Hightlight Archives - Parliament Reports

June 12: Tinubu says not promoting one-party state

Leah TwakiJune 12, 20254 min

President Tinubu has distanced himself from one-party state, reaffirms commitment to democratic competition President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed speculations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is plotting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. The President said this while addressing a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday during the 2025 June 12 Democracy Day celebration. Addressing lawmakers and other dignitaries present, Tinubu said he would be the last person to support such...

Senate

Akpabio says national assembly not rubber stamp

Sharon EboesomiJune 12, 20255 min

Akpabio also revealed that the senate had acted on 26 executive bills, describing the process as a healthy balance of “cooperation and oversight” The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has strongly defended the independence and productivity of the 10th national assembly, insisting that those who tag the legislature as a “rubber stamp” arm of the executive do not understand the true role of parliament in a democracy. Speaking on Thursday at a special joint...

House of Representatives Senate

Democracy Day Address By President Bola Tinubu

NewsroomJune 12, 202516 min

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment...

House of Representatives

Ibas defends Rivers ₦1.48trn 2025 budget before Reps Committee

Leah TwakiJune 12, 20254 min

While defending the Rivers State 2025 budget before the House, State Administrator Ibas lamented acts of sabotage by certain suspended officials The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, on Wednesday defended the state’s proposed ₦1.48 trillion 2025 budget before the House Special Committee overseeing the emergency rule in Rivers State He outlined an ambitious fiscal blueprint designed to rebuild infrastructure, improve social services, and foster inclusive growth amid the ongoing state of emergency. During...

House of Representatives Senate Spotlight

Resettling IDPs and gender quota in armed forces | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeJune 11, 20255 min

In this episode of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker, we spotlight a motion calling for the reintegration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and a bill calling for at least 15 percent of women’s representation in the armed forces. Reintegrating Internally Displaced Persons In the House of Representatives, Rep. Felix Uche Nwaeke (PDP, Rivers) raised a motion drawing urgent attention to the estimated 3.3 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria as of...

Citizens Speak

Nigeria: Democracy, data, and nation-building

Op-ed EditorJune 11, 20255 min

In this opinion piece, Michael Olaogun argues that Nigeria’s democracy gains are limited by lack of data-driven nation-building efforts Since the fifth century, the concept of democracy as a “people-oriented” system of government has permeated different parts of the world, adapting to various cultural and historical contexts with its intention to promote citizens’ government. This is defined as “government of the people, by the people, for the people” attributed to Abraham Lincoln. As such, it...

House of Representatives RemTrack

MINING: Chinese companies face scrutiny as Reps bare fangs | REMTRACKER

Timileyin OkunlolaJune 6, 20258 min

Nigeria’s mining sector is under fresh scrutiny as lawmakers intensify efforts to stop illegal operations and enforce nationwide compliance. The House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals has launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal and unregulated mining activities in Nigeria, with a deep focus on Chinese mining operators. This comes after a string of investigative hearings exposed widespread non-compliance, environmental violations, and disregard for national assembly and host communities. At an investigative hearing held at...

Open House

Civil society groups launch project on legislative openness

Sharon EboesomiJune 6, 20255 min

The Nigerian Network of Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations (NNPMO) has launched the POPULA project to improve legislative openness As Nigeria continues to rank low on the Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), stakeholders from across the country converged in Abuja on Wednesday for the inception meeting of POPULA 2.0 – Promoting Open Parliament for Upscaling Legislative Accountability. The meeting brought together representatives of Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations (PMOs), civil society actors, and media professionals under a shared vision:...

House of Representatives Senate

Nigeria’s debt addiction & legislative inaction | ANALYSIS

Sharon EboesomiJune 4, 20258 min

As Nigeria navigates its way through turbulent economic waters, a concerning trend has begun to solidify: a growing debt addiction. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, his administration has made borrowing a cornerstone of his fiscal strategy justified, repeatedly, as necessary to stabilise the economy, cushion vulnerable citizens, and finance key infrastructure. Yet, the rapid accumulation of debt and the near-automatic approvals granted by the national assembly raise critical questions about...

House of Representatives

Reps to host conference on fiscal governance

Leah TwakiJune 4, 20255 min

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives is set to host a national conference on public accounts and fiscal governance In a renewed push to tackle Nigeria’s enduring fiscal accountability crisis, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives is set to host a landmark national conference on public accounts and fiscal governance (NCPAFG). The five-day event is scheduled to hold from July 6 to 10, 2025, at the Congress...

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