Top headlines this Friday morning include dramatic scenes in the House of Representatives as the State Police bill passed amid a minority walkout.
The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria, accusing the country of failing to effectively prohibit the importation of goods produced with forced labour.
On security, President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army from its current structure to 12 divisions.
Below are the top stories.
Walkout rocks House as state police bill passes
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish State Police across Nigeria, despite a protest and walkout by members of the minority caucus, who argued that the legal framework required further refinement and that the constitutional amendment process was not properly followed.
The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal
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