The screening of the acting army chief, a probe of outdated electricity meters and another investigation into CNG tank explosion are key highlights from today’s plenary session of the House of Representatives  Reps screen acting COAS, Oluyode The House of Representatives on Wednesday screened the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Olufemi Oluyede. He told the joint committee on defence and army of his extensive experience, having served in the Nigerian Army for over 30...
Senators squared at each other over tax reforms as a bill for Abuja development scales second reading in today’s plenary ‘Nothing to show for 60 taxes, levies collected’ Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has criticised the federal government for having little to show despite collecting over 60 taxes and levies across the country. Oyedele made this statement while addressing senators during Wednesday’s plenary on President Bola Tinubu’s...
In approving the 2025–2027 MTEF/FSP, representatives pegged the exchange rate at N1400 per US dollar, $75 oil benchmark and 2.06 million barrels of production per day. The House of Representatives has approved the recommendations of its joint committees on finance, national planning, and economic development on the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The approval came after the committee on supply considered the report presented by Rep. James Abiodun Faleke...
Oyedele stressed the need for urgent reforms, highlighting that businesses in Nigeria often pay taxes even when operating at a loss. Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has criticised the federal government for having little to show despite collecting over 60 taxes and levies across the country. Oyedele made this statement while addressing the senate during Wednesday’s plenary. This session occurred amid a tense atmosphere following...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, MDs of commercial banks and other financial institutions have been tasked on POS operations The House of Representatives has called for immediate measures to address the challenges posed by undocumented identities in Point of Sale (POS) transactions in Nigeria. This is as it mandated its committees on digital and electronic banking, finance, banking regulations, and financial crimes to invite the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...
The lingering controversy over President Tinubu’s tax bills caused a row in the Senate today as Sen. Ndume slammed Deputy Speaker Barau Senate plenary on Wednesday escalated into a heated argument and shouting match as the controversial tax bills were introduced for debate, despite its absence from the order paper. The disagreement began when Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele raised Order 12(1), suspending senate rules to permit two tax experts, the Director General, Budget office, Tanimu...
A person found guilty of engaging in organ trafficking faces a minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment A bill aimed at prohibiting and penalizing organ trafficking in Nigeria has advanced in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Rep. Fuad Kayode Laguda (APC, Lagos), the proposed legislation passed its second reading on Tuesday, marking a significant step toward addressing a long-standing issue in Nigeria and globally. Key Provisions of the Bill The bill seeks to amend...
OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative has been recognised for its outstanding performance and unwavering commitment to promoting fiscal transparency and accountability reforms on the USAID project. OrderPaper was specifically commended for excellent delivery of the Growth Initiatives for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT) project, an activity under the Strengthening Civil Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project implemented by Palladium International and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In a letter addressed to Oke Epia,...
It was a colourful plenary on Tuesday as members wore orange mufflers in solidarity with campaigners against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Here are highlights of how it went down in the House today Reps in orange mufflers in activism against GBV Members of the House of Representative wore orange mufflers in solidarity with women in commemoration of the 16 days activism against Gender based Violence (GBV). Coming under order 8 rule 6 to offer personal explanation,...
At today’s senate plenary, lawmakers addressed some issues, including an error they made earlier regarding the removal of the code of conduct tribunal chair, the nomination of the army chief, and the consideration of a bill. Tinubu seeks confirmation of new chief of army staff President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the senate seeking confirmation of Lt-Gen. Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive chief of army staff. In the letter read...
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