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The House of Representative Public Accounts Committee has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission and Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) to amicably settle the differences on the alleged non-remittance of over N45 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja during the Committee’s public hearing…
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
14 Apr
Several officials serving in different Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government have been suspended for issues bordering on project infractions running into billions of naira. According to a report by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), recoveries in cash and assets between 2019-2022 are in billions of naira over the…
8 Apr
As part of its responsibility to examine the accounts and reports of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government, the Bamidele Salaam (PDP)-led House Committee on Public Accounts in November 2023 initiated an investigation
26 Mar
A member representing Gaya, Ajingi and Albasu Federal Constituency of Kano state at the House of Representatives, Dr. Ghali Mustapha Tijjani, empowered 19,000 in his constituency. Besides, the federal lawmaker flagged off distribution of food items as palliatives on Saturday to bring succour to his constituents in the light of the daunting economic difficulties in…
23 Mar
The House of Representatives has expressed satisfaction with the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) over execution of quality road infrastructure projects in the North-West. The FERMA Zone I operation comprises works in Kano, Kaduna and Katsina States, while Zone II covers Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi. In a statement jointly signed by Mr F. Olakunle and…
20 Mar
The House of Representatives has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to enforce its resolution lifting the ban on the sale of sachet alcohol. The Chairman of the House Committee on NAFDAC, Mrs Regina Akume, made this known at a press conference in Abuja. Mrs Akume maintained that the…
18 Mar
House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has resolved to investigate all contractors connected to abandoned projects at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State.
7 Mar
The House of Representatives, yesterday, asserted that no Nigerian worker could live with a wage less than N100,000.
29 Feb
The joint House of Representatives Committees on Public Assets and Special Duties has directed federal government agencies to suspend all concession processes of assets and properties pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation into the propriety of the matter. The decision followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Saidu Abdullahi (APC, Niger) at…
29 Feb
The House of Representatives has asked the Ministry of Education to collaborate with the Ministry of Health to develop a mandatory drug test for secondary school students in Nigeria. The lawmakers argued that mandatory routine and random drug testing for students was for preventive, not punitive purposes and early intervention. This followed the adoption of…
7 Feb
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to investigative the basis and circumstance surrounding the ban imposed on the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles in Nigeria by the agency. The resolution of the lawmakers was sequel to the adoption of…
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