At Wednesday’s plenary, the House resolved to probe street begging in Abuja and stepped down a consolidated bill on judicial immunity and foreign accounts.  Street begging in Abuja The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Abuja Rehabilitation Centre and the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) social protection programmes following a rise in the prevalence of the ‘Almajiri’ in the nation’s capital. The decision came after the adoption of a motion presented by Rep....
The House of Representatives also tasked its committee with conducting an investigative audit of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) account from 2015 to date, amid a call for a lithium agency.  Amidst global interest in Nigeria’s lithium resource, the House of Representatives has called on the ministry of solid minerals development to establish an agency in line with the Minerals and Mining Act of 2007. The proposed agency, lawmakers said, would spearhead the creation...
On Tuesday, the reps determined to investigate the gale of mass retirement in CBN and progressed on a bill on AIÂ Reps to probe mass retirement in the central bank The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the mass retirement of 1,000 staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House also resolved to ascertain the N50bn payoff earmark for the settlement...
Federal government has been given an ultimatum by the House of Reps to unfreeze National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) account The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the federal government to unfreeze all accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) within 72 hours to facilitate the smooth resumption of its critical poverty alleviation programmes. This resolution, adopted on Tuesday, followed a motion sponsored by Deputy Speaker Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC Abia)...
The federal government, through the ministries of marine and blue economy, and transportation have been asked to investigate incessant boat mishaps in the country Just as predicted in OrderPaper’s LIFE Service this week, the House of Representatives called on the federal government through the ministry of marine and blue economy and the ministry of transportation to conduct a thorough investigation into the recent boat mishaps in Nigeria. The ministries were tasked to provide insights and...
The House spokesperson and his deputy came under fire from members over the controversial tax reform bills There was uproar in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as members demanded that the spokesperson of the House, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr. (APC Ekiti) to sit-down for announcing an endorsement of the controversial tax bills. Akin drew the ire of his colleagues while moving for the consideration of report on Nigerian content development and monitoring on behalf of...
As national assembly plenary resumes today, this edition of RemTracker highlights discussions from last week on CNG and planned probe of NNPCL over non-remittance of funds Day of reckoning beckons for MDAs The House of Representatives is set to investigate revenue-generating agencies for revenue leakages and non-remittance of funds. This decision followed the consideration of the report from the House joint committee on finance, national planning, and economic development regarding the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure...
OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Unit can reasonably forecast that the national assembly will continue debates on the controversial tax bills, the 2025 budget benchmarks contained in the MTEF and the unfortunate boat mishap in Niger state. As the National Assembly gears up for a new plenary week, expectations are that it will engage in conversations to address matters of importance to the country. Lawmakers are expected to tackle pressing topics which may include the tax bills,...
The representatives also resolved to probe revenue-generating agencies for non-remittance of funds to government coffers and other revenue leakages as provided in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007. The House of Representatives has proposed punitive measures against Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government that are in clear contravention of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), 2007. Specifically, the House decried the non-remittance of operating surpluses into the federation account by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company...
This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker reports on the participation of House of Representatives’ members in 16 days of activism and bills on surrogacy and special seats for women and PWDs. 16 Days of Activism This week started with the 16-day march in solidarity with women to end gender-based violence across the globe. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna), deputy speaker, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (APC, Abia)...
Please email us - contents@orderpaper.ng - if you need this content for legitimate research purposes. Please check our privacy policy
