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The representatives moved to investigate the Federal Scholarship Board over alleged mismanagement, and non-payment of stipends to students  The House of Representatives has mandated a joint investigation into the alleged mismanagement, breach of agreements, and non-payment of stipends to Nigerian students on government-sponsored scholarships abroad from 2015 to date. This followed the adoption of a motion titled “Need to Investigate the Federal Scholarship Board’s Alleged Abuse of Process, Breach of Terms of Engagement, and Failure...

Constitutional amendment, electoral reforms, women’s representation top agenda in the House of Representatives after recess The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday outlined the urgent priorities of the 10th House as lawmakers resumed plenary after the 2025 annual recess, with a strong focus on constitutional amendment, electoral reforms, women’s representation, and national security. In his welcome address to members, Speaker Abbas said the House was entering a “pivotal midpoint” in...

The House of Representatives has sworn in three newly elected members from Edo, Jigawa, and Kaduna States to fill existing vacant seats The House of Representatives on Tuesday administered the oath of office to three newly elected members from Edo, Jigawa, and Kaduna States to fill existing vacancies in the green chamber. The new lawmakers  Omosede Igbinedion for Ovia federal constituency, Edo state, Rabiu Mukhtar for Garki/Babura federal constituency, Jigawa state, and Fidelix Bagudu for...

Akpabio, Kalu, Dantalle push for justice, inclusion, women’s representation, and local government autonomy during the consultative engagement with political parties Leaders of Nigeria’s National Assembly and political parties have reaffirmed their commitment to far-reaching constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening democracy, deepening inclusion, and restoring public confidence in governance. This resolve was the highlight of a consultative engagement between the House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review and leaders of political parties, held on Monday in...

Vulnerabilities associated with cryptocurrency operations cannot be overlooked says Speaker Abbas as the House sets the stage to review economic, regulatory, and security implications of cryptocurrency adoption and POS operations in Nigeria The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has inaugurated an ad hoc committee to examine the economic, regulatory, and security implications of cryptocurrency adoption and Point-of-Sale (POS) operations in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Abuja, Speaker Tajudeen...

Speaker Abbas has pledged that the 10th House will ensure full transparency, accountability, and effective execution of the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude oil policy The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has pledged that the 10th House will ensure full transparency, accountability, and effective execution of the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude oil policy. Represented by the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, at the inauguration of the Ad-hoc Committee on the Implementation and Oversight of...

The leadership of the House of Representatives has described the ongoing constitution review as a significant moment in the nation’s democratic journey Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, and Deputy Speaaker, Rep. Benjamin  Kalu, this week set the tone for Nigeria’s ambitious constitutional review, unveiling proposals they described as “a significant moment in the nation’s democratic journey.” Declaring open the national public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)...

The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its support for strategic and responsible borrowing The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Abbas Tajudeen, has reaffirmed the House’s unwavering support for President Bola Tinubu’s borrowing strategy, insisting that responsible credit remains crucial to financing Nigeria’s infrastructure and stimulating growth. Delivering a keynote address at the 8th Annual African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices (AN-PBO) Conference in Abuja, Abbas stressed that recent reports suggesting otherwise were “horrendously...

The National Assembly postponed plenary resumption by two weeks The House of Representatives has postponed its plenary resumption from September 23 to October 7, 2025 The change was conveyed in an internal memo titled “Rescheduling of Resumption Date” and signed on Tuesday by the Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Esq. “With deep regrets, Honourable Members are hereby informed that the resumption of plenary sessions earlier scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, has been...