The House of Representatives has postponed its plenary resumption to Tuesday, February 4, 2025, a week later than its earlier scheduled date of January 28, 2025. Henzodaily reports that this was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson for the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, on Friday. According to Rotimi, the decision to delay resumption was … Read more
The House of Representatives is considering a bill to extend the time limit for prosecuting sexual offences against girls under the age of 13. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Bitrus Laori, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Demsa/Numan/Lamurde federal constituency in Adamawa State, has passed its first reading. Proposed Amendments The bill seeks to … Read more
A former Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and ex-Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker, Toby Okechukwu has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Henzodaily reports that Okechukwu was recently appointed Executive Director of Projects for the South East Development Commission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a resignation letter … Read more
December 4, 2024 Nigeria should move beyond women inclusion by 2027 – Speaker Abbas …as UN honours Speaker for gender-friendly leadership The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed his belief that the call for empowerment of women in the development of society will go beyond calls for their … Read more
The House of Representatives experienced a chaotic scene on Tuesday as lawmakers engaged in a heated shouting match over President Bola Tinubu’s controversial Tax Reform Bill. Tensions erupted during a session when the House spokesperson and Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee, Akin Rotimi, made a comment concerning the tax bills while presenting a … Read more