The House of Representatives has pledged to prioritise the interest of all Nigerians in increasing the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. Deputy Spokesperson for the house, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. NAN that President Bola Tinubu had, in December 2024, presented the … Read more
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), has dismissed media reports alleging that lawmakers demanded N480 million as condition for approving some varsities’ 2025 budgets. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Fulata said that the allegation was designed to undermine the efforts of the committee to improve … Read more
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has described the N800 billion allocated to his ministry in the proposed 2025 budget as grossly insufficient to address Nigeria’s growing road infrastructure needs. Umahi stated this during the 2025 budget defence session held on Friday by the House Committee on Works, chaired by Rep. Akin Alabi. … Read more
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, PhD, has requested the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide explanations for the recent dismissal of approximately 1,000 members of staff and the subsequent payment of a N50 billion severance package. Speaker Abbas made the demands while declaring open an investigative hearing of the ad-hoc … Read more
… passed 89 Bills … carried out several interventions on behalf of Nigerians Apparently peeved by comments that the HoR is a rubber stamp, the House leadership last Friday at an interactive session with Nigerians declared that “our own House can never be a rubber stamp. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports House Leader, Prof Julius Ihonvbere who … Read more
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Army to release Bello Badejo, the detained president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. Following a motion of urgent public importance moved by Mansur Soro (PDP, Bauchi) during Tuesday’s plenary session, the House resolved that the military should also apologise to Mr Badejo for infringing on … Read more
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Army to release Bello Badejo, the detained president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. Following a motion of urgent public importance moved by Mansur Soro (PDP, Bauchi) during Tuesday’s plenary session, the House resolved that the military should also apologise to Mr Badejo for infringing on his constitutionally … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged smuggling activities by personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The House took the decision at a plenary session on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Badagry Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Oluwaseun Whingan. Whingan cited an … Read more
The House of Representatives at the plenary on Wednesday passed through second reading, a Bill seeking to amend the National Eye centre Act, 2004, to provide for the establishment of more specialist eye care centres. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Hon. Babajimi … Read more
The House of Representatives has called on security agencies to reduce the number of checkpoints on the Onitsha-Enugu expressway. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia), during plenary in Abuja. Presenting the motion, Ogah expressed concern over the current approach of mounting excessive security checkpoints, adding … Read more