The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, has opened investigation into alleged abandoned Gidanwaya-Guaran Dutse-Waman Rafi-Saminaka-Kano road project in Kaduna state worth N1.46 billion. The committee registered its displeasure during an investigative hearing on Tuesday in Abuja while quizzing the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry...
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The House of Representatives, has referred the case of alleged assault of a commercial driver, Mr Stephen Abuwatseya by Rep. Alexander Ikwechegh (APGA-Abia) to the Ethics and Privileges Committee for further investigation. This is sequel to the adoption of a motion by the Majority Leader of the house, Rep....
House of Representatives has urged the public to allow the due process of investigation to unfold the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault of a commercial driver by Rep. Alex Ikwechegh (APGA-Abia). In a statement on Monday, the spokesman for the house, Rep. Akin Rotimi said that the green chambers...
A viral video showing a member of the House of Representatives slapping a Bolt driver has sparked outrage on social media platforms. Alex Mascot Ikwechegh represents Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). A furious Ikwechegh...
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation Technology is set to organise a national summit to address issues affecting the aviation industry. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abiodun Akinlade (APC-Ogun), made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Yakubu Kofarmata, to come and answer questions on some of the abandoned roads across the country. The committee, at its sitting on Thursday in Abuja, particularly demanded answers on...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to instruct the Ministry of Power and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to place tertiary institutions on Band ‘C’ electricity tariffs. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise agricultural lending from 1.4 per cent to 7 per cent of its total lending over the next five years. The House also urged the CBN to ensure that 50 per cent of the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Navy has resolved to scrutinise the process leading to the acquisition of foreign military platforms by the Nigerian Navy. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), made this known while addressing newsmen after a meeting with the leadership of Nigerian Navy in...
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to reverse the recently increased prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, and cooking gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call was sequel to a resolution to a motion by the Minority...
The House of Representatives has condemned the alleged inhumane treatment of the Super Eagles and the delegation by the Libyan Football Federation/Libyan Government. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kabiru Amodu (PDP-Zamfara) at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja. Moving the motion earlier, Amodu said...
The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into alleged environmental pollution by Agip Oil (Now Oando Oil Ltd) and Aiteo E&P in host communities in Bayelsa. The investigation was organised by a joint committee on Environment, Petroleum Resources Upstream and Midstream on Tuesday in Abuja. In his remarks, the...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives have said that no lawmaker elected on the platform of the party was coerced into parting with money in support of Monday Okpebholo’s governorship ambition in Edo. Deputy Spokesperson, House of Reps, Philip Agbese, said this while reacting...
Blogger Martins Otse known as VeryDarkMan has revealed how he got a controversial phone recording of cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The blogger made the revelation on Monday when he presented himself before a House of Representatives panel investigating bribery allegations involving the Economic and Financial...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Mr Haliru Nabana have said that Mr Idris Okuneye, a cross dresser popularly known as Bobrisky, served his jail term in correctional facility in Lagos state. Nababa stated this while addressing the House of Representatives Committee investigating alleged bribery and misconduct...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Bilikisu Bala on Monday, September 30, 2024, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) that charges...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate allegations of bribery against Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the case of money laundry charge against Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The resolution was sequel to a motion by Rep. Patrick Umoh (APC- Akwa Ibom) at plenary on...
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to urgently review the Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) price downward to prevent further hardship on Nigerians. In a statement by the Minority Leader, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers) on Tuesday, the caucus said that the current...
The House of Representatives has asked Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to remit Value Added Tax (VAT) on the commission received from Remita between 2015 and 2022 to the Federal Government recovery account. The Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (PAC), of the lower chamber, Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP- Osun), gave the...
The House of Representatives has vowed to take necessary steps in order to address the challenge arising from the non-implementation of Presidential directives to remove universities and other tertiary institutions from IPPIS. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, made this known when the committee...