A Bill for an Act to establish The National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (NYSCTF) has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill which seeks to provide a sustainable source of funds for the National Youth Service…
The House of Representatives will reconsider the electoral amendment bill that was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House, on Tuesday said the lawmakers will list the bill for reconsideration on Wednesday. It would be…
By Abimbola Abatta The House of Representatives has passed the 2022 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari, raising it to N17.126 trillion as opposed to the initial N16.391 trillion. The budget was passed on Tuesday in Abuja after a unanimous…
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to remove all abandoned airplanes at the airports. The green chamber mandated the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Niger (FAAN) to ensure the clearance of…
…As Nigeria’s public debts rise to N38trn in Q3 …FG needs to cut expenditure, reduce cost of governance — Former LCCI DG .Abimbola Abatta, Ogaga Ariemu and Uthman Salami The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s infrastructure…
The House of Representatives has directed its principal officers to interface with the Committee of Finance and Currency over the failure of some agencies to appear for 2022 budget defence. Ahmed Wase, Deputy Speaker of the House, gave the ruling…
By Moses Adeniyi The House of Representatives has commenced processes to recover N2.6trillion debt owed to the Federal Government by oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria. The green chamber on Wednesday consequently constituted an adhoc committee to interface with no…
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to order the removal of illegal roadblocks set up by men of the Nigeria Police Force on roads across the country. The lawmaker representing Ihiala Federal Constituency in…
…Demand identity of invaders …Invasion capable of setting executive, judiciary on warpath — Reps …FG’s attempt devised to intimidate and cow the Judiciary — NBA By Moses Adeniyi and Uthman Salami As reactions continue to trail last week’s invasion of…
By Uthman Salami The lawmakers in the green chamber have summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kolo Kyari, over the alleged award of a coastal shipping contract to a foreign company. The Chairman,…
