The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to shut down illegal loan platforms used by criminals operating the “one chance” scheme. This resolution was passed on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent…
The House of Representatives has raised an alarm over the emerging XEC variant of COVID-19, urging the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to implement urgent measures to prevent its spread. The resolution came after a motion, sponsored by…
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately halt its planned mass retirement of 1,000 staff members, expressing concerns over the potential negative impact of such a large-scale reduction in workforce on the bank’s…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked its Committees on Finance, Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream) to investigate reports from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Responsibility Commission “alleging that the NNPC (now Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited) withheld N8.48tn as…
The House of Representatives on Thursday confirmed Lit-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. This followed his screening on Wednesday by the Joint Committees on Defence and Army. The committee’s Chairman, Babajimi Benson, submitted the report during…
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, and Chief Executive Officers of commercial banks operating in the country to appear before it to propose solutions to the challenges…
The Ministers of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, his Science, Technology, and Innovation counterpart, Uche Nnaji, and Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, are some of the high-profile government functionaries expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee…
The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders to an investigative hearing on the $2bn renewable energy grants and investments in Nigeria. According to the Committee, the investment has not had a proportional impact on the nation’s…
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…
