The House of Representatives says it plans to conduct a thorough investigation on the underperformance of investments in renewable energy. Rep. Afam Ogene, Chairman House Committee on Renewable Energy, said this in Abuja on Thursday at the workshop on aligning…
The House of Representatives is currently holding a closed-door session to deliberate on President Bola Tinubu’s request to extend the capital component of the 2023 Appropriation Act. The lower legislative chamber reconvened on Thursday from its Sallah break to consider…
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) has resolved to sanction MTN, Airtel, and other companies for failing to perform their Corporate Social Responsibilities. The committee said that it would enact laws to sanction any offenders in…
The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Engineering has called on the Federal Government to increase budgetary allocation to science and technology research to boost the country’s socio-economic development. Chairman of the committee, Inuwa Garba, made the call during…
Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The political crisis rocking Rivers State has taken a new dimension, as Federal lawmakers of the State in the Lower House of the National Assembly have taken sides and started exchanging words as to who is…
The Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers), has urged the Federal Government to declare state of emergency on the cholera outbreak in the country. He made the call in a statement on Saturday, stressing the…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition has summoned AGIP Oil Company to appear before it on June 26, over alleged N80 million owed to De Cooon Services Ltd. Rep. Michael Etaba, Chairman of the Committee expressed displeasure over…
The House of Representatives on Friday unveiled plans to investigate the appointments of Director General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Martins Ike-Muonso. The committee will also investigate the appointment of the Director-General of National Space…
The House of Representatives has resolved to review the law establishing the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, and increase the compensation payable to depositors of failed banks. This resolution was reached on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion moved…
Mixed reactions have trailed the passage of a bill to establish a new state in the southeastern region by the Nigerian House of Representatives. The bill to create Orlu state which passed its first reading, was sponsored by Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere…
