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The House committee has demanded for the financial report of the federal CARES Support Unit from 2009 to 2021   The House of Representatives Committee on Community and Social Development/NG-CARES has directed the National Coordinator of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), Mr. Abdulkarim Obaje, to submit a comprehensive report detailing financial transactions of the federal CARES support unit from 2009 to 2021. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Abubakar Kusada, issued...

OrderPaper Nigeria has received commendations of House of Representatives on its recent brand evolution  The House of Representatives has extended warm congratulations to OrderPaper Nigeria, the country’s leading parliamentary monitoring organization. The House said the organisation’s recent brand evolution is a testament to its enduring legacy of innovative service in bridging the gap between people and parliament and deepening of democracy. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr., the...

The committee mandated FCT minister of state, Mrs. Bunkure, to defend her 2025 budget separately from what was earlier presented by the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike The House of Representatives Committee on Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has declared that the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Mariya Bunkure, is yet to defend the portion of the 2025 FCT budget under her jurisdiction. This is despite an earlier presentation by FCT...

Speaker Abbas on children’s day vacated his seat for a ‘shadow speaker’ from a secondary school  In a symbolic gesture to mark this year’s Children’s Day, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, once again vacated his seat to allow a young Nigerian to preside as ‘shadow speaker’ during a special plenary session. It is the second time the Speaker of the 10th House would so honour young Nigerians. On October 10, 2024,...

FCT Minister of State, Mariya Bunkure, has been summoned by the House of Representatives over failure to honour invitation for budget defence  The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils and Ancillary Matters has summoned the minister of state for FCT, Dr. Mariya Bunkure, to appear before it on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The summon was issued after the minister failed to honour an invitation to a budget session convened by...

The compulsory voting bill has been withdrawn by the Speaker of the House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has announced the withdrawal of a bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all eligible Nigerians, which he co-sponsored with Rep. Daniel Asama Ago. The bill’s withdrawal was disclosed on Monday by the Speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi. He...

A survey conducted by OrderPaper on the disbursement of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) funds revealed significant public dissatisfaction and systemic challenges. This is as the House of Representatives conducted a probe of the programme behind closed doors with a report yet to be released weeks after the deadline for submission A recnt survey into the disbursement of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) funds has revealed widespread public dissatisfaction and systemic challenges. The survey was conducted by...

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, John Owan Enoh and sugar industry players have reiterated commitment to National Sugar Master plan as House Committee move to Amend NSDC Act The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has underscored the strategic importance of Nigeria’s sugar industry in achieving President Bola Tinubu’s ambitious $1 trillion economy target, citing the sector’s potential to drive rural development, job creation, and national value generation. Enoh...