The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Related Services has pledged to engage with tertiary institutions to address challenges in accessing crucial intervention funds. The Chairman of the committee, Miriam Onuoha, made the pledge on Thursday when she led the committee’s members on a...
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A former federal lawmaker, Mr Sam Onuigbo, has intervened in the political dispute between Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. He urged those fueling the crisis to desist, warning that their actions could create unnecessary tension in the state....
Rep. Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia), has advised Rep. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, against making statements capable of heating up the polity. He said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, following Kalu’s remark that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia would take...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion and Other Related Bills which seeks to criminalise refusal to sing Nigeria’s reintroduced national anthem. The speaker caved in to heated opposition and outrage that trailed the introduction of the controversial bill which prescribed...
The House of Representatives has quizzed the Head of the National Office, West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria, Mr Josiah Dangut, over a N6 billion deficit the agency incurred in 2023. The House Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, led by Rep. Oforji Oboku, grilled Dangut during an investigative...
The House of Representatives say its members are driven by patriotism and service to Nigerians, not parochial sentiment. The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, said this on Sunday in Abuja. Agbese was reacting to claims by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that members of the...
The House of Representatives’ monthly salary is N600,000 as against the N900,000 that is being speculated. The Spokesperson of House, Rep. Akin Rotimi, made the clarification in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He reaffirmed the commitment of the house to the 50 per cent deduction...
The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement...
Members of the House of Representatives, Reps Mukhtar Shagaya and Sesi Oluwaseun Whingan have disowned the inclusion of their names in an advertorial placed in some national dailies. The advertorial had called for caution in the ongoing probe by the joint committee on Petroleum Resources Midstream...
Members of House of Representatives seem to be on a war path over the proposed probe of the operations of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) under Mr Mele Kyari. A group of members of House on Saturday placed adverts in three national dailies, urging the Joint Committee...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has queried the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), over its decision to spend funds for its operations without budgetary authorisation. At a public hearing in Abuja, the committee issued a seven-day ultimatum to the agency to submit all relevant documents...
The House of Representatives would on July 31 reconvene for an emergency plenary to address pressing national issues. Clerk of the House of Reps, Mr Yahaya Danzaria, disclosed this in a directive communicated through an internal memorandum and signed by the spokesperson of the House, Rep Akin Rotimi,...
Reps to investigate Dangote refinery, NMDPRA, NNPC rift The House of Representatives has said that it would investigate the ongoing spat between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The investigation would also include the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the...
Reps push for removal of universities from Band A electricity tariff The House of Representatives said that it would ensure that Federal Universities were removed from the Band A electricity tariff plan to lessen the huge electricity bill. The Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, said...
The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has given Mr Ola Olukoyede, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), till July 30 to appear before it over budgetary allocation issues. The committee said that Olukoyede, along with his management team, should appear to answer questions relating...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised security concern over the upcoming governorship election in Edo . The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Thursday when he appeared before the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters. His...
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has faulted the FCTA “park and pay” arrangement of the Federal Capital Territory Rep. Mukthar Betara, Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, faulted Mr Chinedum Elechi, the Mandate Secretary in charge of the transportation secretariat, in Abuja...
The House of Representatives has promised to intervene over the hike in electricity bill at the University of Jos which has placed the university under Band A. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman, House Committee on University Education, said this in a statement on Wednesday after the committee`s ...
The House Committee on Aviation has quizzed the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo over the level of decay of infrastructures at the nation’s local and international airports. Rep. Abdullah Garba, Chairman, the Chairman of the House Committee grilled the Minister during an interface meeting of...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Member Representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Sanni Abdulraheem Egidi, has assured the citizens of Ajaokuta and the Entire Ebira kingdom that Ajaokuta community will not be part of the proposed Okura State. The assurances which was contained...