The House of Representatives has resumed investigation into the utilisation of the sum of N1.12 trillion disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to farmers across the country. Chairman, House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, who spoke during the hearing in Abuja, said an…
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, said allowing the bill on rotational presidency to succeed will be setting a dangerous precedent. The house overwhelmingly rejected the constitutional amendment to the bill seeking to rotate the office of the president and vice president among the six geopolitics zones of the country. Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki,…
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to bar individuals above 60 years from contesting for the offices of president and governor in Nigeria. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, proposes amendments to the 1999 Constitution to revise eligibility requirements for these key political positions. According to the…
A bill to create the Office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the Office of President as head of state, and to provide for a framework for the mode of election to the said offices, has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill was among 32 Constitution amendment bills…
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for emergency rule in Rivers state. The seal of approval for the president’s proclamation came via voice vote during plenary in the green chamber on Thursday. The voice vote was used since the House could not muster the necessary numbers to pass the motion by…
The House of Representatives has passed the four tax reforms bills. The bills were passed through third reading on Tuesday after their consideration earlier last week Thursday. Recall that the House had a Clause by Clause consideration at the Committee of Whole last Thursday after the House received the report on the Public hearing on…
