Isaac Samuel The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu on Wednesday explained why the Nigeria Police Force could not produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion…
Isaac Samuel The Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, on Monday told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council that a forged letter…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) on Monday directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to produce…
***Says financial controls blocked release of ₦1.3bn appropriation ***Insists no payroll, procurement or overhead payment was approved Isaac Samuel The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu,…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday passed President Bola Tinubu’s Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police Services across the country, despite a walkout by members of…
***Says it alerted ONSA to discrepancies in October 2025 Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) on Tuesday summoned the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its earlier resolution on the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of State Police Services, opting instead to consider a fresh…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation to explain how over N1.3…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has considered 2,747 bills and passed 363 in the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, chairman of the House Committee on Rules…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The passage marks a significant step in Nigeria’s long-running…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives will on Thursday vote on constitutional amendments seeking to establish state police as part of efforts to tackle the country’s growing insecurity. Deputy Speaker…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Service Chiefs and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, over the worsening security situation across the country. The call amid…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to suspend the issuance of business permits to South African firms operating in Nigeria in response to renewed xenophobic…
From Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja The House of Representatives was thrown into fresh political realignment on Tuesday as 17 lawmakers defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended the Electoral Act, 2026, criminalising dual membership of political parties and prescribing a fine of N10 million, a two-year jail term,…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Finance Tuesday intensified oversight of key revenue-generating agencies, scrutinising the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has aligned with the Senate in approving electronic transmission of election results, while also retaining manual collation as a safeguard in cases of technical…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session after it moved to rescind its earlier decision on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, following a…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that 22 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) be denied budgetary allocations in the 2026 Appropriation. The lawmakers…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to review and appraise the performance of concessionaires operating federal air and sea port terminals and related shipping…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged discriminatory practices in the recruitment of resident doctors at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), following claims that…
Isaac Samuel The 2026 appropriation bill on Thursday passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The budget was passed without any debate during a plenary session presided over by…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating agricultural subsidies, intervention funds, aids and grants has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, the Minister of Finance and the Minister…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has resumed plenary, pledging to fine-tune the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, review key constitutional provisions and subject the 2026 budget to rigorous scrutiny. Deputy…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has clarified that any committee reportedly set up by the Minority Caucus to examine recently enacted tax laws lacks formal parliamentary authority and has…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating Nigeria’s power sector reforms and expenditure from 2007 to 2024 has summoned the Managing Directors of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company…
Isaac Samuel, Abuja The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has demanded the suspension of the implementation of recently enacted tax reform laws, amid allegations that the legislations were…
…okays Tinubu’s request to extend budget implementation to March 2026 Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Repeal and Re-Enactment Appropriation Bill approving a revised N43.56 trillion…
Isaac Samuel, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted the Federal Government’s proposed crude oil benchmark of $64.85 per barrel for 2026, diverging from the Senate, which earlier approved…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has approved key amendment to the Electoral Act 2022, formally mandating the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and real-time electronic transmission…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) has summoned the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and the leadership of the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a specialised medical college for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The bill,…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Thursday engaged in a robust debate over the sharp increase in domestic airline ticket fares ahead of the festive season The lawmakers expressed concern…
Isaac Samuel The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has deferred its scheduled debate on the ongoing constitution review exercise. The Green Chamber cited the need for broader consultation and careful alignment on…
…seek nationwide audit of firearms, special court for terrorism trial Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted series of resolutions aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s national security architecture following…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives will on Wednesday open debate on a wide-ranging set of constitution amendment bills as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. Deputy…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has raised concerns over the alleged misapplication and mismanagement of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund by the Nigerian Midstream…
Isaac Samuel Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, on Wednesday alleged that names of Boko Haram members were once discovered on the Nigerian Army recruitment…
Isaac Samuel Drama erupted on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday as the Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, launched a stinging critique of…
Isaac Samuel The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has urged Nigerians to remain undaunted by recent terrorist and bandit attacks, calling for unity in confronting the nation’s…
Isaac Samuel The Southeast Caucus of the House of Representatives has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exercise his constitutional powers to grant pardon to the detained leader of…
Isaac Samuel The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has said sustained collaboration between Nigeria and the United States remains critical to tackling insecurity and other…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Police Act No. 2 of 2020, seeking to make 15 per…
Isaac Samuel Tension nearly boiled over in the House of Representatives in the last two weeks as lawmakers expressed their frustration over the delayed implementation of capital projects under the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday granted approval for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal to source an additional N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to bridge the…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resumed plenary but abruptly adjourned after about two-hour closed-door session, leaving several bills and motions listed on the order paper unattended. The…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated an investigative hearing to probe the over $1.8 billion and $2.8 billion grants received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, suspended plenary for one week following a protest by indigenous contractors who barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly over unpaid debts…
Isaac Samuel The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives following the defection of six lawmakers at the plenary on Thursday. While…
