Nigerians have urged the National Assembly to carefully consider the concerns raised by individuals, organizations, and the private sector regarding the tax reform bills. They called for a thorough review of the bills to address the issues presented by those who submitted memos and participated in the public hearings. Despite the public consultations, there are…
The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to bring lasting peace to the country if confirmed in a substantive position. He said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday. He stressed that the security environment…
The leadership of the National Assembly members is being sued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for allegedly increasing the operating expenses of legislators. Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Senate President Godswill Akpabio joined the lawsuit. “The unlawful practice of the National Assembly of establishing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly running costs provided to members,” according to the group, was not addressed by the two. Deputy Director of SERAP Kolawole Oluwadare revealed this in a Friday statement stating that the lawsuit was submitted to the Federal High Court in Abuja last Friday.
