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The Auditor-General of the Federation, as well as the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture have been summoned to account for funds released for agricultural programmes between 2015 and 2025 The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, aids and grants programmes has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, as well as the Ministers of Finance Wale Edun and the Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari, over the utilisation of funds released for agricultural...

The House of Representatives dismissed the minority caucus’ interim report on tax laws, saying it only served to “compound public misunderstanding on an issue that has been institutionally resolved and overtaken by events.” The House of Representatives has faulted the decision of its minority caucus to constitute an ad-hoc committee to probe alleged alterations to recently enacted tax laws, describing the move as procedurally improper and lacking institutional authority. In a statement issued on Sunday,...

The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has confirmed that indeed the gazetted tax laws were altered  The House of Representatives minority caucus has confirmed that key provisions of Nigeria’s recently enacted tax reform laws were illegally altered after passage by the National Assembly and assent by President Bola Tinubu. The caucus described the development as a grave assault on legislative authority and constitutional democracy. This is contained in the interim report of the...

Managing Directors of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) have been summoned by the House of Representatives over their failure to appear at a public hearing  The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee probing Nigeria’s power sector reforms and expenditure between 2007 and 2024 has summoned the Managing Directors of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) over their failure to appear at a...

The House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, in collaboration with Paradigm Initiative, has charged the Press Corps and parliamentary media teams on digital governance and legislative reporting The House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs on Monday convened a one-day capacity-building retreat for members of the House Press Corps and parliamentary media teams, with a focus on digital governance and legislative reporting. The retreat, held at the National Assembly Library...