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At the inauguration of NWDC Committee, the Speaker of the House called for coordinated approach to reverse the region’s developmental challenges The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has called for immediate and decisive measures to tackle the deep-seated issues of insecurity, poverty, and infrastructural decay plaguing Nigeria’s north-west region. Speaking at the inauguration of the House Committee on the North-West Development Commission (NWDC) at the National Assembly, Abbas emphasised the need...
Deputy Speaker Kalu has demanded for Nigeria’s Permanent Seat on the UN Security Council, calls for inclusive multilateralism Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has called on the United Nations (UN) to grant Africa, particularly Nigeria, a permanent seat on the security council. Kalu made the call while representing Nigeria at the Heads of Parliaments meeting on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA. The meeting, which served...
Egbetokun stressed that conducting the hearings behind closed doors would prevent misinformation, safeguard national security, and facilitate a more open and effective fact-finding process. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has urged the senate to conduct its investigation into the mysterious disappearance of 3,907 firearms behind closed doors, citing security implications and the risk of misinformation. In a letter addressed to the senate and read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio...
The senate increased the budget from N54.2 trillion, proposed by President Bola Tinubu, to N54.9 trillion, an increase of about N750 billion. The senate has passed the 2025 appropriation bill, increasing the figure from N54.2 trillion proposed by President Bola Tinubu, to N54.99 trillion. The budget size was increased by about N750 billion. This comes two months after the budget was presented to the joint sitting of the National Assembly on 18th December, 2024...
Despite the Federal Government’s approval of ₦4.2 trillion for dilapidated roads, Nigeria’s roads remain death traps littered with potholes. The senate has urged the federal government to prioritise the rehabilitation of the nation’s deteriorating road infrastructure. This is as it urged the government to emphasise the necessity of extending the renewed hope super Highway road project to the north-east region to ensure its full integration into the country’s economic activities. These resolutions were adopted during...
Rep. Akeem Adeyemi and Rep. Tunji Olawuyi to chair House Committee on SWDC and NCDC as House announced other changes in standing committees The House of Representatives on Thursday announced significant changes to its standing committees while creating two new ones. The newly established committees are the House Committee on South West Development Commission (SWDC) and the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, who made the announcement, disclosed that Rep. Akeem Adeyemi (APC...
Customs boss, Adewale Adeniyi, have until Tuesday to appear before House committee on public petitions while the NIMC DG risks arrest if she fails to honour the committee’s invitation The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, to appear before it next Tuesday over allegations that some top officials of the service have refused to retire despite reaching their retirement dates. The...
After about four hours debate by House of Representatives’ members, President Tinubu’s Tax reform bills passed second reading After long deliberations and consultations, the long awaited President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills has received the green light of the the House of Representatives as the four bills passed second reading on Wednesday. On 3 October 2024, President Tinubu transmitted the following tax bills to the National Assembly: Nigerian Tax Bill; Nigeria Tax Administration Bill; Joint...
Koko and Magaji’s defection brings the total number of PDP defectors in the House of Representatives to five The wave of defections in the House of Representatives has continued to weaken the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as another lawmaker, Rep. Salisu Garba Koko, representing Koko/Besse/Mayama federal constituency of Kebbi State, switched allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. This latest defection, announced during plenary by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, brings the total number of...