Reps Extend 2025 Capital Budget Implementation to Dec. 31
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The House of Representatives has given Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) additional time to complete projects and other capital expenditures captured in the 2025 budget. The House on Tuesday approved an extension of the implementation period for the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act to December 31, 2026. The decision followed […]
Bende Flood: Kalu Seeks Urgent NEMA, SEMA Intervention
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for urgent intervention by the National and Abia State Emergency Management Agencies following flooding that reportedly killed two people and submerged homes in parts of Bende Local Government Area. Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency, also called for immediate relief […]
Abbas Urges Religious Leaders to Promote Peace in 2027
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has urged religious leaders to use their influence to promote peace before, during and after the 2027 general elections. Abbas made the call in Abuja on Tuesday when the Religious Network for Peace and Development visited him to present its programmes ahead of next […]
Kalu Urges WTO to End 13-Year Food Security Deadlock
By Oluwakemi Kindness Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resolve the 13-year deadlock over public stockholding for food security. Kalu proposed an interim waiver under Article IX:3 of the Marrakesh Agreement to cover qualifying public stockholding programmes. He made the proposal on Friday in […]
Reps to Resolve NOUN Law Graduates Admission Dispute
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has intervened in the prolonged dispute over the admission of more than 5,000 law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) into the Nigerian Law School. The affected graduates, under the aegis of the Backlog of Law Graduates of NOUN, petitioned the House, saying they had […]
Reps Probe ₦432bn NMDPRA Debt, Summon Oil Firms
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into ₦432.07 billion in outstanding obligations owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) by oil companies and other entities. The probe is being conducted by the House Public Accounts Committee (PAC), following concerns raised in the Auditor-General’s annual reports over […]
Reps Dissolve All Ad Hoc Committees Over Expired Mandates
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has dissolved all its ad hoc committees after they exceeded the time allotted for their assignments. The dissolution took effect on August 28, 2026, according to a notice signed by the Clerk of the House, Sidi Ibrahim. The House had earlier directed the committees to conclude their assignments […]
Reps: PFIPC Was Never Legally Established by Government
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives says the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was never legally established by the Nigerian government. An Ad Hoc Committee investigating the organisation in it prelimentary report on Wednsday said it uncovered substantial evidence of forged, altered and misleading documents allegedly used to make PFIPC appear to […]
Reps Celebrate Sultan of Sokoto at 70
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, and his deputy, Benjamin Kalu, have congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’adu Abubakar III, on his 70th birthday. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, the lawmakers praises the monarch for his lifelong commitment to peace, national unity and religious tolerance. Speaker Abbas described […]
Reps Minority Caucus Backs G100 Unity Bid For 2027
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has backed the G100 Coalition’s efforts to unite opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections with a single presidential candidate. Minority Leader, Fredrick Agbedi, on Tuesday announced the caucus’ support after a strategic meeting with a G100 delegation as part of consultations on […]