President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday reiterated the need to establish a State Police to enhance security across the country. He also pledged to support efforts to reduce the high turnover of House members in the upcoming elections. President Tinubu made this commitment at the State House during an interfaith...
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House of Representatives of Nigeria was thrown into disorder on Tuesday following disagreements over a motion seeking to reverse the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which provides for real-time electronic transmission of election results. The heated session reflected deep divisions among lawmakers on how elections should be...
The Defense authorities have confirmed that there was indeed a foiled attempt by elements of the military to oust Mr. Tinubu from power. But the long expected disclosure has not made much impact as news. Our public is preoccupied with more fundamental existential matters to be captivated by stories...
House of Representatives Minority Caucus commemorate with Nigerians on 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, says their sacrifices cannot be forgotten. This was contained in a commemorative message signed on behalf of the caucus leadership by the Minority Leader, Rep Kingsley Ogundu Chinda stating that: “Today, the Minority Caucus of...
House of Representatives, under the leadership of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has released the four tax reform Acts duly signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, to Nigerians for public record, verification, and reference. Speaker Abbas, in concert with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, directed the immediate...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has formally presented its proposed 2025 budget of N1.74 trillion to the House of Representatives, seeking legislative consideration and approval. The Managing Director of the commission, Mr. Samuel Ogbuku, submitted the budget to the House Committee on NDDC during a session in Abuja, describing...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly criticised the House of Representatives for failing to criminalise vote buying at the level of party primaries, describing the decision as a major setback in Nigeria’s fight for credible elections. In a post shared on his X handle on Sunday,...
House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) has intervened to cool tensions in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector following a public spat between the Dangote Group and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The committee, chaired by Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere and Hon....
In recent days, an avalanche of sensational allegations has been deliberately rehashed against Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies. Carefully choreographed, emotionally charged, and aggressively circulated, these claims are not the product of investigative rigour or civic concern. Rather, they...
House of Representatives has directed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before its Committee on Public Accounts following revelations of more than ₦5 trillion in unremitted operating surplus and ₦11 trillion in revenues linked to the Remita collection system. The decision came...
A member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has called for a comprehensive audit of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the Federal Government’s alleged ₦4 trillion indebtedness to local contractors. Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State,...
Minority Leader of the 10th House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, was on Tuesday honoured in Abuja with the 2025 Leadership Award for Integrity, Stewardship and Transparency in Public Service—a recognition he described as “a call for sober reflection.” The award, presented by the Centre for Credible...
House of Representatives has demanded the immediate transfer of more than ₦30 billion recovered from investigations into alleged financial misconduct at the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) into the Treasury Single Account (TSA). The resolution followed a motion of urgent national importance raised on Tuesday by Rep. Saidu...
Members of the House of Representatives, at a special plenary on Wednesday, proposed major reforms across military operations, judicial processes, recruitment systems and community engagements to curb the growing security challenges in the country. Leading the debate, a former Deputy Speaker, Rep. Idris Wase (APC–Plateau), noted that 52 per...
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the abduction of students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, describing the incident as a disturbing escalation of insecurity and a global embarrassment to Nigeria. In a statement jointly...
House of Representatives has laid down a firm ultimatum in its ongoing investigation into the Naira-for-Crude Oil Policy, giving all involved stakeholders seven days—until Nov. 27—to submit their outstanding documents. The directive came from the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on Implementation and Oversight of the policy, Rep....
Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government, Kebbi State authorities, and security agencies to move swiftly to secure the release of 25 schoolgirls kidnapped by bandits in Kebbi State. The appeal was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Minority Leader Rep. Kingsley...
Chairman House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, on Tuesday, threatened to issue a bench warrant of arrest to the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Ayo Sontinrin, the Director-General of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) Dr. Abubakar Adamu Dabban and should...
The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has invited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculturaal Lending (NIRSAL) PLC, NIRSAL Micro Finance Bank, the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), and others to the third leg of its investigative hearing into the...
House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Education and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to put the brakes on the proposed shift to computer-based examinations slated to begin in 2026. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP–Rivers), who raised concerns during...