Four officials of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), were on Wednesday detained over their inability to answers questions raised by the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, during an investigative hearing. This followed a motion by a member of the committee, Rep.Uchenna Okonkwo, during the...
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No fewer than 180 members of the minority caucus of the House of Representatives have adopted the call by Rep. Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia) for the release of Mr Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The caucus adopted the motion at...
The House of Representatives has called for effective collaboration between the government at national and sub-national level and Development Partners in the push to reduce malnutrition and improve food security across the country. Chairman of the House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Rep Chike Okafor made the...
he House of Representatives has threatened to sanction agencies and companies that failed to appear before the committee in the probe of loss of 60 billion dollars by the federal government. The amount is an inflated cash calls by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) Joint Venture...
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has warned against lopsided recruitment in Nigerian Universities. The chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, gave the warning in a statement on Friday in Abuja after the committee’s visit to the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger. Fulata faulted...
The House of Representatives has resolved to cut members’ salary by 50 per cent for six months in order to support the Federal Government in providing succour to the citizenry over the current hardship in the country. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Rep....
The House of Representatives has warned Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government against violation of the Public Procurement Act. Rep. Unyime Idem, Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Public Procurement gave the warning in Abuja on Monday at a public hearing on a Bill to amend the...
The House of Representatives has waded into the face-off between the Police Services Commission (PSC) and the Inspector General of Police over recruitment into the force. This followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance by Rep. Mitema Obordor (PDP -Bayelsa) during plenary in Abuja. The...
The House of Representatives has queried the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye for spending unrelated expenditures, including N45 million for a new year party, N20 million for sanitary pads. Others include N1.5 million for vehicle fuel. Rep. Kafilat Ogbara, Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, led...
The House of Representatives Committee investigating the arbitrary increase in cement prices has stated that Alhaji Aliko Dangote is not above the parliament. The joint Committees on Commerce, Industry, Special Duties, and Solid Minerals had summoned the management of Dangote Cement for questioning over alleged arbitrary increase in...
The House of Representatives says the Stephen Oronsaye Committee report on restructuring and rationalisation of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies cannot override its verdict. The report, which is popularly known as ‘Oronsaye report was first issued in 2012, sought to reduce the numbers of departments and agencies...
The House of Representatives has called for sanction against Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and six Area Council Chairmen over insubordination and disregard for the House. Rep. Ikonne Ifeanyi, a member of the House Committee on FCT Area Council and Ancillary, made the...
A bill seeking to amend the constitution to create extra legislative seats for women in the National and state assemblies has passed for second reading in the House of Representatives. Jointly sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Ben Kalu, and 12 others, the bill was debated...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to withhold allocation to states running a Transition Implementation Committee (TIC). The House also urged the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to create a special account where allocations due to local governments run by unelected officials would be...
Following a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by 88 members, the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement until all controversial clauses are addressed and spelt out. In moving the motion on Tuesday, a member of the House,...
The House of Representatives has ordered probes into the N1.12 trillion anchor borrowers scheme, an initiative of the Federal Government’s interventions and agricultural funding through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Also included in the probe is the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), the...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Works to revoke the contract for the construction of the flooded East-West Road awarded to Rock Result Nigeria Limited. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Oboku Oforjil (PDP-Bayelsa) at plenary on Tuesday...
The House of Representatives on Thursday engaged in a heated debate over President Bola Tinubu’s request to extend the implementation period of the N21.83 trillion capital component of the 2023 budget. Also debated was the extension of the N2.17trillion 2023 supplementary budget to Dec. 2024. The Speaker of...
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) has resolved to sanction MTN, Airtel, and other companies for failing to perform their Corporate Social Responsibilities. The committee said that it would enact laws to sanction any offenders in that regard. Rep. Oby Orogbu, the Chairman of...