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Local government councils run by unelected officials risk losing statutory fund allocations from the federal government The House of Representatives has advised the Federal Government to withhold fund allocations to local councils operating under unelected officials.   The House’ decision came after a motion of urgent importance sponsored by Rep. Gaza Jonathan (SDP Nasarawa) and Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC Lagos) was adopted at plenary on Tuesday. The motion is titled “Urgent Need to Address the Refusal...

Following a heated debate, the House adopted the bill for second reading, raising hope for the creation of 74 additional seats for women in parliament The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to reserve 74 seats for women in the national and state houses of assembly in Nigeria. However, a heated debate along religious and cultural lines defined contributions as members reluctantly resolved to push the bill through second reading....

Return of fuel queue and a negative spotlight of Dangote cement were some of the issues that took centre stage in the House of Representatives today Reps to probe return of fuel queues In response to the return of fuel queues across the country, the House of Representatives has called for a forensic investigation of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). This investigation aims...

The House of Representatives has called for the suspension of the Samoa agreement over the alleged LGBTQ clause inclusion Just as predicted in OrderPaper‘s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE), the House of Representatives has called for the suspension of the implementation of the Samoa agreement. Rep. Aliyu Madaki (NNPP Kano), made this call on Tuesday  while leading the debate on the urgent motion he sponsored. He stressed that the Samoa agreement contravenes Nigeria’s ethics and...