•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has taken steps to address growing tensions between petroleum importers and domestic refiners, with a view to charting a common path for energy security, a stable fuel supply and sustainable industry reforms. The House Committee brought togethe...
•IGP, Reps and Adeyemi The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged director-general of the disputed agency to appear before it. It urged the IGP to produce Mr. Ade...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has waded into allegations that the dismissal of a former Head of Business Development at Prestige Assurance Plc, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Edet, breached applicable labour laws and due process, following a petition submitted by the aggrieved employee seeking legislative intervention. The petition was...
•House of Representatives 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 caucus, who staged a walkout, ...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today stepped down a bill seeking to prohibit the production, importation, distribution, sale and consumption of unbranded and unfortified edible oils in Nigeria following extensive debate among lawmakers over its potential impact on public health, existing regulatory frameworks and rural ...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has called for a comprehensive investigation into the losses, casualties and properties abandoned by Nigerians following recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The lawmakers also urged the federal government to intensify diplomatic engagements, pursue legal measures and strengthen bila...
•Tinubu and House of Representatives The House of Representatives has withdrawn its proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police, opting instead to consider a similar bill transmitted by the Executive. The development emerged during today’s plenary, where lawmakers gave the Executive-sponsored state police bill its...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today called for a stronger diplomatic response to renewed xenophobic attacks and killings of Nigerians in South Africa, urging the federal government to summon the South African High Commissioner to Abuja and reassess bilateral relations until the safety of Nigerians is credibly guarantee...
•Tinubu and House of Representatives President Bola Tinubu has transmitted to the House of Representatives a bill seeking to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, proposing sweeping reforms to Nigeria’s criminal justice system, including the abolition of the controversial trial-within-trial procedure in criminal proceedings....
•Tinubu and House of Representatives The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session today 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 by a lawmaker representing Abia State, Hon. Mascot Ikwechegh, sou...

