Committee Chair, Rep. Abubakar Fulata at investigative public hearing, frowns at action of oil companies in Nigeria operating without Certificate of Acceptance on Fixed Assets (CAFA); expresses concern about Nigeria losing billions of dollars due to malfeasance
To mitigate the effects of flooding across the country, House of Representatives urges the Federal Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, as well as the Accountant General of the Federation’s Office to release five billion naira into the Special Ecological Fund Account of each State and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) The House of Representatives has passed a resolution urging the federal government to immediately release a princely sum of N5,000,000,000.00 (Five Billion Naira) into...
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives to hold Summit on Tertiary Education Reforms in November, as Speaker describes proposed event as opportunity to begin the long overdue national conversation about the future of public tertiary education in Nigeria
Dismayed by a One trillion Naira increase in the nation's debt profile over the last year, the House of Representatives has called on the Debt Management Office to stop the frequency of borrowings immediately
President Muhammadu Buhari sends FCT Budget to the House of Representatives; seeks amendment to 1999 Constitution
Parliament This Week is a weekly special focused on bringing you up to speed with some of the most important developments around the legislators and the National Assembly you may have missed in the course of the week Reps set to resume plenary sessions, Monday The leadership of the House of Representatives has scheduled Monday, November 14, 2022, for the resumption of plenary sessions. The new resumption date was communicated via a circular released on...
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives express concern about the functionality of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and the National Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), demands five-year performance assessment report The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating Overlapping Functions of Government Agencies on Thursday, has demanded a five-year performance assessment report from the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to justify its existence in line with the mandate of the probe panel. The Committee noted that the...
Lawmakers in the House of Reps assure Nigerians that Diaspora Voting Bill will be re-introduced, as Abike Dabiri-Erewa-led Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) appears before House Committee on Diaspora The House Committee on Diaspora, Thursday pledged to reintroduce the Diaspora voting bill in so as to accommodate Nigerians living abroad. Chairperson of the committee, Rep. Tolulope Shadipe, disclosed this when Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives set to return to plenary following one-month break, Clerk hints at need to pay attention to urgent legislative issues The House of Representatives will on Monday, 14th November 2022 resume plenary sessions against its earlier scheduled resumption slated for Tuesday, November 15 2022. This was contained in a letter signed by Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria and made available to journalists on Thursday. According to the...
