Category: Legislative

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government would work collaboratively to give them a living wage and better working conditions.   The Senate President gave the assurance in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh to congratulate the workers as they commemorate the 2024 May Day.   Akpabio, in the message, extolled the sterling qualities that stood out the Nigerian worker saying “A Nigerian worker is noted for…

There was a mild drama at the resumption of the Senate to plenary on Tuesday as senators fought over the seats.   Recall that the main chamber of the National Assembly had been undergoing renovation. During that time, the Senators were operating from a temporary hall.   Following the completion of the project, they moved in to the renovated chamber for their legislative business after spending about 40 days on recess.     Trouble started when the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, started reeling out names of Senators who…

The Senate has described as false report of purported fight among senators on Tuesday over seating arrangements during plenary.     Recall, lawmakers went for Easter and Eid-el-fitr recess and resumed plenary in the renovated red chamber.     Further recall, both chambers of the National Assembly, have remained shut down since the 9th Assembly, to give way to total overhauling of the system and renovation of the chambers seating arrangements.     While the renovations lasted, the Senators and House of Representatives Members, especially in this 10th Assembly, have…

The Senate has described as false report of purported fight among senators on Tuesday over seating arrangements during plenary.   Recall, lawmakers went for Easter and Eid-el-fitr recess and resumed plenary in the renovated red chamber.   Further recall, both chambers of the National Assembly, have remained shut down since the 9th Assembly, to give way to total overhauling of the system and renovation of the chambers seating arrangements.   While the renovations lasted, the Senators and House of Representatives Members, especially in this 10th Assembly, have been holding plenaries…

The House of Representatives, has expressed satisfaction over the quality of renovation at the permanent chambers, done by an indigenous company.   Both the red and green chambers of the National Assembly, have remained shut down since the 9th Assembly, to give way to total overhauling of the system and renovation of the chambers seating arrangements.   While the renovations lasted, the Senators and House of Representatives Members, especially in this 10th Assembly, have been holding plenaries in their respective conference halls as temporary chambers. Speaker of the House, RT.…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, on Monday inspected the renovated chambers of the House ahead of lawmakers’ resumption on Tuesday. Speaker Abbas inspected the chambers in company with the immediate past Speaker and Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Deputy Speaker,. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. The Speaker, Gbajabiamila and Kalu led several principal officers and members of the House on the inspection, which was extended to the newly built National Assembly Library. Speaker Abbas, who addressed journalists in the…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has called for synergy among the consultants and the secretariats of the Senate and House Committees on Constitution Review to set the pace for effective collaboration to drive the ongoing exercise to a successful conclusion.   Kalu who doubled as the Chairman House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) made the call while delivering his remarks at the joint retreat of the secretariat and consultants to the Senate and House committees on the…

The Rivers State House of Representatives Caucus has condoled with affected families in the Rivers inferno and paid visit to some survivors over the weekend and undertook to support their hospital bills.   Recall that on Friday night, there was a tanker explosion along Eleme Road, a major commercial axis of Rivers State on Friday.   Moved by the unfortunate incident, the Rivers State Caucus of the House of Representatives, in a statement signed by the caucus leader, Rt Hon Dumnamene Dekor, expressed grief while consoling families affected.    …

Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has called for robust collaboration among all stakeholders to drive the ongoing constitution amendment process to a successful conclusion.   Senator Barau stated this on Saturday at the joint retreat of the secretariat and consultants to the Senate and House of Representatives committees on the review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, in Abuja.   He commended the synergy between the constitution review secretariat and…