#PlenaryHighlights: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed five significant bills, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening economic regulation within the nation’s maritime sector, and expanding specialised healthcare access. – Bill for an Act to Repeal the Nigeria Shippers’ Council Act, Cap. N133, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Enact the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory…
#PlenaryHighlights: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted five pivotal motions aimed at strengthening fiscal accountability, improving retirement security, enhancing national logistics infrastructure, deepening civic recognition, and safeguarding public assets. The most consequential decision was the summons issued to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria to appear before the House on December 16, 2025.…
#PlenaryHighlights: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 The House of Representatives on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to national stability by considering three crucial Matters of Urgent Public Importance centred on economic relief, human rights protection, and conflict de-escalation linked to state creation. A major concern before the Parliament was the severe economic hardship facing vulnerable Nigerians due to aggressive recovery measures on…
The House of Representatives delivered a robust and responsive legislative session on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, tackling national economic challenges, expanding public services, and reinforcing governmental accountability. A crucial item taken at plenary was the receipt of a letter from President Bola Tinubu, formally submitting the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) for 2026-2028, signalling the official commencement…
Abuja, FCT | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – The House of Representatives extends its warm felicitations to His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, President of the Nigerian Senate, on the celebration of his 63rd birthday. Holding the high office of the President of the Senate, His Excellency Senator Akpabio embodies a profound depth of governance experience. His dedicated…
Yesterday, my office facilitated a Media Training for the House of Representatives Press Corps on “Strengthening Reporting on the Reserved Seats for Women Bill.” I remain a strong advocate of this Bill because it represents a meaningful step toward fairer representation and a more inclusive leadership architecture for our nation. As Chairman of the Media and Public Affairs Committee, I…
#PlenaryHighlights: Thursday, December 4, 2025 The House of Representatives on Thursday held a focused plenary session that adopted three critical Matters of Urgent Public Importance relating to national security, education and public safety. In line with the Presidential Security Emergency declaration, the House urged the Federal Government to fast-track all Nigeria Police Trust Fund procurement processes, including tenders, contracts and…
#PlenaryHighlights | Thursday, December 4, 2025 The House of Representatives has passed a major legislation advancing Nigeria’s identity management system. The bill, presented on the floor of the Green Chamber by the Deputy House Leader, Rep. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, repeals the National Identity Management Commission Act 2007 and establishes a strengthened National Identity Database and National Identity Management Commission. This…
The House of Representatives, at its plenary on Thursday, December 4, 2025, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR, addressed a robust agenda focusing on critical national issues including education, security, public safety, and national identity reforms. The House adopted three key motions and successfully passed one bill at the Third Reading, marking a…
The House of Representatives held a robust sitting on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, taking far-reaching decisions on major national issues in governance, security, public health, institutional strengthening, and electoral reform. In a significant step forward on Constitution Alteration efforts, the House received reports on forty-five Constitution Amendment Bills covering eleven thematic areas, including Local Government, Inclusive Governance, Electoral Reforms, Strengthening…
