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The demand followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Billy Osawaru (APC, Edo), who linked the deterioration of the country’s security situation to the collapse of productive industries and inadequate economic opportunities for young Nigerians.

Filed by the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Speak-Out Africa, Ushakase Agwa and Abdullahi A. Sani, the suit specifically challenged the passage of the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, relating to the establishment of State Police.

House of Representatives delivers a major legislative victory for President Bola Tinubu by passing the Executive Bill seeking to establish State Police Services, one of the most significant constitutional and security reforms in Nigeria's democratic history. A total...

June 11 (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives on Thursday took a historic step towards overhauling Nigeria’s security architecture, passing a constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police across the federation and approving 18 constitutional alteration clauses...

June 09, (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, demanded greater accountability in the management of security funds and summoned the nation’s Service Chiefs alongside the Minister of Finance to appear before lawmakers and provide a detailed account...

June 07 (THEWILL) — Just when the minority parties thought they had it all wrapped up for the emergence of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State as minority leader in the...

May 12, (THEWILL) — The ruling All Progressives Congress has reaffirmed that the dates earlier announced for its 2027 primary elections remain unchanged, with the House of Representatives primary election scheduled to hold on Friday, May 15, 2026. In a...

March 31, (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill totalling ₦68,303,309,818,667, marking an increase of about ₦10 trillion from the ₦58.18 trillion proposal earlier presented by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly...

March 31, (THEWILL) — The political landscape in the House of Representatives shifted significantly on Tuesday, as 27 lawmakers formally defected across party lines. The defections saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) gain 14 new members while losing two, consolidating...

February 17, (THEWILL) — Tension flared in the House of Representatives on Tuesday following a dispute over a voice vote on the motion to rescind the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, with several lawmakers protesting the Speaker’s ruling. The...