The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion that sought to restore the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. The motion, which was sponsored by Rep. Oboku Oforji (PDP-Bayelsa), was dropped following Speaker Tajudeen Abbas’ announcement that the President…
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, has admitted that the committee has not concluded their investigation into the alleged missing funds in the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The committee already announced…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the frequent collapse of the national grid. The national grid collapsed three times last week to bring the system disturbance to eight this year. This followed the adoption of a motion of…
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address the issue of under-financing in the agricultural sector by providing the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) with an additional $3 billion. This…
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education says it is prepared to support improved funding for the polytechnic education sub-sector to enhance its performance. The Chairman of the committee, Mr Fuad Laguda, gave the assurance…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise agricultural lending from 1.4 per cent to 7 per cent of total bank lending over the next five years. The House also urged the…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to reverse the recently increased prices of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, and cooking gas. The call was sequel to a resolution to a motion by the…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the ill treatment of the Nigerian national football team by Libyan authorities during the now boycotted AFCON qualifier match. The House directed the House committees on Sports and Foreign Affairs investigate the…
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the brutal murder of an elderly couple, Jacob and Comfort Udo, by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. In a statement on Thursday, the Minority Leader,…
The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into alleged environmental pollution by Agip Oil (Now Oando Oil Ltd) and Aiteo E&P in host communities in Bayelsa. The investigation was organised by a joint committee on Environment, Petroleum Resources Upstream and…
