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Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. Also summoned by the lawmakers are the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman; and the Director-General of Read More …
Acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee(IMC) the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei and his team on Thursday walked out on the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, The Nation is reporting. He said he and the team were not prepared to make any presentation before Read More …
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, uncovered the numerous spendings by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from February to May 2020. The cumulative sum of N81.5bn was said to have left the account of the NDDC without due Read More …
Attention. Editor Breaking: Reps bar journalists from Control of Infectious Disease Bill public hearing Journalists were Wednesday barred from covering public hearing on the controversial Control of Infectious Disease Bill currently before the House of Representatives. When journalists, particularly members of the House of Representatives Read More …
The House of Representatives has resolved to write a petition to the National Judiciary Council (NJC) against Justice Taiwo Taiwo of Abuja Federal High Court over a restraining order issued against the House over a $10 million bribery allegation. Justice Taiwo on the 20th of Read More …
The House of Representatives has assured that it would hold a public hearing on the Control of Infectious Disease Bill, 2020. Nigerians and several civil society organizations had kicked against the speed move to pass the bill without input from stakeholders. On Monday, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, Read More …
Urges opposition lawmakers to confront leadership with facts Tuesday Says lower parliament must suspend action, seek wider input By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has alleged that the leadership of the House of Representatives received $10 million to sponsor Read More …
The House of Representatives, after a two-hour debate on Wednesday, banned all forms of open worships across the country over the corona virus pandemic. It said the measure was based on cues from Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Vatican that have banned open worship. The Read More …
The House of Representatives has indefinitely suspended the consideration of the $22.79bn external loan request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The House had listed the report by its Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management on the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing Read More …
Corona virus: Reps to suspend plenary for two weeks The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to suspend plenary for two weeks over the dreaded corona virus now rearing its ugly heads in some States of the Federation. The period is to allow the Management Read More …