Leah Fatima Twaki

The House spokesperson and his deputy came under fire from members over the controversial tax reform bills There was uproar in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as members demanded that the spokesperson of the House, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr. (APC Ekiti) to sit-down for announcing an endorsement of the controversial tax bills. Akin drew the ire of his colleagues while moving for the consideration of report on Nigerian content development and monitoring on behalf of...

On Thursday, the House of Reps engaged consultations on constitution review and thorny issues on the controversial tax bills Reps to seek further consultations on tax bills After about two hours of a closed door session, the House of Representatives has resolved to seek further consultation on President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills. It also disclosed that resource persons will be invited to a special session next Tuesday to enlighten lawmakers on the possible benefits...

The House of Representatives confirmed  Oluyede as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) The House of Representative has confirmed the appointment of Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The confirmation followed the consideration of the report from the ad–hoc committee on confirmation/screening for acting Chief of Army Staff on Thursday. The chairman of the ad-hoc Committee Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC Lagos) while reading the synopsis of the report said that...

The screening of the acting army chief, a probe of outdated electricity meters and another investigation into CNG tank explosion are key highlights from today’s plenary session of the House of Representatives   Reps screen acting COAS, Oluyode  The House of Representatives on Wednesday screened the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede. He told the joint committee on defence and army of his extensive experience, having served in the Nigerian Army for over 30...

In approving the 2025–2027 MTEF/FSP, representatives pegged the exchange rate at N1400 per US dollar, $75 oil benchmark and 2.06 million barrels of production per day. The House of Representatives has approved the recommendations of its joint committees on finance, national planning, and economic development on the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The approval came after the committee on supply considered the report presented by Rep. James Abiodun Faleke...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, MDs of commercial banks and other financial institutions have been tasked on POS operations The House of Representatives has called for immediate measures to address the challenges posed by undocumented identities in Point of Sale (POS) transactions in Nigeria. This is as it mandated its committees on digital and electronic banking, finance, banking regulations, and financial crimes to invite the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

It was a colourful plenary on Tuesday as members wore orange mufflers in solidarity with campaigners against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Here are highlights of how it went down in the House today  Reps in orange mufflers in activism against GBV Members of the House of Representative wore orange mufflers in solidarity with women in commemoration of the 16 days activism against Gender based Violence (GBV). Coming under order 8 rule 6 to offer personal explanation,...

The House of Representatives recognises that locally acquired data is required to fix Nigeria’s housing deficit and has tasked its committees accordingly

The House plenary on Thursday focused on a made-in-Nigeria bill and Benue flood as well as land disputes in the middle-belt state Reps address flood impact in Benue Several flood impacts and land disputes in Benue State got the attention of the House on Thursday. Lawmakers urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to cushion the hardship of people in the affected areas. The House also asked security agencies to beef...