The National Assembly will reconvene plenary on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, after abruptly cutting short its recess, amid strong indications that lawmakers are set to review the timetable for the 2027 presidential election. A notice issued by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, directed senators and members of the House of Representatives to…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Wednesday, clashed with the lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole. The duo clashed during the Ministry of Works’ defence of the 2026 budget. In a video making the rounds the minister could be heard confronting Oshiomhole, saying, “You can’t use foul language on me. I’m a distinguished…
Civil society organisations, media professionals, and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, staged a protest at the APC Secretariat, Abuja, demanding urgent National Assembly intervention in Rivers State’s escalating political crisis. They urged lawmakers to invoke Section 11(4) of the Constitution to assume the Rivers State House of Assembly’s functions, citing the…
Four senators and three members of the House of Representatives under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDD, on Wednesday, formally announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senators Sampson Ekong, representing Akwa Ibom South, and Aniekan Bassey, representing Akwa Ibom North-East, both tendered letters of defection on the floor of the…
The National Assembly has announced that the constitution review report will be transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assemblies across the country by December 2025. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by Opeyemi Bamidele, the Leader of the Senate/Zonal Chairman, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. According to…
Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana Esq. has commended the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), on streamlining appointment of legislative aides. Ogunlana said the decision had enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of legislative processes. He gave the commendation in a speech at the valedictory session for the outgone chairman and members of the…
