The House of Representatives has called for the immediate establishment of a permanent military base in the Madagali/Michika axis of Adamawa State, following renewed attacks by armed assailants that left several residents dead and many others abducted. This followed a resolution passed during Thursday’s plenary, where lawmakers decried the persistent security breaches in the area and mandated a thorough investigation …

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (retd.), to submit a breakdown of major items in the 2025 N1.48 trillion Appropriation Bill. The Chairman of the committee, Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo), issued the ultimatum on Monday at a budget defence session in Abuja. …

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to extend the capital component implementation of the 2024 budget from 30 June to 31 December 2025. The bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the 2024 Appropriation Act to Further Extend the Capital Components of the Act from 30 June 2025 to 31 December 2025 and …

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, on Wednesday, warned 13 non-compliant oil companies to appear before it to answer questions in the ongoing probe of non-remittance of money due to the Federal Government, or face sanctions. The companies allegedly owe the Federal Government about $456.95 million (N731.12 billion) in unremitted revenues. In a statement by its spokesman, Hon. Akin …

The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, on Tuesday, commenced a probe into how the N1.12 trillion meant for the execution of the Anchors Borrowers Programme was allegedly diverted by Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The panel is also probing the NIRSAL Micro Finance Bank on how it spent N215 billion on agrobusinesses as well as the Bank …

The Joint House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts and Public Assets have invited the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on Monday over allegations of non-compliance with the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007. Edun and Cardoso are also expected to answer questions on the …

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, on Monday, chided the management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over widespread irregularities and operational failures that characterised the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). At an investigative hearing at the National Assembly, lawmakers grilled the Head of WAEC, Nigeria, Dr Amos Dangut, over what they …

The House of Representatives is considering a bill that seeks to impose a seven-year jail term or a N5 million fine on anyone found guilty of giving or receiving bribes in workplaces across the country. The bill, sponsored by Paul Nnamchi (Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency) and three others, aims to curb bribery in both public and private workplaces. It is …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the recent incident where Nigerian students were forced to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), in dark and unfit conditions, calling it a ‘national disgrace’. This came as the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies gave WAEC, a 24-hour ultimatum to appear before it on …

Petroquip Nigeria Limited, a prominent indigenous oil and gas services company, has formally petitioned the House of Representatives, urging lawmakers to intervene in a long-running financial dispute with multinational contractor, Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited. In a statement on Thursday, Petroquip’s Managing Director, Mr Ipalley Lawson, called on the House to convene a public hearing and direct Saipem to pay a …