The late submission and inevitably delayed passage of the 2025 national budget resets the annual January-December fiscal circle achieved in the last five years President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2025 budget before the national assembly today. This is less than two weeks before the emd of 2024. By implication, the January-December fiscal circle achieved and sustained previously will be distorted. This is because parliament is not likely to consider and pass the...
The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into an alleged misappropriation and misapplication of the $232 million loan intended for nutrition intervention programmes in Nigeria. The House of Representatives has directed its committees on nutrition and food security, judiciary, finance, aids, loan, and debt management to investigate an alleged mismanagement of the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) World Bank loan, valued at $232 million (approximately ₦350 billion). The loan was intended to support...
The southern Caucus in the House has backed President Tinubu’s controversial tax bills despite stiff opposition from some of their colleagues. The southern caucus of the House of Representatives has endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s controversial tax reform bills while emphasising their commitment to ongoing dialogue with Nigerians. Addressing the press on Tuesday, Rep. Nicholas Mutu (PDP, Delta), leader of the caucus, affirmed their readiness to engage with diverse perspectives on the bills. The proposed legislation...
The House says the ban on tinted glasses is too sudden and should be suspended immediately. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution urging the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command to immediately cease the indiscriminate harassment of motorists and release vehicles impounded solely for infractions related to tinted glasses and covered number plates. The lawmakers further directed the police command to issue a public notice allowing a grace period of at least...
The House of Representatives speaker and state assembly speakers concluded 16 days of activism on gender-based violence in Abuja. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, along with State Houses of Assembly speakers, wrapped up the 16-day activism against gender-based violence (GBV) on International Human Rights Day. Recall that Abbas led an advocacy walk on November 25, 2025, from the National Assembly to the Police Force Headquarters, where he submitted a petition to...
The representatives also resolved to probe revenue-generating agencies for non-remittance of funds to government coffers and other revenue leakages as provided in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007. The House of Representatives has proposed punitive measures against Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government that are in clear contravention of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), 2007. Specifically, the House decried the non-remittance of operating surpluses into the federation account by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company...
The bill seeks to promote technological transfer to ensure regular value addition to the nation’s solid mineral exploration. A Bill to monitor the inflow of foreign products and technology into Nigeria, passed its second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC,Akwa Ibom), explained that the proposal seeks to leverage Nigeria’s vast and dynamic population to create employment opportunities for youths, transform raw materials into finished...
The minister of livestock development assured that the sector has the capacity of generating N33 trillion to boost the economy. The minister of livestock development, Idi Maiha, has stated that Nigeria’s livestock sector has the potential to boost the economy by N33 trillion if properly developed and harnessed. Maiha made this remark during an interactive session with the House of Representatives committee on livestock development on Tuesday. According to the minister, unlocking the sector’s potential...
The house reintroduced the bill aimed at promoting and protecting ethical standards, as well as addressing sexual harassment in tertiary institutions The House of Representatives has recommitted the bill which seeks to promote ethical standards and curtail sexual harassment in higher institutions in the country. Four other proposed legislations that failed to pass in the proceeding assembly were also recommitted. The sexual harassment bill was introduced in 2016 by former deputy president of the senate,...
The lawmakers strongly condemned the inhumane treatment and frustration inflicted on the football players in Libya. The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the mistreatment of the super eagles and the Nigerian delegation by the Libyan Football Federation and the Libyan government. The lawmakers expressed their outrage over the ill-treatment and called on the Nigerian government to summon the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria for questioning regarding the incident. This resolution came after a motion of...
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