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Court voids N110bn National Assembly vehicles, allowances vote

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared unlawful the National Assembly’s controversial N110bn expenditure on vehicles and allowances for lawmakers, holding that the spending violated procurement laws, constitutional obligations and the public trust. In a judgment delivered on May 6, 2026, Justice Yellim Bogoro ruled that the planned expenditure of N40bn for the procurement […]

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Outgoing Nigerian Senators, Reps, to get N23․7 billion as gratuity, allowances

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Nigerian senators have allocated N23.7 billion as severance gratuity for outgoing lawmakers of the National Assembly. The sum will also cover allowances for incoming legislators, their aides, funds for National Assembly induction and inauguration of the 9th Senate. The benefit was captured as a separate line item in the 2019 appropriation bill passed by the […]

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