The House of Representatives has approved the establishment of four new federal universities in Borno, Imo, Kaduna and Kano States to expand access to higher education in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of reports presented by the Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata (APC–Jigawa), during Tuesday’s plenary. The approved bills include
A delegation from the House of Representatives has visited Lagos State University (LASU) to assess measures implemented to curb certificate and admission racketeering in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The visit, held at the Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Room on Thursday, was led by the Chairman of the House Ad-hoc Committee on Certificate Racketeering, Hon. Abubakar Fulata. Other members
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the National Examination Council’s (NECO) budget implementation, internally generated revenues (IGR), and virement activities from 2023 to 2025. The decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Hon. Amobi Ogah during Thursday’s plenary. Ogah, in his lead debate, said the probe was
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has sent a delegation to Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, for an oversight visit. The visit is a part of its nationwide technical assessment of the TETFund-assisted projects from 2021 to 2024. Martha Chioma Mbalisi JP, Clerk of the House Committee, who
As the August 16 bye-election for the Sagamu-Ikenne-Remo North federal constituency approaches, U.S.-educated technologist and education advocate, Solomon Oyekan Adesina, has officially declared his candidacy under the Action Alliance (AA) party, with a campaign focused on transforming public education and digital literacy in Ogun State. Adesina’s journey began in Sagamu, where he attended Remo Secondary
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, to conduct a forensic investigation into the crisis bedevilling the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Calabar. The decision of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance co-sponsored by the House Minority Leader, Kingsley
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Patricia Manko Lar, has defied an order from the House of Representatives Committee on University Education to suspend the ongoing selection process for a new Vice-Chancellor and Registrar. Despite a clear directive to pause the process until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the University’s
On Monday, May 19, 2025, the House of Representatives directed that investigative journalist Umar Audu be placed under 10-year security protection following his exposé on the sale of fake degrees from universities in the Benin Republic to Nigerians. The House Joint Committees on University, Polytechnic, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and Youth Development, currently investigating the scandal,
The House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 19, 2025, to consider 11 key bills aimed at expanding Nigeria’s agricultural education, research, and entrepreneurship infrastructure. The hearing is scheduled to begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. in Conference Room 023 of the House of Representatives New
