police Advises NLC
The FCT Police command has advised the Nigeria Labour Congress to reschedule it’s planned protest on Tuesday. In a press release by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, it states; “The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command is aware of a planned peaceful protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) FCT Council, scheduled…
Anambra: Deplorable State of Federal Roads – Nwachukwu Calls for Urgent Attention
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Nwachukwu Emmanuel has explained the rationale behind his first motion on the floor of the Senate, citing worsening erosion threats, the deplorable condition of key federal roads, and the urgent need for federal intervention to prevent a looming transportation and humanitarian crisis in the zone. Speaking with…
Electoral Act: Senate Defers Consideration
The Senate has deferred consideration of the report on the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill 2026, resolving to reconvene in an executive session to scrutinize the proposed legislation before taking a final decision. The decision followed deliberations on the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters during plenary, which took place in…
Fast-track Legislative Agenda – Akpabio
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has charged members of the 10th National Assembly to approach the remaining months of their tenure with urgency, discipline and a strong sense of legacy, declaring that the Senate has entered the “final stretch” of its legislative journey. Akpabio gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering…
Tax Act Controversy: We Are Aware – NASS
The National Assembly has moved swiftly to address growing public controversy surrounding the passage, presidential assent, and gazetting of four major tax-related laws signed in 2025. In a statement issued on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly, the management confirmed it is aware of widespread commentary questioning the harmonisation process between the Senate…
Senate extends 2025 fiscal year to March 2026
Senate Passes ₦43.5trn Revised 2024 Budget. Extends 2025 fiscal year to March 2026 The Senate has approved a revised ₦43.561 trillion 2024 Appropriation Act and a reworked 2025 budget framework, following the passage of the Appropriation (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bills. The bills were considered at the Committee of Supply and plenary, and subsequently passed by…
We are on a rescue mission – Barau
Former federal lawmakers from Kano State have endorsed the second-term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, for the governorship race in Kano State. The group, comprising lawmakers who served in the second, third, and present fourth republics, made the endorsement during a courtesy visit to…
2026 BUDGET SPEECH “BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION, RENEWED RESILIENCE AND SHARED PROSPERITY
Presented by: His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja, Friday, 19 December 2025 PROTOCOLS o Distinguished Senate President, o Rt. Honourable Speaker and Honourable Members of the House of Representatives, o Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, o…
Senate Confirms Jimoh Ibrahim, and others as ambassadorial designates
The Senate has confirmed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, APC, Ondo South; the immediate past Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Yakubu Mahmoud; Senator Ita Enang, Reno Omokri; Senator Grace Bent and Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut as non- Career Ambassadorial Designates Also cleared on Thursday were Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, immediate past sole administrator of Rivers…
