The Osun caucus in the National Assembly has condemned the invasion of local government councils in the state by some suspected thugs. According to reports, suspected thugs had, in the early hours of Monday, invaded all the 30 local government councils in the state. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, the caucus Leader, Rep Bamidele … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday faced severe scrutiny at the National Assembly (NASS) amid the looming tariffs hike by mobile network operators. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NCC was scrutinised over remittances to the consolidated revenue fund of the federal government at NASS by the Joint Committee on Telecommunications. At the budget … Read more
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Assembly has been urged to expedite actions on electoral reforms, address the integrity crises rocking election conducting body, and implement the Justice Mohammed Uwais report. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during an anti-corruption radio program, PUBLIC CONSCIENCE, produced by the Progressive Impact … Read more
…co-sponsors reform bills with Senate President Akpabio on workers, career structure The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has disclosed sponsorship of bills seeking to amend the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Act to ensure merit and transparency in the appointment of the Clerk to the National Assembly. Speaker Abbas … Read more
Sterling Bank Limited, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to address alleged fraudulent activities linked to Miden Systems Ltd and its director, Dr. Brendan Innocent Usoro. The action followed a series of purported attempts by Usoro to leverage political connections and law enforcement to undermine a court-mandated debt settlement. The Federal High Court … Read more
Nigerians are as usual, being entertained to the soap opera called budget defence. The 2025 episode is living to its billing. Already, a Senator has staged a walk out on his own committee. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun sat in the National Assembly, NASS on Thursday, January 16, 2025 to present the police budget. The problem that … Read more
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Interior has dumped the budget defence of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) following significant discrepancies in the agency’s 2024 budget performance and 2025 proposal. At a hearing chaired by Senator Adams Oshiomhole and his counterpart from the House, Chair Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmed, lawmakers flagged irregularities, including contradictory … Read more
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has exonerated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), of alleged misappropriation of funds in its 2024 budget implementation. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Sani Musa in a statement on Thursday, said the board was erroneously accused of reckless spendings, given the documents submitted to the … Read more
The National Assembly has lauded the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, for exceeding the 2024 revenue collection target of N19.4 trillion. FIRS generated N21.6 trillion, surpassing the target by N2.2 trillion. The commendation came during a meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, where the FIRS chairman appeared before the … Read more
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has decried the failure of some government revenue generating agencies to honour invitation and appear for 2025 budget defence. The committee issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the agencies to appear or risk withdrawal of funding for 2025 operations. The agencies are, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) the Nigerian Maritime … Read more