The House is also set to probe circulation of alleged adulterated aviation fuel in the country. The House of Representatives has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate the recent increase in the price of fuel, headed by Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos). Deputy Speaker of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia), made the announcement at the commencement of plenary on Thursday. The development follows a recent unilateral increase in the price of...
Rep. Madaki said the proposed increment in electricity tariff is simply an exploitation of the citizens, which is contravention of Section 17 (2) (d) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stay action on the approval of any increment of electricity tariff in Nigeria by electricity distribution companies. This directive followed the adoption of a motion moved by the House...
Motion sponsor, Rep. Waive noted that for several years, there has not been any employment in the Civil Service of the Federation leading to shortage of manpower especially in the junior and middle-level cadres. The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lift the embargo placed on employment in Federal Ministries, Agencies, and Parastatals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recession that hit the economy due to...
Sponsor of the motion worried that the high rate of accidents and vehicular breakdowns on the Benin-Abraka Road has mostly made it difficult to commuters traveling to and fro South-South, South East to the North and vice versa The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to expand the Benin – Abraka Road considering its economic importance to the country. The call...
Sponsor of the motion Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere decried the unilateral increase in the price of fuel to N617 per litre, adding that it has resulted in a sudden increase in the cost of transportation The House of Representatives at its sitting on Wednesday, expressed concern over the effects of recent hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Nigerians. To this end, it summoned the Group Managing Director of the...
Anthrax is primarily a disease of animals. Animals with anthrax can transmit it to man through the inhalation of anthrax spores or consumption of contaminated/infected animal products such as hides and skin, meat or milk. The House of Representatives at its plenary on Tuesday, adopted a motion seeking to curtail the spread of the outbreak of the anthrax disease in Nigeria. Sponsor of the motion, Rep. Adamu Tanko (APC, Niger) in his...
The motion allows for bills that were passed by a previous assembly but, not assented to, to be presented again to the House for consideration. The House of Representatives has passed a motion seeking to reconsider Bills passed by the 9th National Assembly but were not assented to by the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari. The motion presented at its sitting on Tuesday, by the Leader of the House, Rep. Julius Ihonvbere, came...
President Tinubu had stressed that the loan facility will expand coverage of shock-responsive safety net supports for all vulnerable Nigerians and the cost of meeting basic needs under the Conditional Cash Transfer window of the National Social Safety Net Programme. READ ALSO: $800m Loan: Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for 12 million poor households The House of Representatives has announced the composition of an Ad-hoc committee on Aids, Loans, and Debts management, which is scheduled...
According to the Motion Sponsor, a 2020 report by the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative ( NEITI) said crude oil theft amounting to over 600 million barrels, valued at $ 46.16 billion have occurred in the past decade. READ ALSO: Oil Theft: Whistleblowers Network lead protest against Reps Ad-hoc Committee The House of Representatives, at plenary on Wednesday, passed a motion seeking to investigate massive and pervasive oil theft and...
Rep. Gwalebe said the re-introduction and adequate funding of trade and entrepreneurship subjects in senior secondary schools will not only reduce social vices by unemployment and out-of-school children but make them self-reliant. READ ALSO: JAMB Validity Bill: Rep Akande-Sadipe, NGO seek quick passage of legislation The House of Representatives has passed a motion urging the Federal Ministry of Education to revise and adequately fund the curriculum for the development and teaching of artisanship...
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