Six opposition members of the House of Representatives have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), making the ruling party to clinch 2/3 majority in the Green chamber. The defections of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers from Enugu and one Labour Party member from Plateau State, has further increased the strength of the ru...
The House of Representatives today approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to raise a total of $2.347 billion from the international capital market to part-finance the 2025 budget deficit and refinance maturing Eurobonds. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Man...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives have passed the Money Laundering Amendment bill has been passed for a second reading. The bill if amended and passed into law, will improve the nation’s anti-corruption framework, improve the recovery of illegally acquired funds from suspects, reports Daily Independent. The bill, sponsored...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Preparedness for the Ban on Single-Use Plastics has proposed the introduction of a green tax on industries involved in the production of polypropylene. Polypropylene is one of the most widely used materials in plastic manufacturing. The move is designed to curb Nigeria’...
•Tinubu and House of Representatives The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to confer institutional independence on the anti-corruption agency. The resolution of the House followed the consideration of a bill sponsored by Plateau...
The House of Representatives today passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the EFCC establishment act to give it more powers to carry out its task in line with current realities Leading the debate, its sponsor, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, said the Bill seeks to strengthen the institutional Independence, operational efficiency, and accountabil...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today expressed concern over the worsening state of insecurity and recurring loss of lives in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), despite the installation of a $460 million closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system designed to boost security operations. This followed the...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives yesterday commenced deliberation on a bill seeking to amend the Armed Forces Act, 2004, to strengthen the command structure, improve operational efficiency, and enhance accountability within the Nigerian Armed Forces. The bill titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Armed Forces Act, Cap. ...
•House of Representatives The All Progressives Congress (APC) needs three more members to clinch 2/3 majority in the House of Representatives. Of the 360 seats in the green chamber, the APC climbed to 237 following the defection of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Benue State, Hon. Ojema Ojotu, into the ruling party. Only [&helli...
•House of Representatives Following the recent strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) over its dispute with the Dangote Refinery, the House of Representatives has passed a resolution to safeguard strategic private investments in Nigeria from future industrial actions. The resolution was a...
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