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The House of Representatives ordered the Accountant-General and Auditor-General to submit four years of Federal Government financial statements The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has raised concerns over the payment of ₦9.8 billion to vendors of the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) in 2024, questioning the value delivered by the platform despite the huge expenditure. The committee noted that GIFMIS has failed to achieve its core mandate of ensuring...

A mild tension hit the House of Representatives on Tuesday as some members rejected a motion seeking an amendment of electoral bill which mandated real-time electronic transmission of results  A mild tension erupted at the emergency sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday  following the rejection of a motion seeking the rescission and recommittal of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025. The motion was moved after Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives,...

The Reserved Seats for Women Bill Campaign Coalition has called for urgent legislative action following the release of the timetable for the 2027 General Elections by INEC The Reserved Seats for Women Bill Campaign Coalition has called for urgent legislative action following the release of the timetable for the 2027 General Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, warning that the window for meaningful reform is rapidly closing. In a statement signed by Hammed Adejare,...

The House Committee has urged all relevant MDAs and stakeholders to submit required documents and offer full cooperation as it begins an investigation into the alleged non-release of N174.26 billion in agricultural intervention funds The House of Representatives has announced plans to commence an investigation into the alleged non-release of N174.26 billion in agricultural intervention funds, with the Committee on Agricultural Production and Services calling on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as development...

The House of Representatives has announced plans to reconvene on Tuesday for an emergency session to consider the 2027 general election timetable released by the INEC The House of Representatives has disclosed that it will reconvene for an emergency sitting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, to review matters arising from the recent announcement of the 2027 General Election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Parliament Reports recalls that the House of Representatives adjourned...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), and 17 other MDAs are at risk of having their 2026 budget withdrawn over accountability breaches The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended the withdrawal of budgetary allocations to 22 federal agencies over what it described as persistent failure to account for public funds and refusal to comply with legislative oversight. The recommendation was...

Alarmed by the prevalent zero implementation of the 2025 budget, the representatives have asked President Tinubu to make good on his campaign promises  The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Infectious Diseases, Rep. Amobi Godwin Ogah, has described the past year as one of the most challenging periods for Nigeria, citing what he said was virtually zero per cent implementation of the 2025 budget. Ogah made the remark on Thursday while addressing stakeholders...

The House of Representatives committee has stepped down the science agency’s 2026 budget, want the DG removed over snub The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Engineering on Thursday stepped down the consideration of the 2026 budget proposal of the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM). The committee also resolved to expunge the agency’s budget from the national appropriation bill and recommend the removal of its Director-General, Dr. Olushola Odusanya, over his failure to...