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Reps Speaker Decries Exclusion of PWDs from Governance, Promises Enforcement of Disability Rights…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday decried the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities, PWDs from meaningful political participation and decision-making processes.
Abbas…
Reps Urge FG to Unfreeze NSIPA Accounts for Programme Reactivation, Payment of Stipends to N-Power…
The House of Representatives at the plenary on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu to mandate the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy to ensure that all frozen accounts of the National Social…
Nigeria Needs Urgent Local Government Reforms- Speaker Abbas
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed the urgent need for local government administration reforms in Nigeria.
The Speaker made this known in Abuja on Monday while declaring open a…
Achieving LG Reform Requires Collective Effort of the Three Arms of Govt, States, CSOs, Others -Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has emphasized the need for a coordinated effort among stakeholders to achieve meaningful reform in Nigeria's local government system.
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Deputy Speaker, Kalu Congrats Okonjo-Iweala on her Re-appointment as DG, WTO
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her re-appointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to serve for a second term.…
Rep Agboworin Presents NASS Conference Committee on Amendment of NDLEA Act, Okays Life Sentence for…
The House of Representatives Committee on Narcotic Drugs, has presented the report of the Conference Committee on the Bill seeking the amendment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, Cap. N30 Laws of…
Tax Reform Bills Pass Second Reading in Senate, Prose New Revenue Sharing Formula
The Senate on Thursday resumed its debate on the Tax Reform Bills, a set of four legislative proposals to increase value-added tax (VAT) distributable to the subnational governments to 55% while reducing the federal government’s share to…
Speaker Abbas Congratulates New NUJ President, Alhassan Yahaya Harps on Professionalism, Patriotism
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated the newly elected President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Yahaya.
Yahaya was elected president of the NUJ at the…
House of Reps to Hold National Dialogue on LG Autonomy Next Week, Commence Zonal Public Hearing…
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) Thursday said it will hold a national dialogue on Local Government autonomy on Monday, December 2, 2024 in Abuja.
The Deputy…
Bill to Expand Scope of Magistrate Courts Passes 2nd Reading in House of Reps
A Bill seeking for an Act to expand the scope and meaning of Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the Magistrate Court of a State on Wednesday passed Second Reading in the House of Representatives.…