Reps decry increase in cement price The House of Representatives, has expressed worry over continual rise in the price of cement, saying it is detrimental to the entire economy. The Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu said this at an investigative hearing on Arbitrary Increase in Cement Price in Abuja...
House of Representatives
Scrap immunity for governors, Apapa urges N/Assembly A chieftain of the Labour Party, Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, has urged the National Assembly to repeal the law which gives immunity to governors and their deputies against prosecution. Apapa, a former factional National Chairman of the party,made the call in an interview...
Push positive narratives about economic reforms, Reps tell media The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, Saturday night in Abuja urged the media to push the positive side of Federal Government’s economic reforms. Abass said this through Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman House Committee on Media and...
The Minister of Steel Development, Mr Shuaib Abubakar, says Nigeria spends $8 billion to import steel into the country annually, saying it has become necessary for the Ajaokuta steel company to work. The minister disclosed this during an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Steel...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Nigerian Army to establish a military base in Sambisa Forest, to effectively stem terrorists’ activities. He stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The governor also urged...
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs, Rep. Abubakar Yalleman says state police will address security challenges in the country at all levels. Yalleman said this when he spoke with newsmen on the sidelines of the Critical National Dialogue on the establishment of State Police organised...
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday urged stakeholders to provide a framework that would dispel the fear of abuse of state police by governors. The speaker said this at a critical national dialogue on state policing, with the theme: “Pathways to Peace: Reimagining...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has said it must regain the presidency it lost in 2015, as the seat of power had “become our party’s birth right”. Rep. Chinda Kingsley, the leader of the minority caucus in the House, said this while...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) to reconcile the N45 billion unremitted operating surplus recorded from 2007 to 2021. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Bamidele Salam, gave the directive on...
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives says the hike in electricity tariffs across the country by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is insensitive, inhuman and uncalled for. The minority leader, House of Representative, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja....
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF). The committee accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Commercial Banks of complicity in the sharing...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has warned the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji against his alleged disregard to appear before the committee on invitation. The committee said that Adedeji’s actions amounted to contempt of parliament. Rep. Bamidele Salam, Chairman, PAC, said this at...
The House of Representatives has resolved to halt the planned strike by the Non-Academic Staff of Universities (NASU), with move to intervene in the dispute between the Federal Government and staff of Nigerian Universities. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education made the move...
The House of Representatives has vowed that it will recover two Bell HelicoptersJou, Bell 206L4 BZB and Bell M2061- L4, belonging to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, sold to private individuals. The Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Public Assets, Rep. Ademorin Kuye, said this...
The House of Representatives has began investigation into alleged certificate racketeering by some officials of Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies involved in alleged certificate racketeering with Nigerian students. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, Joint Committee on Certificate Racketeering vowed to confront such menace in the tertiary institutions during...
Rep. Rodney Ambaiowei (PDP-Bayelsa) has urged the military to be guided by caution in bringing the killers of 17 soldiers in Okuama community, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta. Addressing a news conference, Ambaiowei, said:”the execution of intelligence reports in fishing our the culprits should be done with...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the slain military personnel in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, will be conferred with national honours. He disclosed this at the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja with the Speaker of...
Nigerian Army has blamed the July 5, 2022 Kuje prison break on the absence of Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the facility. The Assistant Director, Commercial Law, the Directorate of Nigerian Army Legal Services, Major Peter Ogbuinya, stated this at the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives...
The House of Representatives Committee on Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof.Mohammed Pate, over alleged misappropriation of 300 million dollars antimalarial funds. Rep. Amobi Ogah, the Chairman of the Committee read the resolutions in Abuja on Tuesday. Ogah expressed the...