The House of Representatives has commenced an investigative hearing into the over $4.6 billion in global fund and USAID grants The House of Representatives has commenced an investigative hearing into the over $4.6 billion in grants received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) between 2021 and 2025 for the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM), as well as for strengthening health systems. Declaring the session...
The proposed National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill will transform the way government operates and how citizens access public services, said Speaker Abbas Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said the proposed National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill will transform the way government operates and how citizens access public services, paving the way for a smarter and more transparent Nigeria anchored on technology and accountability. Speaker Abbas made this known at...
The Senate has directed NAFDAC to enforce a ban on production and sale of sachet alcohol beginning from December 2025 The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies to fully enforce the ban on the production and sale of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet packaging, effective December 2025. The upper chamber also resolved that no further extension should be granted beyond the current...
The House of Representatives has vowed to ensure transparency, accountability as it begins investigation into security intervention funds since 2020 The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into all security intervention funds released by the Federal Government from 2020 to date, with a pledge to ensure transparency, accountability, and fiscal discipline in the management of resources meant to protect Nigerians. Chairman of the ad-hoc committee on the expenditure of all intervention funds on security,...
In a significant move to overhaul the Nigeria’s clean energy transportation the senate passes second reading of electric vehicle transition bill The Senate on Wednesday passed the second reading of the Electric Vehicle Transition and Green Mobility Bill, 2025, a landmark proposal aimed at positioning Nigeria as Africa’s hub for clean energy transportation. Sponsored by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC–Abia North), the Bill seeks to establish a national framework to promote the use of electric...
The House of Representatives has referred President Tinubu’s domestic loan request of N1.15 trillion to relevant committees President Bola Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking approval to establish a ₦1.15 trillion domestic borrowing programme to fund the deficit in the 2025 national budget. In a letter dated October 31, 2025, and addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, and read by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who...
The House of Representatives has commenced investigations into alleged irregular deductions of taxes and sundry charges from civil and public servants, as well as multiple bank charges The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged irregular deductions of taxes and sundry charges from the earnings of civil and public servants, as well as multiple and unclear bank charges imposed on customers nationwide. Inaugurating the committee on Thursday, Speaker of the House,...
The House of Representatives had earlier suspended plenary session for a week over protest by contractors, and tasked the Federal Government to pay them within 7 days The House of Representatives has suspended its plenary session for one week over protest by local contractors at the National Assembly on Tuesday. The suspension followed an urgent motion of national importance moved by the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers). Adopting the motion, the House resolved...
The House of Representatives has reversed its earlier resolution on one week plenary suspension and will now reconvene today The House of Representatives has reversed its earlier resolution to reconvene plenary on Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 barely four hours after adjourning plenary to next week Tuesday. The reversed resolution was confirmed by a statement issued by the Spokesperson and Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC Ekiti)on Tuesday. He said:...
An attempt to refer a motion from House of Representatives caused a rowdy session during plenary The House of Representatives descended into a rowdy session on Tuesday following a disagreement among lawmakers over the formation of a committee to investigate alleged illegal land allocations at the International Trade Fair Complex in Lagos. The development followed the presentation of a motion by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC Lagos), who called for the establishment of an ad-hoc committee...
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