The end of Nigeria's centralised policing system is drawing closer as the National Assembly begins the process of transmitting the proposed State Police constitutional amendment bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent, following its approval by 28 State Houses of Assembly.
The Nigerian National Assembly has hit back at South Africa over recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals, suspending all official visits to the country and ordering a boycott of legislative activities hosted or organised by South African authorities.
The Federal Workers Forum has asked President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently overhaul the federal civil service salary structure, proposing N300,000 as the new minimum wage and N1.5 million for Level 17 officers.
The workers...
The committee, chaired by Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, said its preliminary investigation showed that the organisation was not lawfully established by the Federal Government, while documents allegedly deployed to confer presidential and legislative legitimacy on it were found to be forged, fabricated or altered.
SERAP has urged the National Assembly to immediately withdraw the proposed Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The rights group says the bill would compel social media platforms to establish physical offices in Nigeria and empower the Nigeria...
Akpabio opens the National Assembly to unprecedented public engagement, urging Nigerians to scrutinise lawmakers and hold Parliament accountable for its actions.
Senate President says democracy thrives when citizens actively participate, insisting Parliament belongs to the people, not elected...
June 14, (THEWILL) — Nigeria's security architecture is on the verge of being altered justly in response to persistent terrorism, kidnapping and banditry across the country. Towards this end, the House of Representatives and the Senate took a historic step in proposing legislation...
June 10, (THEWILL) — The National Assembly has intensified efforts to establish state police as part of a broader strategy to tackle Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, with the House of Representatives declaring an emergency legislative action and recalling members...
May 22, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Democratic Congress has constituted a National Selection Committee to oversee the screening and selection of aspirants ahead of its forthcoming governorship and National Assembly primaries, with former senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe named chairman...
March 31, (THEWILL) — On Tuesday, protesters under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Stakeholders stormed the National Assembly to oppose calls to decentralise the pipeline surveillance contract currently handled by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited.
The protesters described the...
The commission issued the clarification on Saturday amid growing controversy surrounding the preliminary voters’ register ahead of the 2027 general elections and calls by some Nigerians for Amupitan to step down over alleged irregularities in the registration process.
