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Reps probe alleged diversion, mismanagement of student loans

Leah TwakiMay 29, 20253 min

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...

House of Representatives Senate

NASS adjourns plenary to June 17 for Sallah, democracy day celebrations

Leah TwakiMay 28, 20251 min

The National Assembly adjourns plenary till June 17, 2025 to reconvene for a joint session on June 12 The House of Representatives and the Senate have adjourned plenary sitting until Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in observance of the upcoming Sallah festivities and Democracy Day. Speaker of the House, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, announced the adjournment during Wednesday’s plenary, noting that the House, in collaboration with the Senate, will embark on a working vacation beginning immediately after...

Senate

National Assembly approves ₦1.81 trillion FCT budget for 2025

Sharon EboesomiMay 28, 20252 min

The approval marks the completion of the legislative process for the statutory budget, which governs the finances of the FCT in line with constitutional provisions. The national assembly has passed the 2025 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Statutory appropriation bill, approving a total expenditure of approximately ₦1.81 trillion for the FCT in the 2025 fiscal year, an increase of ₦30 billion from the ₦1.78 trillion initially proposed by President Bola Tinubu. This passage followed the third...

Senate

Senate advances ₦1.48 trillion 2025 Rivers budget

Sharon EboesomiMay 28, 20254 min

The 2025 fiscal plan outlines a total budget of ₦1.481 trillion, with key allocations structured to sustain governance and service delivery in Rivers state amid ongoing political instability. The senate has approved the second reading of the 2025 appropriation bill for Rivers state, marking a significant step in the legislative process for a state currently under emergency rule. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Authorise the Issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund...

House of Representatives

NG-CARES: Reps demands detailed expenditure report from 2009–2021

Leah TwakiMay 28, 20252 min

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...

House of Representatives

House of Reps showers encomiums on OrderPaper

Leah TwakiMay 28, 20253 min

OrderPaper Nigeria has received commendations of House of Representatives on its recent brand evolution The House of Representatives has extended warm congratulations to OrderPaper Nigeria, the country’s leading parliamentary monitoring organization. The House said the organisation’s recent brand evolution is a testament to its enduring legacy of innovative service in bridging the gap between people and parliament and deepening of democracy. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr., the...

House of Representatives

‘You’ve not defended your 2025 budget’ – Reps to FCT minister

Leah TwakiMay 28, 20255 min

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...

House of Representatives

Children’s Day: Speaker vacates seat for school pupil

Leah TwakiMay 28, 20254 min

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,...

Senate

Tinubu seeks fresh loans, bonds to fund infrastructure and pensions

Sharon EboesomiMay 27, 20254 min

President Tinubu has made several previous appeals to the national assembly for borrowing approvals since assuming office. President Bola Tinubu has asked the national assembly to approve a new set of loans totalling $21.5 billion in foreign borrowing and ₦757.9 billion from the domestic bond market to tackle pressing national needs, including pension debts. In a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary, Tinubu explained that the proposed 2025–2026 borrowing plan is...

House of Representatives

Reps summon FCT minister of state over budget snub

Leah TwakiMay 27, 20252 min

FCT Minister of State, Mariya Bunkure, has been summoned by the House of Representatives over failure to honour invitation for budget defence The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has summoned the minister of state for FCT, Dr. Mariya Bunkure, to appear before it on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The summon was issued after the minister failed to honour an invitation to a budget session convened by...

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