Nigeria’s President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was at his parliamentary diplomacy best at the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, on Friday, 9 October 2026. He reached deep into his parliamentary tool kit to muster support for Mr. Milton Dick, Speaker of Australia’s House of...
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The House of Representatives has extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 budget until December 31, 2026. The decision followed the passage of a bill amending the Appropriation Repeal and Re-enactment Act 2025 during plenary after the annual recess. House Leader Julius Ihonvbere said the extension...
As the drums of politics begin to sound again with the commencement of campaigns for the 2027 elections, rallies, billboards, media blitzes and display of constituency projects are set to flood the country. While many, including media owners, see this as a harvest time, an opportunity to make money,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member of the House of Representatives representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, on his 50th birthday on September 9. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Jibrin, a dependable political ally, on this milestone, lauding...
A former Chairman of Jos North Local Government Council, Dr. Danjuma Sanda, has pledged to pursue a comprehensive programme of reconstruction, rehabilitation and reconciliation in communities affected by years of violence in Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency if elected to the House of Representatives in 2027. Sanda made the pledge...
Accord Party (AP) candidate for the Ardo-Kola/Karim-Lamido/Lau Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Dr. Tijo Kenneth Mingeh, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and other election stakeholders to ensure a free, fair and credible process ahead of the January 16, 2027 general elections. Mingeh made...
Our federal capital could as well have been a perfect setting for a series of gangster movies from Hollywood. Perfect scripts. Excellent casting. Professional rehearsals. The dry runs are already provided by the existing government bureaucracy with its rituals and pomp. The voluminous costumes of agbadas and starched kaftans...
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character has strongly condemned what it described as “the continued disregard for the constitutional authority of the National Assembly” by the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji. The Committee also ordered the immediate suspension of recruitment by...
Office of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has dismissed reports alleging that the 2026 federal budget contains a ₦1 billion provision solely for the purchase of musical instruments for churches in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State. In a statement issued on...
House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has criticised several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for failing to honour its summons. The committee expressed its displeasure after Tuesday’s plenary, saying the absence of key officials was slowing down its investigation. Lawmakers also...
House of Representatives has called for a detailed investigation into the deaths, losses and abandoned properties of Nigerians affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Lawmakers also urged the Federal Government to strengthen diplomatic efforts and legal action to protect Nigerians living in South Africa and seek compensation...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “immediately reject and withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as the Bill is a backdoor attempt to regulate social media and expand...
House of Representatives has abandoned its own proposed bill on state police and decided to consider the version submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The Executive-sponsored Constitution Alteration Bill on State Police was introduced during Tuesday’s plenary and passed both first and second readings. Lawmakers immediately referred the bill to...
House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has intensified its investigation into the alleged failure of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other government-owned enterprises to remit operating surplus due to the Federal Government. During a hearing on Tuesday, the committee directed the Office...
The member representing Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Chike Okafor has been presented with the HallowMace Foundation award for the Most Outstanding Member of the House of Representatives from the South-East zone for the year 2026. Okafor, who is the Chairman of the House Committee...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “urgently disclose certified copies of all documents relating to the consideration and approval of the allocation of over ₦1.3 billion (₦1,302,978,784) to the Presidential...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently refer allegations that ₦6.3 billion in constituency project funds may have been diverted, misapplied, or remain unaccounted for to the appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and...
Former governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Ekmeka Ihedioha, has expressed deep sorrow and sadness over the demise his elder brother and first in-law, Amb. Sir (Dr) Paddy Kemdi Njoku, KSJI, KSS, who passed on a few weeks ago at the age of 72. According to Ihedioha, the late...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the Leader of the House of Representatives, Professor Julius Omozuanvbo Kayode Ihonvbere, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, describing him as a distinguished statesman, scholar and patriot whose life has been defined by selfless service to Nigeria. In a...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from a document circulating on social media claiming to be an official public notice containing the names of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Federal House of Representatives elections in Lagos State ahead of the 2027 General Election. In...