The House of Representatives has rejected a motion seeking to compel examination bodies such as JAMB, WAEC and NECO to register students free of charge for the 2023-2024 examination. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Anamero Dekeri…
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance says it plans to block revenue leakages in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as ensure adequate funds for government activities. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. James Faleke (APC-Lagos state)…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector and allocate significant votes to it in the 2024 budget estimates. This followed a motion by Rep. Fayinka Oluwatoyin (APC-Lagos) during…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday has stated that it will probe the alleged adoption of dollar and other foreign currencies as legal tender in Nigeria. The Nigerian Naira and Kobo is the only legal tender in the country however,…
By Matthew Denis The House of Representatives has tasked the management of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and other key stakeholders on the need to redouble efforts toward improving non-oil revenues. The Chairman, House Committee on Commerce, Hon. Ahmed…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has resolved to probe the pension assets being managed by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). The House said it will be investigating the state of pension funds and will initiate moves to recover the N10…
Reps move to recover N10trn pension funThe House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the state of pension funds and to recover the N10 trillion loaned to the Federal Government. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a…
…Nigeria cannot withstand another mass action — Reps Pressure may be mounting on the organised labour as both governmental and political bodies seeking to talk out the major unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), from…
The House of Representatives has called upon both the Federal Ministry of Power and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to ensure the necessary funding is provided to complete the Okpai–Kwale Transmission Line Project in the Ndokwa/Ukwuani federal constituency of…
The House of Representatives has unveiled a plan to return 14million out-of-school Nigerian children back to school. The project which is tagged ‘Nigeria Mass Reduction of Out-of-School children and Youth Project’ (NiMPROP) is proposed to last for a period of…
