7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (458+ words) NALTF Senate Flags Gaps in National Pandemic Preparedness Following New COVID-19 Case The Senate has raised an urgent alarm over significant gaps in the country's public health emergency framework following the confirmation of a new COVID-19 case in Cross River…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (327+ words) NALTF House Passes Bills to Establish National Research Institute and Federal University of Biomedical Sciences The House of Representatives has passed two bills aimed at revolutionizing Nigeria's industrial research capabilities and expanding access to specialized medical education. During the plenary…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago  (253+ words) Under current Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) guidelines and the Telecom Identity Risk Management Policy (TIRMP), network providers are mandated to deactivate and reassign SIM cards that have been dormant for a specific period. While providers argue that maintaining inactive lines…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (301+ words) The National Assembly has officially passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill, approving a total expenditure of "68. 323 trillion. This represents a strategic upward revision of over "9. 09 trillion from the initial "58. 47 trillion proposal submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The revised fiscal framework follows…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (323+ words) The National Assembly is set to pass the N58. 472 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill this week, marking a decisive shift in Nigeria's fiscal management. The move coincides with the official termination of the extended 2024 and 2025 capital budget implementations, which are slated to end…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (307+ words) The House of Representatives has officially passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill, approving a total expenditure of N68. 30 trillion. The passage follows weeks of intense legislative scrutiny and budget defense sessions by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The final approved figure represents…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (304+ words) The Leader of the Senate, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, has officially confirmed that the National Assembly is actively developing a legislative framework for the creation of a decentralized…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (343+ words) On March 23, 2026, Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu received a delegation of European parliamentarians operating under the First Step Forum, to discuss critical bilateral economic interests. The delegation was led by Swiss National Council member, Marc Jost. This engagement was…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (159+ words) The Kampala Convention (Domestication and Enforcement) Act formally incorporates the 2009 African Union treaty into Nigeria's national law, making it the first legally binding framework in the country specifically dedicated to protecting and assisting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The Act moves…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (412+ words) The government of the United Kingdom has unveiled the official programme for the upcoming state visit of Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, scheduled to take place from March 17 to 19. The visit, which will be hosted at Windsor Castle, will feature…...