Reps reject CFR National honour for speaker Abbas …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has rejected the proposed conferment of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, deeming the honor insufficient. During his nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, marking Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary, President … Read more
PDP Rep defects to APC as House rejig committees …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost one of its members in the House of Representatives, Chris Nkwonta to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, October 2. Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen who announced the defection of the lawmaker, did not … Read more
Borno flood: Reps dump proposed N300bn grant to assist victims …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives on Wednesday dumped a proposal for a N300 billion grant from the Federal Government to assist Borno State flood victims. Recall the Borno flood happend after the collapse of the Alau Dam, which led to … Read more
Reps endorse probe of petition seeking forensic audit of GT bank …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has resolved to look into corruption and money laundering allegations against Mr Segun Agbaje, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, and the bank. The President of Arewa Consultative Youth … Read more
Reps C’ttee directs GTB to remit VAT on Remita from 2015-2022 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> 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 … Read more
Account for N10bn spent on firms registration, Reps tell BPE …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has urged the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) to account for about N10 billion alleged used to register two companies for the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST). Rep. Bamidele Salam, Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts made the … Read more
Reps committee urge FG, NNPCL to revert to old PMS price …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has demanded the reversal of fuel to old price, urging the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) to comply. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Chairman of the committee … Read more
Reps to address challenges in accessing N500bn tertiary institutions’ funds …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> 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. Advertisement The Chairman of the committee, Miriam Onuoha, made the pledge on … Read more
Rep defends Kalu over call for Abia gov, Otti to join APC …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Rep. Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) has defended the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu’s call for Gov. Alex Otti of Abia to join the All Progressives Congress(APC). Onwusibe, the leader of the Labour Party caucus in the … Read more
Reps minority urges security agencies to change tactics to curtail insecurity …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has called on security agencies to change their tactics of engagement, and act swiftly and decisively to curtail insecurity in the country. Rep. Kingsley Chinda, the leader of the caucus, said this … Read more