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The House of Representatives has taken steps to revive the dormant Baro Inland Port in Niger State, launching a renewed effort to operationalise a facility that once played a central role in the country’s logistics network. At the inaugural meeting of the Adhoc committee on Rehabilitation and operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port in Abuja, the chairman of the committee, Saidu Abdullahi, said the time had come to turn […]
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the Nigerian Police Force over alleged corruption, abuse of office, and violation of public procurement laws involving billions of naira. In a motion of urgent Public Importance Sponsored by member representing the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, Ibe Osonwa, the house raised concerns over a series of allegations, including the reported award of a ₦6 billion uniform procurement contract, […]
The House of Representatives has reiterated its commitment to granting more autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. Deputy Speaker of the House and chairman of the Committee on Constitution Review, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu made the remarks in Abuja during a courtesy call on him by the Abiriba Communal Improvement Union (ACIU) Worldwide led by its President-General, Yuccee Otah Uwah. He exampled that the Constitution Review process aims to devolve […]
Three members of the House of Representatives have announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, during plenary. Oluwole Oke from Obokun/Oriade, Osun State left the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the APC. While Kabiru Rurum from Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya, and Sani Rogo from Karaye/Rogo, both in Kano State defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. Their defections were announced by Speaker Dr Abbas Tajudeen. In his letter, Oke sought […]
The House of Representatives has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to establish at least one Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre in each of the 774 local government areas across the country. The House also mandated its Committee on Appropriations to make provisions for the construction of these CBT centres in the 2026 budget. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Abdulmaruf […]
The House of Representatives passed for second reading a bill that would bar individuals over 60 years old from running for president or governor. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, aims to amend the country's 1999 Constitution to introduce age limits for presidential and gubernatorial candidates. Speaking on the general principles of the bill, Ugochinyere noted that Under the bill, candidates for president and governor would need to be […]
The House of Representatives has passed for a second reading a bill that proposes for the office of a Prime Minister as the Head of Government and the Office of President as Head of State. The Bill Sponsored by the House minority leader Kingsley Chinda and Fifty nine others was among several constitutional amendments related Bills passed by the Green Chamber to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of […]
The House of Representatives has passed six constitutional amendment bills seeking to reform various aspects of Nigerian law through second reading, The bills, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and other lawmakers, aim to review the framework for Local Government Administration, death penalty law, Citizenship by Investment, indigene status, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, and Tourism in Concurrent Legislative List. "The Local Government Reform Bill seeks to establish […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Specialty Healthcare is calling for partnership to enhance specialized healthcare delivery in Nigeria. Chairman of the committee, Alex Egbona made the call at a stakeholders' roundtable, stressing the need for collaborative efforts to tackle challenges faced by specialized healthcare providers. According to him, the committee has identified several key areas for partnership, including mental and brain health, trauma and obstetrics fistula, oral health, ear […]
