December 2025 - Parliament Reports

Tinubu presents ₦58.47trn budget for 2026 | FULL SPEECH

Leah TwakiDecember 19, 202513 min

President Tinubu has presented a ₦58.47trn 2026 budget proposal before a joint sitting of the National Assembly with defence gulping ₦5.41trn President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented a ₦58.47 trillion appropriation bill for 2026 to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining a fiscal plan that places security, human capital development and economic productivity at the centre of government spending. The budget, themed “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity,” is designed to...

House of Representatives

2007: Reps raise campaign spending limits

Leah TwakiDecember 19, 20253 min

While presidential candidates campaign spending limit have been doubled from N5 billion to N10 billion, governorship candidates can now spend up to N3 billion in the amended electoral bill 2025 The House of Representatives has approved a significant increase in campaign spending limits for political candidates as part of the electoral bill 2025, a move aimed at reflecting current economic realities and enhancing the integrity of elections. Under the amended clause 93(2-9), the maximum campaign...

House of Representatives

MTEF: Reps adopts $64.85 oil benchmark for 2026, differs with Senate

Leah TwakiDecember 19, 20253 min

The Senate and House of Representatives differ over the oil benchmark in the approval of the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted the Federal Government’s proposed crude oil benchmark of $64.85 per barrel for 2026 under the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP), setting itself apart from the Senate, which earlier approved a lower benchmark of $60 for the same year. The...

House of Representatives

Four Rivers State Rep Members defect to APC

Leah TwakiDecember 19, 20253 min

Four Rivers lawmakers in the House of Representatives defected to APC one week after Governor Siminalayi Fubara joined the ruling party Four Rivers State lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, announced their defection during plenary after reading letters from the affected lawmakers, who cited internal crises and...

Senate

Senate confirms 64 career, non-career ambassadors

Leah TwakiDecember 18, 20254 min

The Senate has confirmed Ibas, Mahmood Yakubu, Reno Omokri among 64 ambassadorial nominees The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointments of 64 ambassadorial nominees comprising 34 career and 30 non-career after adopting the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. The confirmation followed the presentation of the committee’s report during plenary, with the Senate sitting as the Committee of the Whole. President Bola Tinubu’s request for the confirmation of the nominees had earlier been...

Business and Economy National Assembly Politics

FixPolitics raises sovereignty concerns over tax pact with France

Abdullahi A BalogunDecember 18, 20253 min

Reacting to the tax pact with France, the civil society group said Nigeria’s challenge is not whether to learn from global best practices, but doing so without undermining public trust or national sovereignty. FixPolitics Initiative, a prominent civil society organization has demanded immediate transparency from the Federal Government following public outcry over a tax administration agreement with France, warning that Nigeria’s sovereignty and citizens’ trust hang in the balance. FixPolitics, a democracy advocacy group, issued...

House of Representatives

Reps to review Nigeria’s treaties, MoUs over national interest

Leah TwakiDecember 18, 20253 min

The House of Representatives Committee has vowed to subject all MoUs through legislative scrutiny The House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements has resolved to subject all treaties, agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) entered into by Nigeria with foreign partners to thorough legislative scrutiny. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Rabiu Yusuf, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the House of Representatives Press Centre, noting that Nigeria has, over the...

Spotlight

Technology non-negotiable for 2027 polls, FixPolitics warns INEC

Abdullahi A BalogunDecember 18, 20253 min

The advocacy group urged Professor Amupitan to prioritize tangible delivery over rhetoric, calling for every polling unit to be properly equipped, every result uploaded in real-time, and every voter correctly accredited. As Nigeria begins the countdown to the 2027 general elections, FixPolitics Initiative, a leading civil society organization has issued a firm warning to the country’s electoral body: public trust without robust technology is insufficient, and Nigerians will accept nothing less than full deployment of...

House of Representatives National Assembly Politics Senate

President Tinubu to present 2026 budget to National Assembly Friday

Leah TwakiDecember 18, 20252 min

President Tinubu is set to present the proposed 2026 budget to a joint session of National Assembly on Friday President Bola Tinubu has officially communicated his intention to present the 2026 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025. In a formal letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, the president craved the indulgence of lawmakers to present the 2026 budget before...

House of Representatives

Reps advance appropriation repeal and re-enactment bill

Leah TwakiDecember 18, 20254 min

Tinubu said the repeal and reenactment of the 2024-2025 appropriation bill will end the practice of running multiple budgets simultaneously The House of Representatives on Wednesday swiftly passed the second reading of the N43.56 trillion Appropriation Repeal and Reenactment Bill 2024-2025 transmitted to the House by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu said the repeal and reenactment of the 2024-2025 appropriation bill marked a pivotal step toward consolidating Nigeria’s fiscal framework and ending the practice of running...

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