Leah Fatima Twaki

The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Government to take urgent flood control measures, provide disaster relief in Niger and Kwara States The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to urgently strengthen flood control infrastructure and improve disaster preparedness in flood-prone regions across Nigeria to prevent future occurrences of devastating floods. The House also urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately provide relief materials including water purification equipment to...

Allocations such as N24bn for CCTV, N30bn for gunboats, N23bn contingency fund has been queried in 2025 Rivers budget The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), the Sole Administrator of the state, to provide detailed breakdowns of major expenditure items in the proposed ₦1.48 trillion 2025 appropriation bill. Chairman of the Committee and House Majority Leader, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo), handed down...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been given 14 days ultimatum by the House of Representatives to remit N3.64 trillion unpaid operating surplus to the Federal Government  The House of Representatives has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to remit ₦3.64 trillion to the Federal Government, representing 70 percent of an outstanding ₦5.2 trillion in unpaid operating surplus for the period covering 2016 to 2022. This directive followed a...

The House committee on alternative education has emphasised the urgent need to empower Nigerian youths through structured vocational and entrepreneurial training The House of Representatives has taken a bold step to combat youth unemployment through structured alternative education, as it began deliberations on a bill seeking to establish vocational and skills training centres in all 774 local government areas of Nigeria. Speaking at a maiden public hearing on the proposed legislation recently, Chairman of the...

The House Ad-hoc Committee is set to investigate the implementation of Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) policy The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate the implementation of Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) policy. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ahmadu Jaha (APC–Borno), who spoke during the inauguration ceremony in Abuja recently, said that the mandate included assessing the safety, viability and sustainability of the CNG policy in Nigeria. He noted that a...

President Tinubu has rejected the NDLEA Act amendment bill citing departure from the current legal framework  President Bola Tinubu has withheld assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) amendment Bill 2025. In a communication read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas during plenary on Thursday, the president cited constitutional grounds for his decision, referencing section 58, subsection 4 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The president explained that...

The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the Nigeria Police Force over alleged illegal barracks sales, contract scams, diversion of security funds The House of Representatives has ordered an urgent investigation into alleged massive corruption within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), including illegal sales of barracks, contract racketeering, and the diversion of over ₦50 billion meant for critical security operations. The decision followed a motion of urgent public importance adopted during Thursday’s plenary,...

The House committee has tasked NAFDAC to submit a detailed account of all ₦700,000 fines collected from fake drug crackdown  The House of Representatives Committee on Food and Drug Administration and Control has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to submit a detailed account of all fines collected from traders during its clampdown on open drug markets across the country. This directive was issued on Tuesday during a session...

With late deputy chief whip’s seat, the vacant seats in the House of Representatives has risen to five The House of Representatives has declared the seat of late deputy chief whip, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, vacant. Parliament Reports recalls that Onanuga, who represented Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency of Ogun state, died on January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. Citing session 68(2) of the 1999 constitution during Wednesday’s plenary, the Speaker of the House Rep....