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Reps launch probe into irregular tax deductions, multiple bank Charges

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,...

Reps give FG seven days to pay contractors

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...

Reps make u-turn on plenary suspension, resumes today

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:...

Reps in rowdy session over probe of Lagos trade fair complex

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...

Reps confirm Tinubu’s nominees as service chiefs

The House of Representatives has confirmed Oluyede, Shaibu, Abbas and Aneke as the new service chiefs  Just like the Senate, the House of Representatives has approved the appointment of the four service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the ad-hoc committee on the screening of nominees for appointment as Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs during plenary on Thursday. Presenting the committee’s report,...

Plateau, Enugu lawmakers defect to APC

Six opposition lawmakers defect to APC, cited party crisis and the need to align with the party at center The minority bloc in the House of Representatives suffered another major blow on Thursday as six lawmakers announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing internal crises within their former parties. The defectors include Rep. Daniel Asama from Plateau State, who dumped the Labour Party (LP), and five lawmakers from Enugu State —...

Reps push for digital birth, death, and marriage registration

Speaker Abbas has called for the adoption of a modern, technology-driven system for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has called for the adoption of a modern, technology-driven system for the registration of births, deaths, marriages, and other vital events, describing accurate data as the foundation of effective national planning and governance. Declaring open a public hearing on the bill to repeal and re-enact...

Senate clears new service chiefs, Reps assure fair assessment

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of new service chiefs as the House of Representatives pledged fair and thorough evaluation The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of four new service chiefs nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Those confirmed include General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air Staff, and Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as Chief...

Drama as JAMB walks out on Reps committee over media coverage

Following the staged walk out on the House of Representatives Committee; JAMB Registrar has been given an ultimatum to appear before the committee on Tuesday or face sanctions There was mild drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday when officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout on the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies. The committee, chaired by Rep. Oboku Oforji (PDP Bayelsa), had summoned JAMB to...

FIFA: Reps to probe NFF over alleged misappropriation of funds

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Sport to investigate the NFF over alleged misappropriation of FIFA, CAF funds The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over alleged misappropriation of millions of dollars received from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 2015 and 2025. The decision followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Adedayo Adesola...

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