Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, on Tuesday formally resumed duties at the National Assembly following the unsealing of her office after six months of suspension. The Senator, who arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on September 23, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters. Her office, located at Suite 2.05 in the Senate wing, had earlier been unlocked by an official of the Sergeant-at-Arms. “While we were in court, I read in...

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that ₦20,456,188,924.93 has been raised for the completion of the long-delayed National Library in Abuja under her “Oluremi @65 Education Fund.” Addressing State House correspondents on Tuesday during her 65th birthday luncheon, Mrs Tinubu said she chose the library project as her gift to the nation instead of “cakes, gifts, or media adverts.” She explained that the funds have been mobilised through the Oluremi @65 Education Fund. Rejecting...

As a panacea to Nigeria’s insecurity challenges, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has advocated for the creation of state police. Kalu, while addressing newsmen in Abuja after returning from Geneva, Switzerland, where he represented Nigeria at the 55th WTO–Inter–Parliamentary Union Public Forum, explained that the state police bill before the National Assembly aims to improve response times and align policing with international standards. The deputy speaker announced that a...