The lingering controversy over President Tinubu’s tax bills caused a row in the Senate today as Sen. Ndume slammed Deputy Speaker Barau Senate plenary on Wednesday escalated into a heated argument and shouting match as the controversial tax bills were introduced for debate, despite its absence from the order paper. The disagreement began when Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele raised Order 12(1), suspending senate rules to permit two tax experts, the Director General, Budget office, Tanimu...
A person found guilty of engaging in organ trafficking faces a minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment A bill aimed at prohibiting and penalizing organ trafficking in Nigeria has advanced in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Rep. Fuad Kayode Laguda (APC, Lagos), the proposed legislation passed its second reading on Tuesday, marking a significant step toward addressing a long-standing issue in Nigeria and globally. Key Provisions of the Bill The bill seeks to amend...
The minister of livestock development assured that the sector has the capacity of generating N33 trillion to boost the economy. The minister of livestock development, Idi Maiha, has stated that Nigeria’s livestock sector has the potential to boost the economy by N33 trillion if properly developed and harnessed. Maiha made this remark during an interactive session with the House of Representatives committee on livestock development on Tuesday. According to the minister, unlocking the sector’s potential...
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,...
At today’s senate plenary, lawmakers addressed some issues, including an error they made earlier regarding the removal of the code of conduct tribunal chair, the nomination of the army chief, and the consideration of a bill. Tinubu seeks confirmation of new chief of army staff President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the senate seeking confirmation of Lt-Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive chief of army staff. In the letter read...
The House of Representatives recognises that locally acquired data is required to fix Nigeria’s housing deficit and has tasked its committees accordingly
The Senate got it wrong by referencing a wrong section of the constitution to remove the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairperson despite spending over four hours in a closed-door session. The senate has corrected its mistake regarding the removal from office of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal for alleged misconduct. This error was highlighted following a motion raised by leader of the senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) during Tuesday’s plenary....
Sen. Musa described the partnership arrangement for passport production as unjust and unacceptable and called for a thorough review The national assembly has strongly condemned the unjust Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangement of passport production by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). This is as it criticised the agreement, which allocates 70 percent of proceeds to consultancy firms and only 30 percent to the government, thereby short-changing the country and its citizens. The agency came under fire on...
As lawmakers return to plenary this week, OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Unit forecasts that discussions around the 2025 budget, the arrest of IPOB leader Simon Ekpa in Finland, and President Tinubu’s bill on social investment will be key issues for consideration.  As lawmakers return to plenary at the National Assembly this week, the nation looks to them to address pressing issues of governance, economic reforms, and societal welfare. With a packed legislative agenda, the coming days...
The impressive revenues generated in 2024 raised questions among lawmakers, who queried the government’s continued borrowing There was mild confusion at the National Assembly on Monday over the federal government’s continued borrowing despite the fact that revenue generating agencies have exceeded their targets for the fiscal year 2024. This happened during an interactive session by the joint national assembly committees on finance, national planning and economic affairs on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework...
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