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A medical expert told the House Committee on Specialty Healthcare that the non-implementation of the  Mental Health Act is discouraging foreign donors from partnering with the country’s health sector The Provost and Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Professor Afis Agboola, has warned that Nigeria’s failure to implement the Mental Health Act is discouraging foreign donors from partnering with the country’s health sector. This is even as mental health institutions struggle with...

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...

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...