Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The House of Representatives will reconvene for an emergency sitting on Tuesday, 17 February, to deliberate on issues arising from the timetable for the 2027 general elections recently announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Friday by the House Spokesperson, Akin Rotimi.

The upper chamber had adjourned for two weeks to enable its standing committees conduct 2026 budget defence sessions for the ministries, departmentsandagencies (MDAs).

The statement noted that the decision to hold an emergency session was conveyed to lawmakers through an internal memorandum issued late Friday by the Office of the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, drawing attention t...