Private Sector Shuns Reps Hearing On Buhari’s Aviation Bills       Relevant stakeholders especially in the private sector were conspicuously absent from a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on six executive bills on the aviation sector on Tuesday. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, while declaring the...

House’ll Pass PIB Within Six Months - Gbajabiamila         The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the House is determined to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill within the next six months. Gbajabiamila said the House would ensure that it passed a PIB that...

FG Seeks Powers To Impound, Freeze Stolen Funds         The Federal Government has approached the National Assembly for more powers to freeze and seize stolen public funds and assets. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a letter to the House of Representatives, which the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read at...

Lawmakers To Consider PIB Next Tuesday — Gbajabiamila         The House of Representatives has slated the Petroleum Industry Bill, 2020 for a second reading on Tuesday next week, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed. The Speaker made the disclosure on Wednesday in plenary, while calling for all motions...

Buhari Signs N10.8trn Revised Budget Today - Minister   The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, met with the leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday to discuss the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. She disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari,...

House Decry Unending Power Sector Crisis, Failed Privatisation     The House of Representatives has decried the perennial crisis in Nigeria’s power sector. They, at the beginning of a two-day investigative hearing on the Nigerian Power Sector in Abuja on Wednesday, also declared that various efforts by successive...