Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has expressed deep grief over the demise of the Deputy Chief Whip of the house, Rep. Adewunmi Onanuga. In a statement on Thursday, Abbas described the late lawmaker as a strong pillar who would be sorely missed in the house. Onanuga, who died on Wednesday, represented … Read more
The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the spread of hepatitis in the country, even as it called for wider public awareness to curtail the virus. The resolution to probe the spread of the virus followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kwamoti Laori (PDP-Adamawa) at plenary in Abuja on … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Compliance has issued a seven-day ultimatum to 19 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government to comply with invitations to appear before relevant committees or face stringent sanctions. Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Yusuf Ahmed Badau, disclosed this during a media briefing over the weekend. He … Read more
Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has urged all relevant stakeholders to collaborate with the house in its investigation on the alleged forceful retirement of no fewer than 1,000 staff members of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Abbas made the call at the opening of the hearing, organised by the ad … Read more
The House of Representatives has recommended the delisting of National Examinations Council (NECO), University of Ibadan, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment from the 2025 budget. Others affected are 21 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for their alleged repeated failure to account for previous budgetary allocations and internally-generated revenue. The resolution was reached … Read more
The House of Representatives has mandated the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to provide details of all oil production, crude sales, and other activities in the upstream petroleum industry in the country. The joint sitting of the House Committee on Finance and the Committee on National Planning gave the directive at the … Read more
The Ovia North-East/Ovia South-West federal constituency seat of Edo State in the Nigerian House of Representatives has been declared vacant, formally. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the seat was previously occupied by Dennis Idahosa before his election and inauguration as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The Ovia North-East/Ovia South-West federal constituency seat was declared vacant on … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Asset and Special Duties has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to submit relevant documents pertaining to all its current public-private-partnership (PPP) arrangements. The committee issued the ultimatum on Thursday in Abuja at a public hearing on the need to investigate and assess … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has summoned the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Gusau, Prof. Muazu Gusau, over alleged poor budget implementation. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, said this following his committee’s oversight visit to National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja on Tuesday. The budget performances being assessed covered 2022, … Read more