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State Police bill, reserved seats, 2027 budget top agenda as Reps resume 

The House of Representatives said it will prioritise the passage of outstanding constitutional amendment bills, including the proposed establishment of state police and reserved seats for women, as lawmakers resumed plenary after the 2026 annual recess   The House of Representatives has identified the passage of outstanding constitutional amendment bills, including the proposed establishment of state police and reserved seats for women, as its immediate legislative priorities as lawmakers resumed plenary after the 2026 annual...

Pipeline Security: Reps pass confidence vote on Tinubu, NNPCL, PINL

The committee passed a vote of confidence in President Tinubu, NNPCL, PINL and recommended contract extension for pipeline security The House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities chaired by Rep. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor has passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu, NNPC Limited, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) and the company’s Managing Director, Dr. Osahon Okunbor, over improvements in pipeline security and crude oil production. The resolution followed the adoption of a subcommittee...

SEDC advances plans for gas pipeline, railway projects, others

SEDC MD Mark Okoye disclosed that the Commission has continued to advance preparatory work on strategic projects aimed at accelerating economic growth and infrastructure development in the region The South-East Development Commission (SEDC) has advanced preparatory work on proposed gas pipeline and railway projects aimed at accelerating economic growth and infrastructure development across the region, its Managing Director, Mark Okoye, has said. Okoye disclosed this while briefing the Senate Committee on the South-East Development Commission...

Reps gives HYPREP 7-day ultimatum over N400bn audit queries

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has been given a seven-day ultimatum to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over audit queries involving more than N400 billion in alleged financial irregularities The House of Representatives has given the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) a seven-day ultimatum to appear before its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and respond to allegations contained in the 2021 and 2024 audit reports of the Office of the Auditor-General for the...

Elumelu backs state police, seeks safeguards from political interference

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has given his support for the creation of State police, said it will bring policing closer  to communities Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police, saying the reform would bring policing closer to communities while strengthening professionalism, accountability and national cohesion. Elumelu stated this in a goodwill message...

Parliament must deploy legislative innovation to tackle insecurity – Nwawuba

The boss of NALTF, Henry Nwawuba, has charged lawmakers that they can’t keep saying that their thoughts and prayers are with the victims of insecurity and still call themselves legislators  The Executive Secretary of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund(NALTF), Hon. Henry Nwawuba, has urged Parliament to deploy policy and legislative innovation to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. Nwawuba spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2nd Annual Distinguished Parliamentarian Lecture organised by the House of...

‘Every citizen should get Police help without influence’

Secretary of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Nnadubem Moghalu, has disclosed  that four states- Edo, Oyo, Osun and Rivers – have approved the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police Nigerians should be able to seek police assistance without first having to contact an influential person, the Secretary of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Nnadubem Moghalu, has said. Moghalu said this should be the ordinary expectation...

Bago, Tompolo, Elumelu, others to speak On State Police bill 

Governor Bago, Tompolo, Elumelu, Moghalu To speak on State Police bill at House of Representatives Press Corps Lecture next week The debate over the establishment of state police in Nigeria will take centre stage in Abuja on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, as the House of Representatives Press Corps hosts its second annual Distinguished Parliamentarian Lecture and Awards. The event themed, “The Imperative for State Police: Securing Communities, Strengthening Federalism.” is scheduled to commence at 10:00...

NASS transmits constitution amendment bill to 36 States

As part of the requirement for constitutional amendment, the leadership of the National Assembly transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration and approval, and set a 30-day administrative timeline The National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for...

Reps uncover 12 ‘fake’ agencies, 58 bank accounts linked to PFIPC

The ad-hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) said, among other findings, that it uncovered at least 12 agencies, companies, foundations and organisations allegedly linked to the self-acclaimed Director-General of the council, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, as well as about 58 bank accounts The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered at least 12 agencies, companies, foundations and organisations allegedly linked to...

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