Category: Legislative

Plenary sittings in the National Assembly have been further postponed as committees continue work on the 2026 Budget Defence by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The directive, which affected both the Senate and the House of Representatives, was conveyed in an internal memo dated Monday, March 2, 2026, and signed by the Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Sidi. According to the memo, the leadership of both chambers approved the shift in plenary to allow committees conclude the budget defence process, which remains substantially incomplete. Plenary, earlier scheduled…

The Senate has stepped back from recommending the removal of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Registrar-General, Hussein Ishaq Magaji , but raised serious concerns over his disregard for legislative oversight and a ₦7 billion discrepancy in the agency’s revenue reporting. The Finance Committee had earlier threatened to write to President Bola Tinubu seeking Magaji’s removal after he repeatedly ignored Senate invitations, opting to send junior officers instead. “You have been reluctant in responding to our correspondences. Whenever we invite you, you send a junior officer to meet with the Senate…

Nigeria’s Senate has ordered the arrest of the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, following his alleged refusal to appear before lawmakers despite repeated summons. The directive was issued on Thursday by the Senate Committee on Finance during a budget defence session involving officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance and its affiliated agencies. Chairman of the committee, Sani Musa, accused the CAC chief of showing persistent disregard for legislative oversight, stating that several invitations extended to him to clarify financial matters concerning the commission were…

The South-East Development Commission (SEDC) has sought Senate approval for a N140 billion 2026 budget to commence implementation of an ambitious regional development blueprint aimed at transforming the South-East into a $200 billion economy within the next decade. Managing Director of the Commission, Mark Okoye, disclosed this during the Commission’s budget defence before the Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission, chaired by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Okoye described the engagement with lawmakers as constructive and insightful, noted that the Commission deliberately devoted its first year to building institutional structures and…

The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Patrick Ndubueze Chiwuba, has reaffirmed his commitment to sustainable development and people-focused representation, highlighting the attraction of major federal projects to the constituency as part of his legislative achievements. Speaking during activities marking his birthday celebration, the lawmaker announced the establishment of the Federal University of Okigwe, secured under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He described the institution as a significant milestone that will broaden access to quality higher education, promote human capital development, and stimulate socio-economic growth within the district…

The National Assembly of Nigeria has postponed the resumption of plenary sessions earlier scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026, to allow lawmakers conclude ongoing budget defence engagements. In a notice addressed to Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, explained that the adjustment became necessary to enable various committees complete their review of budget proposals from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). According to the statement, plenary proceedings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives will now resume on Thursday, March 5, 2026,…

The Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Youth Development has officially commenced the 2026 budget defence session for the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, a key step in the legislative scrutiny of the 2026 Appropriation Bill. The 2026 budget proposal was submitted to the National Assembly in December 2025 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after which sectoral committees began detailed assessments of allocations in line with their constitutional oversight responsibilities. Opening the session, the Chairman of the House Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Martins Esin Etim, emphasized that the…

Tensions ran high in the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers launched a rigorous interrogation of the Federal Government’s economic team over the proposed ₦58.19 trillion 2026 budget, questioning its revenue assumptions, rising debt, and the fallout from last year’s fiscal underperformance. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Yayi, set a combative tone, declared the era of rubber-stamp budgets over. He summoned the President’s economic team to account for both the execution of the 2025 budget and the assumptions underpinning the 2026 proposal. “This is not routine oversight;…