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The House Commitee on Constituon review has inaugurated a 9-man team of consultants to drive the constitutional review process. Inaugurating, the Commitee in Abuja, the Deputy Speaker, who is also the Chairman of the Commitee, Mr Benjamin Kalu praised the expertise of the consultants and urged them to leave a lasting legacy by making necessary sacrifices for the advancement of democracy in Nigeria. "Today marks a major […]
The House of Representatives has summoned the Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs. Fatima Waziri-Azi, over the unlawful detention of Dr Christopher Otabor, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Alliance Hospital, Abuja. The Chairman of the House Committee on Public Petitions, Mr. Mike Etaba, ordered the DG to appear on April 18 at the resumed hearing of the committee over the […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has recommended the arrest of Binance executives, after they failed to attend an ongoing investigative hearing. The executives were expected to address concerns regarding allegations of financing terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, and other financial crimes. Despite sending legal representation, the committee insisted that the executives themselves must appear. Binance's lawyer, Senator Ihenyen cited concerns due to recent arrests of company executives. […]
House of Representatives has issued a one-week ultimatum to private airline operators in Nigeria to provide evidence on utilization of N4b COVID-19 intervention funds allocated to them by the Federal Government. The Chairman Public Accounts Committee, PAC, Bamidele Salam gave the directive during an investigative hearing on the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds by various Ministries, Departments, Agencies, MDAs. The Committee emphasized the importance of accountability and transparency in […]
House of Representatives has passed a Bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps for the second time. The Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill, which seeks to give statutory backing to the existing Peace Corps of Nigeria under the leadership of Dr Dickson Akoh, was unanimously passed by the 10th House of Representatives. However, less than two months after the passage, a motion for rescission on […]
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Hydrological Services/Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) Mr. Paschal Agbodike, has pledged commitment to the development of the Commission’s host communities. Agbodike, who represents Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State, made the pledge when the Managing Director of HYPPADEC, Abubakar-Sadiq Yelwa, appeared before the committee in Abuja. He said just like host communities of the Niger Delta Development […]
Amidst worsening security and economic challenges facing the country, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, has assured Nigerians that the legislative house will not pay lip service to the plight of Nigerians. Addressing a World Press Conference at the National Assembly in Abuja, the Speaker stated that as the elected Representatives of Nigerians, the lawmakers were fully aware of the hardship being experienced by […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives is to set up a committee to look into discrepancies in the remittances of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to the coffers of the Federal Government. The decision to set up the committee followed the non reconciliation discovered in the books of the examination body and the account of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Appearing before […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Public Assets to conduct an investigation into how various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government manage public assets. This initiative seeks to enhance accountability, address uncertainties about government-owned assets, and prevent economic losses. The decision followed a motion presented by a member from Edo State, Esosa Iyawe during plenary in Abuja. Iyawe emphasized the […]
