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Akpabio, Kalu, Dantalle push for justice, inclusion, women’s representation, and local government autonomy during the consultative engagement with political parties Leaders of Nigeria’s National Assembly and political parties have reaffirmed their commitment to far-reaching constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening democracy, deepening inclusion, and restoring public confidence in governance. This resolve was the highlight of a consultative engagement between the House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review and leaders of political parties, held on Monday in...

Vulnerabilities associated with cryptocurrency operations cannot be overlooked says Speaker Abbas as the House sets the stage to review economic, regulatory, and security implications of cryptocurrency adoption and POS operations in Nigeria The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has inaugurated an ad hoc committee to examine the economic, regulatory, and security implications of cryptocurrency adoption and Point-of-Sale (POS) operations in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Abuja, Speaker Tajudeen...

Speaker Abbas has pledged that the 10th House will ensure full transparency, accountability, and effective execution of the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude oil policy The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has pledged that the 10th House will ensure full transparency, accountability, and effective execution of the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude oil policy. Represented by the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, at the inauguration of the Ad-hoc Committee on the Implementation and Oversight of...

The leadership of the House of Representatives has described the ongoing constitution review as a significant moment in the nation’s democratic journey Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, and Deputy Speaaker, Rep. Benjamin  Kalu, this week set the tone for Nigeria’s ambitious constitutional review, unveiling proposals they described as “a significant moment in the nation’s democratic journey.” Declaring open the national public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)...

The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its support for strategic and responsible borrowing The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Abbas Tajudeen, has reaffirmed the House’s unwavering support for President Bola Tinubu’s borrowing strategy, insisting that responsible credit remains crucial to financing Nigeria’s infrastructure and stimulating growth. Delivering a keynote address at the 8th Annual African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices (AN-PBO) Conference in Abuja, Abbas stressed that recent reports suggesting otherwise were “horrendously...

The House of Representatives has expressed concern over the pace of implementation of the 2024–2025 Appropriations Acts, noting that Nigerians are increasingly worried The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has expressed concern over the pace of implementation of the 2024–2025 Appropriations Acts. The concerns were expressed during an engagement with the minister of finance, Wale Edun, and the his counterpart in budget and national planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu. Speaking after the closed-door session which...