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The House of Representatives is set to hold a two-day retreat to strengthen the legislative and oversight capacity of Members, as well as foster collaborative efforts towards economic development and tax reforms. The House of Representatives with the support of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung is set to hold a two-day retreat for its Members, to strengthen their legislative and oversight capacity, as well as...

Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval of the scheme has demonstrated his avowed readiness, commitment, and steadfastness to better the lives of Nigerians through people-oriented policies and programmes. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the approval of the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme. Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval of the scheme has demonstrated his avowed readiness, commitment, and...

The investigative hearing is on the need to investigate the services and unprecedented environmental damage caused by oil-producing companies within the communities. The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Environment has summoned the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari to appear before it unfailingly on May 8, 2024, over a probe on environmental degradation caused by the activities of oil companies in oil producing communities...

Speaker Abbas to sponsor bill for compulsory NASS consultations on electricity as critical problems in  sector must be addressed. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has announced plans by him to propose a law that would make it mandatory for the relevant Federal Government bodies to consult the National Assembly and other stakeholders before fixing Electricity tariff. “Accordingly, I will sponsor a bill to provide administrative procedures that entrench...

Abbas has underscored that the evolving challenges have rendered the existing unitary policing system within the Nigeria Police Force ineffective, thus prompting the demand for the establishment of state police forces. Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that the emerging challenges in the country have rendered the current unitary policing system under the Nigeria Police Force ineffective, leading to calls for its decentralization by way of having state police....

IGP Egbetokun’s views on the creation of State Police contradict the views of former President Jonathan.  The Inspector of General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun has proposed integrating the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as a Department under the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) rather than establishing a State Police structure. Egbetokun made these comments during his address at the National Dialogue on State Policing, hosted by...

NERC justifies electricity tariff increment, says N3.2 trillion has been saved for the federal government since the removal of subsidy. Chairman of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sanusi Garba on Thursday stated that the sum of N3.2 trillion has been saved for the federal government since the removal of subsidy from electricity leading to the recent increase in tariff. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting called by the House of Representatives committee on Power, Garba...

The House had initially fixed Tuesday 16th April 2024 as the original resumption day but had to postpone it by a week to 23rd April 2024. The House of Representatives on Wednesday postponed its resumption date by a week as it was earlier scheduled to resume plenary session on the 23rd of April 2024. OrderPpaper recalls that the House had initially fixed Tuesday 16th April 2024 as the original resumption day but had to postpone...