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The Digest: The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of plenary from February 24 to March 5, 2026, to allow committees to conclude ongoing budget defence sessions for ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), and government parastatals. In a notice issued Monday, Clerk to the...

The Digest: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) was involved in another confrontation at the National Assembly on Monday, this time at the office of Senator Titus Zam (Benue North-West), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the North Central Development Commission. Sources revealed...

The Digest: Protesters have returned to the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2026. Civil society groups including Situation Room and Action Aid led the demonstration, insisting on complete...

The Digest: The National Assembly will reconvene plenary on Tuesday, February 17, cutting short its recess to consider shifting the 2027 presidential election date from February 20 to February 13, sources have disclosed. The move aims to address concerns that the original date falls within...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Senate's approval of electronic election results transmission with a manual fallback clause, calling for opposition parties to unite against it. Speaking in Minna after meeting former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida, Abubakar...

The Digest: Prominent Arise TV journalist Rufai Oseni has sharply criticized the Senate's revised Electoral Act amendment, which permits electronic transmission of results but includes a manual fallback clause. According to Oseni's social media commentary, the provision is an "insult" and a...

The Digest: Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has led protesters to the National Assembly in Abuja to demand the approval of real-time electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Amendment Bill. Obi was joined by supporters, including activist Aisha Yesufu, at the...

The Digest: Protesters under the banner "Occupy National Assembly" have gathered at the complex in Abuja, demanding that the Senate explicitly include "real-time electronic transmission" in the amended Electoral Act. The protest follows the Senate's decision to reject a clause making...

The Digest: Senator Ali Ndume has alleged that the tax reform laws signed by President Bola Tinubu differ from the version passed by the National Assembly. Speaking on Arise TV, Ndume referenced House of Representatives member Abdussamad Dasuki’s earlier claim of discrepancies and stated that...

The Digest: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed allegations that Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws were altered after being passed by the National Assembly. Responding to concerns raised by House of Representatives member Abdussamad Dakuku, Akpabio stated that any circulating...

The Digest: Presidential Tax Reform Chairman Taiwo Oyedele has insisted that “few changes” made to the newly enacted tax laws will not alter their core provisions, even as allegations of discrepancies between the gazetted versions and what was passed by the National Assembly deepen public...

The Digest: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called the newly gazetted tax reform law a “nullity” and accused the government of forging legislation, after the Senate confirmed that the published version does not match what was passed by the National Assembly. In a strongly worded...

The Digest: The National Assembly has directed its Clerk, Kamoru Ogunlana, to work with executive agencies to re-gazette the controversial tax laws after claims emerged that the gazetted versions differ from what lawmakers originally passed. Key Points: The decision follows allegations by...

The Digest: Taiwo Oyedele has asserted that there are no discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the officially gazetted versions. Speaking on Channels Television, Oyedele dismissed the controversy as fueled by unauthorized drafts and called for patience as a...

The Digest: A Nigerian lawmaker has raised urgent constitutional concerns, alleging that the newly passed tax laws were materially altered after legislative approval, a move he claims undermines democracy itself. Key Points: Hon. Mansur Manu Soro has called for the immediate suspension of...

The Digest: A growing number of National Assembly members are raising alarms over alleged discrepancies between tax laws passed by the legislature and the versions later gazetted by the executive, deepening a crisis of legislative integrity and public trust. Two additional lawmakers, Hon...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has presented a N58.18 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the National Assembly, emphasizing economic consolidation, security, and stricter fiscal discipline. Key Points: President Bola Tinubu presented a N58.18 trillion budget proposal...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu will present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, even as he simultaneously seeks to repeal and reenact the 2024 budget. The dual moves aim to establish a single, transparent fiscal year while addressing the...

The Digest: A member of the House of Representatives has raised a serious concern, alleging that the officially published versions of recent tax laws do not match what the National Assembly passed. Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki described this as a breach of legislative process and the Constitution...

The Digest: The National Assembly has issued a forceful call for transparency and tougher penalties. Lawmakers are pushing the federal government to publicly identify and prosecute the financiers of terrorism as a critical step in dismantling the networks behind the violence. Key points...