By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed for the exemption of Federal Lawmakers in the presidential directive to withdraw police officers from VIPs. Akpabio made the appeal during the 2026 budget defence by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. Recall that President Tinubu had issued a directive, withdrawing police officers from…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – There was uproar in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as a group of lawmakers alleged that key provisions of the tax reform laws signed by President Bola Tinubu were altered after they were passed by the National Assembly. The lawmakers warned that if the allegations are proven, the…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEEER) – The Federal House of Representatives is advocating remittance of more than Thirty Billion Naira (N30 billion) meant for the National Social Investment Programme Agency to carry out its functions. The House constituted an ad-hoc committee on Tuesday’s plenary to trace the funds, which it says were recovered following a…
By Joe Udo ENUGU (CONVERSEER) – Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has described the death of Senator Okey Ezea as a huge loss to the state and Nigeria. In a statement, he personally signed, Governor Mbah says he received with a deep sense of loss, the passing of the senator, adding that, “this is one…
…championed by Hon. Martins Esin By John Ntekim ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for Second Reading a Bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to lower the minimum age for election into the Senate and the office of state governor from 35 to 30 years. The proposed amendment,…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Senate is urging Nigeria’s Armed Forces to, with immediate effect, recruit at least 100,000 personnel to tackle insecurity in parts of the country. It is also to set up an ad hoc committee to look into the funding, expenditure and outcome of the safe school programme. These and…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Senate has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to refund ₦210 trillion in unaccounted funds to the Federation Account after rejecting the company’s explanations over the missing sum. According to SaharaReporters, the directive followed the failure of NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, to…
By Aderogba George ABUJA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) on Thursday announced the suspension of its ongoing protest following the intervention of the Senate, led by its spokesperson, Sen. Adeyemi Adaramodu. The suspension notice, released to newsmen in Abuja, was jointly signed by the association’s President, Mr Jackson Nwosu,…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – There was tension on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday following a heated disagreement between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his deputy, Senator Barau Jibrin, over how the National Assembly should respond to United States President Donald Trump’s recent military threat against Nigeria. The drama began when…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service officials have seized the international passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, preventing her from travelling abroad. According to SaharaReporters, Akpoti-Uduaghan was seen in a viral video questioning immigration officials at the airport over the alleged confiscation of her passport. She alleged that…
