Leah Fatima Twaki

WAEC has been given 24-hours ultimatum to appear before the committee over observed irregularities in the ongoing exams The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to appear before it on Friday, May 30, 2025 over widespread concerns regarding the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for secondary schools began on...

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged unethical practices in the student loans disbursements The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged cases of diversion, non-disclosure, and mismanagement of student loans disbursements, as well as widespread non-compliance with the provisions of the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2024. The investigation will be jointly conducted by the House Committees on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing; Banking and Other Ancillary...

The House committee has demanded for the financial report of the federal CARES Support Unit from 2009 to 2021   The House of Representatives Committee on Community and Social Development/NG-CARES has directed the National Coordinator of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), Mr. Abdulkarim Obaje, to submit a comprehensive report detailing financial transactions of the federal CARES support unit from 2009 to 2021. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Abubakar Kusada, issued...

The committee mandated FCT minister of state, Mrs. Bunkure, to defend her 2025 budget separately from what was earlier presented by the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike The House of Representatives Committee on Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has declared that the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Mariya Bunkure, is yet to defend the portion of the 2025 FCT budget under her jurisdiction. This is despite an earlier presentation by FCT...

Speaker Abbas on children’s day vacated his seat for a ‘shadow speaker’ from a secondary school  In a symbolic gesture to mark this year’s Children’s Day, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, once again vacated his seat to allow a young Nigerian to preside as ‘shadow speaker’ during a special plenary session. It is the second time the Speaker of the 10th House would so honour young Nigerians. On October 10, 2024,...

The compulsory voting bill has been withdrawn by the Speaker of the House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has announced the withdrawal of a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians, which he co-sponsored with Rep. Daniel Asama Ago. The bill’s withdrawal was disclosed on Monday by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi. He...