The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the healthcare system of Abuja, theFederal Capital Territory (FCT) The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the healthcare system of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It also urged the government to design a long-term healthcare infrastructure development plan that aligns with the growing population of the FCT, ensuring...
House Committees on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and Crude Oil Theft disclosed their intention to roll out five strategic bills to address oil sector woes The House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and Crude Oil Theft are set to introduce five critical bills aimed at resolving longstanding challenges in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Chairman of both committees, Rep. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC Kano), made this known during a joint session held on Tuesday, emphasizing...
Under the proposed law, only licensed agencies would be allowed to operate employment services, and those licenses would only be issued upon verification that the agency complies with prescribed ethical and legal standards. The senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate and formalise employment practices in the informal sector, including domestic work, apprenticeships, and internships. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Sani Musa (APC, Niger east), also seeks to empower the...
The committee warned that if the auditors fail to appear by the newly set deadline, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 2:00 PM, the senate will be compelled to exercise its constitutional powers to issue warrants of arrest. The senate has once again issued a stern warning over what it calls a “recurring pattern of disregard” for legislative oversight, threatening to invoke its constitutional powers to issue arrest warrants against external auditors of the Nigerian National...
N1.78trn FCT 2025 appropriation bill scales second reading in the House of Representatives The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to authorize the issuance of N1.78 trillion from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Statutory Revenue Fund for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Authorise the issue from the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Statutory Revenue Fund of the Federal Capital Territory Administration...
In this episode of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker, we spotlight the three out of over one hundred motions which directly addressed equality and inclusion in the 10th senate so far With over one hundred motions moved between June 2023 and March 2025, only three can be categorized as GESI-focused, addressing the needs and rights of women, girls, and persons with disabilities (PWDs). This data highlights a troubling pattern of underrepresentation in...
Deputy Speaker Kalu has decried the hasty rescheduling of JAMB exams and tasked the board to conduct a comprehensive and independent audit of its examination systems Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to conduct a comprehensive and independent audit of its examination systems, following widespread technical issues during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Addressing journalists on Sunday in Abuja,...
The south-east caucus of the House has called for total cancellation of 2025 UTME and resignation of JAMB Registrar The south-east caucus of the House of Representatives has demanded the total cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following what it described as a “horrifying institutional failure” by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The caucus also called for the immediate resignation of the Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board...
Three opposition members in the House of Representatives have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday recorded fresh gains in the House of Representatives as three opposition lawmakers formally defected to the party during plenary. Rep. Oluwole Oke (Osun), formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alongside Reps. Kabiru Hassan Rumrum and Sani Abdullahi, both from Kano and formerly of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP),...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the circumstances surrounding the 2025 JAMB results The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Basic Examination to investigate the circumstances surrounding the 2025 UTME results and report its findings within four weeks. It urged the federal government to direct the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, JAMB, to release all the results of those under sixteen age who participated in the 2025 UTME. Parliament Reports recalls that...
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