The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Thursday proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country. If the proposal scales through, the Nigerian state will be made up of 67 sub-national governments. The proposal for new states was contained in a letter read during Thursday’s plenary session by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Communications is interfacing with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avert the nationwide protest scheduled 4 February 2025, over the 50 per cent hike in telecom tariff. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved a 50 per cent tariff increase for telecommunication companies, citing prevailing operational costs. Miffed by the development, …

The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Rep. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, is dead According to the House Spokesperson, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr, she died after a brief illness on Wednesday. “It is with profound sorrow that the House of Representatives announces the passing of Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who, until her demise, served as the Deputy Chief …

The deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese has assured that the parliament would work on the 2025 budget proposal in the interest of the nation. Last December 18, President Bola Tinubu presented a N49. 74 trillion budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly for consideration and passage. On Monday, the Chairman, House Committee …

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to separate the offices of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from that of the Minister of Justice. Offices of the Attorney General of a state will also be separated from the Commissioner of Justice if the bill scales through. The bill, co-sponsored by two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers, Mansur …

The House of Representatives has proposed an open-secret ballot system for the election of presiding officers for the federal and state legislatures. The proposals are contained in two bills sighted by Daily Trust, which are before the Constitution Review Committee headed by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. The bills sponsored by Rep. Mansur Manu Soro seek the alteration …

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Agricultural Production and Services to investigate the non-delivery of the 2,000 tractors, implements, and 100 combined harvesters within the stipulated period contained in an agreement under the Presidential Food Security Initiative and Renew Hope Agricultural Mechanization Drive and inquire on the status of the tractor assembly plants contemplated in the agreements. …

The House of Representatives at the plenary on Wednesday passed through second reading, a Bill seeking to amend the National Eye centre Act, 2004, to provide for the establishment of more specialist eye care centres. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Hon. Babajimi Benson and 5 other lawmakers. …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday expressed concern over the ongoing cash crunch in commercial banks across the country, calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address the situation which has disrupted economic activities and caused significant hardship to citizens. This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Uguru Emmanuel. Moving the motion, Emmanuel highlighted …

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline the Number of Ministers to be Appointed to the Federal Executive Council”, …