The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has successfully recovered an additional N21.4 billion (approximately $14.2 million) from four oil and gas companies in its ongoing investigation into financial discrepancies. This brings the total recoveries to over N50 billion. “The latest recovery follows an earlier announcement on March 16, 2025, of recoveries amounting to […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has expressed strong concerns about a recently passed bill by the House of Representatives aimed at empowering the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to sanction and remove corrupt judges. On March 25, 2025, the House of Representatives approved a proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution, which would allow the NBA to […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has called for urgent action to clean up the Buguma oil spill in Rivers State. Hon. Julius Pondi, committee chairman, urged the NNPC Eighteen Operating Limited (NEOL) and other relevant operators to begin the remediation process and deliver relief materials to affected communities. The spill, which occurred on […]
A bill to abolish the dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. According to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, the bill sought to replace HND with Bachelor of Tech so that graduates of polytechnic would be able to compete favourably with […]
The House of Representatives, alongside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called on public officials to shun corrupt practices that hinder the nation’s progress. This plea was made during the opening session of a three-day workshop on “Fiscal Responsibility and Transparency,” organized in partnership with the EFCC in Abuja. Hon Ginger Onwusibe, Chairman […]
The House of Representatives has fixed Jan. 7 for commencement of the 2025 budget defence by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Abubakar Bichi (APC-Kano) stated this in Abuja on Monday. President Bola Tinubu had on Dec. 18, 2024, presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of the N49.74 trillion to […]
Four of Connecticut’s five House representatives have been targeted by bomb threats on the US Thanksgiving holiday. Jahana Hayes, Jim Himes, John Larson and Joe Courtney – all Democrats – said they were notified by police that a threat had been made against them. In each case, no evidence of an explosive was found. Connecticut’s […]
Ahead of the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the House of Representatives has approved a $75 oil sale benchmark price. Adopting the recommendation of the report of Mr. James Abiodun Faleke-led committees on Finance and National Planning and Economic Development on the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and […]
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate allegations of age falsification within the civil service, a practice believed to be exacerbating unemployment in Nigeria. This followed a motion during Thursday’s plenary by Rep. Yusuf Ahmed Badau, who emphasised the urgency of addressing age falsification to create job opportunities for young graduates. Citing a National […]
Following an investigative hearing on the $2 billion renewable energy grants and investments in Nigeria, the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders. The investment, according to the committee, has not had a proportional impact on the nation’s energy security challenges. President Bola Tinubu had in July 2024 stated at the Africa […]
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, launched an investigation into alleged abandonment of the Gidanwaya-Guaran Dutse-Waman Rafi-Saminaka-Kano road project in Kaduna state worth N1.46 billion. The committee registered its grievances during an investigative hearing on Tuesday while quizzing the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works, Dr Yakubu Adam on […]
Some opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives staged a walkout from the Green Chamber on Wednesday over the increment of the controversial Central Bank of Nigeria ways and means lending to the Federal Government. The protest happened during the debate on the amendment of Section 38 of the CBN Act to increase the borrowing […]
The House of Representatives has passed through Third Reading a bill seeking to increase the 2024 Appropriation from N28.7 trillion to N35.055 trillion. The resolution was passed during the consideration and adoption of Clauses 1 to 13, at the Committee of Supply as recommended by the House Committee on Appropriation. A breakdown of the proposed […]
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to assist the federal government with N648 million for six months by cutting down their salaries by 50 per cent to support food sufficiency and address the high cost of food in the country. But the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and civil society organisations, CSOs, such as ActionAid, Yiaga […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to support the Federal Government with N648 million for six months by cutting down their salaries by 50% to support food sufficiency across the country and to address the high cost of food. This is also as the lawmakers begged Nigeria’s to exercise more patience with President Ahmed […]
Tragedy has struck with the passing of Ekene Abubakar Adams, a 39-year-old member of the House of Representatives. Adams, who represented Kaduna’s Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency under the Labour Party (LP), passed away on Tuesday morning. During his tenure, he served as chairman of the House Committee on Sports. Prior to his political career, Adams had […]
The House of Representatives has asked the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to sue state governors operating caretaker committees at the local governments. The lower chamber urged Fagbemi to institute legal action against any state that terminates the unexpired tenure of local government officials. The House also urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and […]
A bill to make it mandatory for the president to attach portfolios to the ministerial nomination list has been introduced to the House of Representatives. The constitution alteration legislation sponsored by Eugene Dibiagwu has been scheduled for the first reading today, Wednesday, as lawmakers cut short their holiday to pass President Bola Tinubu’s request for […]
Sixty lawmakers at the House of Representatives, have commenced moves to return Nigeria to a parliamentary system by 2031, by amending the 199 constitution. Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP-Sokoto) a spokesperson for the group, said this at a news conference at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. Dasuki said the proposed amendment would significantly impact […]
The House of Representatives says the Federal Government gave members rice to be distributed to their constituencies as palliative but not N100 million as being peddled. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. This is coming against the backdrop of a viral video […]
