The Budget Office of the Federation says no kobo appropriated for the disputed Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC) was spent. The office maintained that while the National Assembly approved funds for the council, the statutory conditions ...
The House of Representatives has passed the constitutional alteration bill seeking to establish state police after 311 lawmakers voted in support of the proposal, meeting the constitutionally required two-thirds majority. However, the passage sparked protests from members of the minority ...
The House of Representatives has stepped down a bill seeking to ban the production, importation, distribution and sale of unbranded and unfortified edible oils in Nigeria. The decision followed a debate on the bill’s second reading, with lawmakers questioning the ...
President Bola Tinubu has formally transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026 to the House of Representatives, seeking constitutional approval for the establishment of state police services across the country. In a letter ...
The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session on Wednesday as lawmakers debated a motion on the poor implementation of the budget and delays in the release of funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The motion, sponsored ...
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has accused the federal government of neglecting governance, worsening insecurity and allegedly undermining opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a press conference at the National Assembly on Wednesday, ...