The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has summoned the leadership of the Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT), Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRE), and other government agencies to address a significant N20.853 billion audit query. Other agencies included in this action are the Nigeria Export Processing...
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The House of Representatives has screened the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The nominees appeared before the ad hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening in Abuja on Thursday. Rep. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, the Chairman of the committee, charged the designates to justify the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has requested the House of Representatives’ confirmation of appointment for the positions of Chairman and members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President’s request is contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Saturday, vacated the judgment by the National and State Houses of Assembly Tribunal which nullified the election of the lawmaker representing Tarauni Federal Constituency in Kano State, Rep Umar Mukhtari Zakari. A three-member panel, In the lead judgment by Justice...
The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Government to place priority on payment of judgment debt incurred by Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Lanre Okunlola (APC-Lagos) at plenary in Abuja on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Okunlola said...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday assured the family of late Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, of its commitment to secure proper compensation and royalties from his musical works. Reps Olumide Osoba, Chairman of the House Committee on Justice, said this when the Copy Rights Commission appeared...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate an alleged indiscriminate issuance of Certificate of No Objection by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Peter Akpanke (PDP-Cross River) at plenary on Wednesday Moving the motion, Akpanke said that by...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged malpractices by Sterling Oil Exploration Company in its operations in Akwa Ibom. The resolution was sequel to the reception of a petition by Social Justice and Civil Rights Awareness Initiative signed by Mr Elozie Umegwa The petition which...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the state of pension funds and to recover the N10 trillion loaned to the Federal Government. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Aliyu Misau (PDP-Bauchi State) at the plenary on Tuesday. Moving...
Rep. Dennis Idahosa (APC-Edo), has described the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, as a Pan-Nigeria who always works for the growth and development of the country. This is contained in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by Idahosa, congratulating the speaker on the occasion of...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) not to embark on its planned strike action. In his welcome remarks at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Abbas pledged that the house would engage and support the Executive to...
The House of Representatives has invited the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) toward protecting the rights of late Ilerioluwa Aloba, AKA Mohbad’s songs and lyrics. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Babajimi Benson(APC-Lagos) at the resumed plenary in Abuja on Tuesday. Moving the motion, Benson, said that...
The House of Representatives says it will ensure that 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are back to schools through an intervention framework. Rep. Almustapha Aliyu, the Chairman, House Committee on Alternative Education, said this in Abuja on Sunday. He said out-of-school children would be trained with relevant skills to...
An ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives is quizzing the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) over the sale of 16 vessels for N156.24 million in 2019. Among the vessels were ML Pategi sold at N3.2 million; ML Misau sold at N1.06 million; PB Kabba sold at N5.4 million; SPB...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. [contact-form][contact-field label=”Name”...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Civil Society Organization against Corruption and Social Vices (CCSOACS) has called on anti-graft agencies to probe the members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee allegedly involved in extorting money from ministries, departments and agencies under the guise...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the election of Rep Jafaru Leko as member representing Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives. The three-member panel, presided by Justice Lawal Shuaibu, dismissed the appeal filed by Kefas Magaji of the...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba which declared Ndudi Elumelu of the PDP as winner of the Feb. 25 election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta . The appellate court, in two...
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on International Boundary Dispute has halted plans to cede Sina in Michika Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa to the Republic of Cameroon. Rep. Beni Lar, the Chairman of the Committee, gave the ruling in Abuja on Tuesday at an investigative...
The member representing Edati/Lavun/Mokwa Federal Constituency of Niger State, in the House of Representatives, Mr Joshua Audu-Gana, says he will appeal the judgment of the election petition tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (MAN) reports that delivering judgment on Monday, a three-member tribunal headed by Sylvester Godspower...