Benjamin Kalu
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has raised alarm over the growing insecurity in the country, disclosing that Nigerians have paid an estimated five billion naira as ransom fees to kidnappers since 2016. He said the amount exposes the alarming growth of this criminal enterprise in the country. Kalu stated this at…
2 days ago
The former Governor of Anambra State, during the Third Republic, Chief Chukwuemeka Pius Ezeife (Okwadike Ndigbo), who passed on at the Federal Medical Centre Abuja on Thursday
2 days ago
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North, South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has commended the immediate-past House Speaker and Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for sponsoring and ensuring the passage of the Students' Loans (Access To Higher Education) Bill, 2023. Ugochinyere also commended…
4 Apr
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North, South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has urged leaders from South East region to emulate the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu in seeking political solution for the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of…
29 Mar
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has sought an amendment to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly rules to accommodate more emergency items.
26 Mar
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has intensified talks with President Bola Tinubu towards ensuring the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, soon.
18 Mar
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu,has lamented the absence of accurate population data to plan Nigeria. The deputy speaker charged the newly inaugurated commissioners on the Board of the National Population Commission...
15 Mar
House of Representatives has ordered the suspension of the ban imposed by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the sale of sachet alcoholic drinks.
6 Mar
House of Representatives has ordered an immediate probe of cryptocurrency, blockchain, digital asset transactions, online peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace, utility sharing-based platforms and their practices in Nigeria.
28 Feb
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has hinted that members of parliament are willing to adjust their salaries as sacrifice and in solidarity with Nigerians over the prevailing hardship in the country.
27 Feb
The relentless push for a constitutional amendment to accommodate a decentralised Police Force received its best attention last week at the House of Representatives.
27 Feb
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said the creation state police would be given attention in the constitution amendment by the National Assembly.
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