Leah Fatima Twaki

FixPolitics backs diaspora voting, independent candidacy bills

Leah TwakiJuly 15, 20253 min

FixPolitics initiative has called on Nigerians and the media to support diaspora voting and independent candidacy bills up for constitution review public hearing FixPolitics initiative has called on Nigerians, especially the media, to rally behind two vital constitutional amendment bills, which have both passed second reading in the House of Representatives and listed for consideration at the zonal public hearings. The Diaspora Voting Bill and the Independent Candidacy Bill (HB 1630) represent crucial steps towards...

House of Representatives

Constitution Review: Women groups back special seats

Leah TwakiJuly 15, 20257 min

Women groups and organised labour have urged the Constitution Review Committee to prioritise fairness in addressing issues affecting women and workers The organised labour and various women groups have urged the National Assembly Constitution Review Committee to prioritise fairness in addressing issues affecting women, workers, and other segments of Nigerian society. They made this appeal during separate presentations at the north-central centre ‘A’ public hearing held in Minna, Niger State, on Saturday. The centre covers...

House of Representatives

Constitution Review: North-central states demand state police

Leah TwakiJuly 14, 20254 min

Creation of state police, comprehensive electoral reforms echoed strongly at the public hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution held at the north-central centre Calls for the creation of state police, comprehensive electoral reforms, and true federalism echoed strongly at the public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution, organised by the House of Representatives Committee at the north-central centre B, comprising Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa states, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The...

House of Representatives Senate

Buhari: National Assembly suspends legislative activities

Leah TwakiJuly 14, 20256 min

The National Assembly has suspended legislative activities for one week to mourn former President late Mohammadu Buhari The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of legislative duties to honour the memory of late former president Mohammadu Buhari. This communication was contained in a statement in Monday by the Clerk of National Assembly Kamoru Ogunlana. He said “In honour of his legacy and service to the nation, I am directed by the President of the Senate...

House of Representatives

Mokwa Flood: NIRSAL boss blames railway embankment, not dam releases

Leah TwakiJuly 14, 20257 min

Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation and the Minister of Transportation are to appear before House Committee over the Mokwa flood The Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, has blamed poor railway infrastructure for the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State, which claimed lives, destroyed farmlands, and displaced residents. Abdulhameed made this disclosure during an appearance before the House of Representatives Committee on...

House of Representatives

Reps committee slams polytechnic rectors

Leah TwakiJuly 14, 20255 min

The committee slammed polytechnic rectors over disregard to legislative oversight, threatened sanctions Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education, Rep. Fuad Kayode Laguda (APC Lagos), has expressed strong displeasure over the poor turnout of rectors at a key meeting convened to deliberate on the future of technical education in Nigeria. Speaking at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, Rep. Laguda criticized the leadership of polytechnics across the country...

House of Representatives

Reps give NELFUND 48 hours to submit student loan records

Leah TwakiJuly 11, 20254 min

NELFUND has 48 hours to provide detailed records on students loans disbursement The House of Representatives has directed the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyer, to submit comprehensive documents detailing the appropriation and disbursement of funds to various institutions under the students loans scheme. The directive was issued on Thursday during an investigative hearing convened by the joint committee on students loans, scholarship and higher education financing, banking and other...

House of Representatives

EFCC decries fraud in public finance management

Leah TwakiJuly 10, 20255 min

The EFCC boss highlights how digital manipulation of key government platforms such as IPPIS, (GIFMIS) are enabling payroll fraud in MDAs Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has decried the persistent lack of transparency in Nigeria’s financial reporting system particularly within the oil and gas sector. He warned that the trend continues to undermine national development and erode public trust. Olukoyede, represented by the Director of Public Affairs at...

House of Representatives

Shettima: 40% of Nigerian children sulfering malnutrition

Leah TwakiJuly 10, 20255 min

Vice president Shettima has lamented the percentage of malnutrition in Nigerian children and called for a unified response Vice President Kashim Shettima has raised alarm over the devastating toll of malnutrition on Nigeria’s children, stating that 40 percent of children under the age of five are being deprived of their full physical and cognitive potential due to poor nutrition. Speaking through Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice...

House of Representatives

Shehu Sani urges lawmakers to leave lasting legacy

Leah TwakiJuly 9, 20254 min

At the NASS Open Week, former senator, Shehu Sani, charged lawmakers to deepen democracy, leave lasting legacy Former senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, has charged members of the House of Representatives to seize the opportunity of their tenure to make meaningful contributions that will strengthen democracy and leave a lasting impact on the lives of Nigerians. Delivering a goodwill message during the 2025 National Assembly Open Week, Senator Sani, a former representative of Kaduna...

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