EFCC seeks passage of Unexplained Wealth Bill

By EricJames Ochigbo The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ola Olukayode, has urged the National Assembly to pass the Unexplained Wealth Bill pending since the 9th Assembly. Olukayode made the appeal at the ongoing National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate andContinue Reading

Senate passes 3 concurrence bills from House

By Kingsley Okoye The Senate on Wednesday passed three concurrence bills from the House of Representatives during plenary. This followed the presentation of the bills by the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC–Ekiti). The bills include: the Chartered Institute of Auctioneers of Nigeria Bill 2025, the Broadcasting Practitioners Bill 2025,Continue Reading

Institute seeks stronger legislative diplomacy between Nigeria, Malawi

By EricJames Ochigbo The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has urged the Government of Malawi to establish an embassy in Nigeria for stronger legislative diplomacy between both countries. The Director- General (D-G) of the institute, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, made the call at a workshop organised for membersContinue Reading

WRAPA seeks additional 249 legislative seats for women nationwide

By Abdullahi Mohammed The Women’s Rights Advancement and Protect Alternative (WRAPA) has pushed for the creation of additional 249 legislative seats exclusively for women across the state and national assemblies nationwide. WRAPA made this position clear in a Memorandum it sent to the Senate Committee on Constitution Review (CRC), atContinue Reading