By NJORIGE LYNUS National Assembly Prepares for 2026 Budget Presentation THE National Assembly is set to receive President Bola Tinubu on Friday 19 December 2025 for the presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill at a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives. The exercise, barring last-minute changes, will formally commence legislative consideration of […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON NIGERIA’S Organised Private Sector (OPS) has asked the National Assembly to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Customs, Excise and Tariff Bill, warning that the draft could harm key non-oil industries and contradict the Federal Government’s fiscal reform agenda. Presenting its position at a public hearing on 27 November, […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN AS the National Assembly begins a fresh round of constitutional amendments, lawmakers have received 55 proposals for new states across Nigeria — 31 from the North and 24 from the South. According to documents before the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Constitution Review, the North Central leads with 13 requests, including Wan, […]