House of Representatives
1 day ago
After months of persistent lobbying and advocacy by the member representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the Federal Government has finally captured and included the worsening Umuchima Ideato gully erosion in the 2024 budget and supplementary budget. The Federal Government is at the threshold of…
2 days ago
Despite Federal Government’s ‘interventions’, Nigerians will need to brace up for more weeks of hunger and high cost of food items.
14 Mar
The House of Representatives on Wednesday questioned the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Mele Kyari over the failure to remit an unpaid amount of $278,184,937.72 from the transaction involving OML 24 in 2019.
14 Mar
The House of Representatives has ordered the immediate probe of the authorities of Dangote Cement manufacturing company and others over alleged arbitrary increase in the price of cement in the country.
14 Mar
The deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon Phillip Agbese, has stated that Bola Ahmed Tunubu's administration has introduced notable reforms in the country's communication sector. Hon. Agbese, who spoke with select journalists during an interactive session, highlighted that the communication sector in the country has been rejigged for operational efficiency with the reforms…
13 Mar
House of Representatives has expressed concern over the high rate of failed bank transactions in the country.
9 Mar
The House of Representatives has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Deputy Spokesman of the House, Hon Philip Agbese, gave the commendation on Friday after an oversight by the Committee on NIMASA. Agbese said from all available information, Jamoh…
8 Mar
Hon. Esosa Iyawe has continued to promote decisive legislative actions on the floor of the House of Representatives, after moving a motion to compel the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to recover over N5.19 trillion worth of taxes unrecovered by the agency from individuals, companies and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government. Iyawe, who…
8 Mar
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, insists that adoption of a parliamentary system of government will be in the best interest of the country.
7 Mar
A bill seeking to establish the Tax Crimes Commission, yesterday, scaled second reading at the House of Representatives.
7 Mar
House of Representatives, yesterday, urged federal and state governments to utilise their power of prerogative of mercy to grant amnesty to deserving inmates to decongest correctional centres across the country.
4 Mar
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has asked private airlines to explain how they expended N4 billion they collected from the Federal Government as COVID-19 intervention funds or refund the money to the government treasury.