In this episode of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Tracker, we will focus on the budget defence sessions at the National Assembly, noting that attention is turning from headline figures to deeper questions of priorities. President Bola Tinubu’s proposed ₦58.47 trillion 2026 budget, presented on 19th December 2025, now enters a phase in which ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) must justify not just what they have been allocated, but also what those allocations...
The House of Representatives has summoned FCT Area Councils Chairmen as audit report by Auditor-General indicted Abaji, Abuja Municipal, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali Area Councils over widespread violations of financial regulations The House of Representatives has summoned the chairmen and finance directors of the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over alleged financial infractions exceeding N100 billion. The summons followed the submission of the Auditor-General’s report on the FCT Area Councils...
The House Committee on Finance has raised concern over NBET’s utilisation of N4.099 billion generated from regulatory income in the 2025 fiscal year The House of Representatives on Thursday grilled the Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc, Mr Johnson Akinowo, over the utilisation of ₦4.099 billion generated from regulatory income in the 2025 fiscal year. The scrutiny took place in Abuja during the review of NBET’s 2025 budget performance by...
Just like the Senate, the House of Representatives has constituted a bipartisan conference committee on the electoral bill to harmonise areas of difference between the versions passed by both chambers of the National Assembly The House of Representatives has constituted a bipartisan Conference Committee on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to harmonise areas of difference between the versions passed by both chambers of the National Assembly. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on...
NIRSAL microfinance bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), SunTrust Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have been mandated to appear before the House committee investigating agricultural intervention funds The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating Agricultural Subsidies, Intervention Funds, Aids and Grants Programmes from 2015 to 2025 has expressed strong displeasure over what it described as persistent disregard for parliamentary invitations by key government agencies and financial institutions. At...
The House of Representatives has commenced investigations into the concession of federal air and seaport terminals, as well as related shipping activities, from 2006 to 2025 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday inaugurated an investigation into the concession of federal air and seaport terminals, as well as related shipping activities, spanning 2006 to 2025. The probe will be conducted by an ad-hoc committee chaired by Re. Kolawole Akinlayo, with...
The House of Representatives has passed the second reading of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, and adjourned for two weeks to allow for budget scrutiny The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill for second reading, setting the stage for detailed legislative scrutiny of the proposal. The budget, anchored on macroeconomic stability, improved security, and increased investment in capital projects, was first presented to a joint sitting of the National Assembly...
The House of Representatives gets a new Clerk as Dr. Yahaya H. Danzaria bows out of the service of the National Assembly The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, alongside principal officers and members, on Thursday paid glowing tributes to the outgoing Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya H. Danzaria, describing his retirement as the end of a distinguished career marked by integrity, professionalism and unwavering commitment to parliamentary democracy. The tributes...
The House of Representatives is set to commence debate on the ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill on Thursday The House of Representatives is set to commence debate on the ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill on Thursday. Parliament Reports recalls that the fiscal bill passed first reading on December 19, 2025, following its presentation by President Bola Tinubu before a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ALSO READ: 2026 budget, electoral reforms...
The Auditor-General of the Federation, as well as the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture have been summoned to account for funds released for agricultural programmes between 2015 and 2025 The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, aids and grants programmes has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, as well as the Ministers of Finance Wale Edun and the Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari, over the utilisation of funds released for agricultural...
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