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Benue Flood, made-in-Nigeria bill, and Tinubu’s university in Aba | HOUSE GIST TODAY 

The House plenary on Thursday focused on a made-in-Nigeria bill and Benue flood as well as land disputes in the middle-belt state Reps address flood impact in Benue Several flood impacts and land disputes in Benue State got the attention of the House on Thursday. Lawmakers urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials to cushion the hardship of people in the affected areas. The House also asked security agencies to beef...

Reps urge FG to increase budget of Bureau of Public Procurement  

The House of Representatives has called for an increase in the budget of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, to review and increase the budgetary allocation to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The House highlighted that the bureau’s budget must align with the nation’s current realities in subsequent budget estimates, ensuring that it can effectively carry...

Tax fears, petrol price hike, and summons on works minister | HOUSE GIST TODAY 

In the last House session, tax authorities allay fears on President Tinubu’s tax bills as reps demand reversal of hikes in petrol and cooking gas prices while works minister is summoned   FIRS says no new taxes will be introduced  Zacch Adedeji, chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has assured Nigerians that the ongoing President Bola Tinubu tax reform will reduce taxes, not introduce new ones or raise existing tax rates. He clarified...

Reps to Tinubu: Submit 2025 budget now or risk rejection

The House of Representatives has called on President Tinubu to ensure timely submissions of 2025 Budget or risk rejection The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to present the 2025 budget without further delay, warning that failure to do so could result in its outright rejection. This resolution followed a motion raised by Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), highlighting the executive’s non-compliance with section 11(1)(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA)...

More money for FERMA, super eagles, and a new LP rep | HOUSE GIST TODAY

A budget increase for FERMA, the ill-treatment of the super eagles by Libyan federation are major highlights from House today Reps demand 20 percent of work ministry’s 2025 budget for FERMA The House of Representatives has urged the ministries of budget and economic planning, finance and budget office of the federation, to allocate 20 percent of the ministry of works’ budget for the 2025 budget to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to enable  the...

Consolidated fiscal bills scale second reading in Reps  

Fiscal bills aimed at addressing loopholes in the existing framework and empower the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) scales second reading   In a bid to enhance Nigeria’s economic stability and strengthen the management of its financial resources, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for second reading a set of consolidated bills seeking to repeal the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 and re-enact a new Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2024. The proposed legislation, sponsored by the...

LIFE This Week: Stranded super eagles, fuel price hikes, and tax matters

The stranding of the super eagles in Libya, incessant fuel hikes and tax bills are issues predicted on our Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) this week Nigerians have faced numerous challenges this past week, and as the National Assembly resumes for another legislative session, it is anticipated that the representatives will step up to address pressing issues affecting the nation. Among the matters expected to dominate the lawmakers’ attention this week are the ongoing fuel...

GIRL-CHILD  DAY: History as house speaker cedes seat to teen

Anani, the ‘shadow speaker’ on international day of the girl-child said, “for me, I envision a future where every girl regardless of where she comes from has an opportunity to flourish”    In a groundbreaking gesture last Thursday, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen (APC Kaduna), made history by vacating his seat for 16-year-old gender advocate, Ms. Isabel Anani, to preside over a special session in honor of the International Day of...

Missing corps member, ‘Ms speaker’ and arms for road marshals | HOUSE GIST TODAY

16-year-old momentarily presided at plenary as reps demand investigation of a case of missing corps member while road safety officers may get to carry arms Reps honour the girl-child, as Abbas steps down for 16-yr-old ‘shadow speaker’ The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, on Thursday, made an unprecedented gesture by vacating his seat in plenary to honor the girl-child. A 16-year-old gender advocate, Ms. Isabel Anani, took the speaker’s chair to...

Building collapse and delayed justice | HOUSE GIST TODAY

Key topics discussed in the House today included the swift passage of some establishment bills, a call to address delays in justice delivery, and efforts to tackle the issue of building collapses in Nigeria  Bills scale second reading without debate In what appears to have become the new norm in the House of Representatives, the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas again gave speedy passage to two establishment bills without debate at Wednesday’s plenary session. The two bills...

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