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The House of Representatives has passed the first and second readings of the Executive-sponsored State Police Bill, withdrawing the version it passed earlier The House of Representatives has withdrawn its proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police, opting instead to consider the executive bill transmitted by President Bola Tinubu. The development emerged during Tuesday’s plenary, where lawmakers gave the executive-sponsored state police bill its first and second readings before referring it to the House...

A bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria, a proposed regulatory body aimed at professionalising the nutrition sector, curbing quackery and strengthening the country’s response to malnutrition and food insecurity. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide for...

A bill seeking additional tax on oil companies to fund the South South Development Commission (SSDC) has been opposed by the Government The House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced consideration of a bill seeking to expand the funding sources of the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), with the Federal Government opposing a proposal to impose a new statutory levy on oil and gas companies. The disagreement emerged during a public hearing organised by the House Committee...

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s humanitarian and migration sectors have called for stronger inter-agency coordination and deeper regional cooperation to combat the growing threat of human trafficking across Africa Stakeholders in Nigeria’s humanitarian and migration sectors have called for stronger inter-agency coordination and deeper regional cooperation to combat the growing threat of human trafficking across Africa. The call was made on Wednesday during a roundtable organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Humanitarian Services in Abuja....

The House of Representatives has a condemned the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, and called on the Federal Government to mount stronger diplomatic pressure  The House of Representatives on Thursday condemned the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, calling on the Federal Government to mount stronger diplomatic pressure on Pretoria while rejecting proposals to immediately suspend diplomatic relations...

The deputy speaker said he was among those deceived by the controversial boss of the ‘fake’ Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Wednesday disclosed that he was among those deceived by the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi. This was as the House resolved to investigate how the purported agency operated within government circles and found its way...

Lawmakers engaged in heated exchanges over a motion to invite President Tinubu to explain non-release of funds for capital projects The House of Representatives descended into a rowdy session on Wednesday as lawmakers engaged in heated exchanges over a motion seeking to invite President Bola Tinubu to appear before the green chamber to explain the delay in releasing funds for capital projects, unpaid contractors and constituency interventions. The motion, sponsored by Rep. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh...

Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, has until Monday to appear before the House Committee on Public Accounts or risk legislative sanctions The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a final summons to the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, directing him to appear before the panel on Monday, July 13, 2026. This followed his repeated failure to honour invitations and provide documents required for legislative...

The House of Representatives has rolled out its three-year legislative performance scorecard, with a total of 2,747 bills introduced and 363 passed since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023 The House of Representatives has introduced a total of 2,747 bills and passed 363 since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023, according to its three-year legislative performance report. The figures were unveiled on Monday during a media briefing...