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Reps to unravel facts behind ‘illegal sale’ of 48m barrels of oil

2 years ago7 min

The House of Representatives has vowed to unravel the details behind allegations of the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil, resulting in the loss of a whopping $2.4 billion to the country. A resolution that was reached on Thursday, by members of the House Ad-hoc Committee led by Rep. Mark Gbillah (LP, Benue). According to Rep. Gbillah, the Committee will also investigate crude oil sales from 2014 till...

by Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq

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Budget Passage and Timelines in the 9th National Assembly [2019 – 2022]

2 years ago3 min

The 2023 budget to be transmitted to the President soon is the last ever to be passed by this Legislative Assembly. On Throwback Thursday this week, we take you through a timeline of Budget passage by the 9th National Assembly, highlighting milestones in the appropriation process thus far

by Ibrahim Tanko Gaddafi

Editors Pick Featured House of Representatives Parliament Report Cards Senate

Rep Sergius Ogun sponsored 35% of Bills by Edo lawmakers | National Assembly Scorecard

2 years ago16 min

Edo State has twelve lawmakers in the National Assembly in accordance with extant laws of the country, comprising six members of the House of Representatives and three statutory Senators.

by Elizabeth Atime

Featured House of Representatives

Reps halt $250m auction of OML 11 over alleged covert arrangements

2 years ago3 min

Reps fault government's auction of assets to Sahara Energy for a paltry sum of $250 million as against the one billion dollars offered by SPDC Limited, insists there is need to urgently resolve issues associated with the planned auction

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

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Naira Redesign: “Extend withdrawal of old notes to June 2023” – Senate

2 years ago13 min

Senator Ndume in motion at the Red Chamber, raises concern about deadline for phasing out of old naira notes, laments slow circulation of redesigned naira notes even in the cities

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

2023 Budget: Senate okays N21.8trn; deficit exceeds 3% threshold set by FRA

2 years ago4 min

Less than seventy-two hours to the beginning of the 2023 fiscal year, Senate approves Appropriation Bill; with Overheads of N1.11 trillion, Capital Expenditure allocated N5.35 trillion, while Non-Debt Recurrent Costs and Personnel Costs stand at N8.27 trillion and N4.99 trillion respectively

by Elizabeth Atime

Editors Pick Featured House of Representatives

2023 Budget: Reps approve N21.82trn, allocate fresh N850m for Constitution Review

2 years ago4 min

Domestic debts (including Ways and Means) get N4.49 trillion, N850m allocated to Constitution Amendment, while National Assembly severance package for 9th Assembly and inauguration of 10th Assembly (Legislators and Legislative Aides) to gulp N30.17 billion in budget

by Monday Yari Tama

Featured House of Representatives Nigeria Decides 2023 Elections Spotlight

Parliament Spotlight: Rep. Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada | Kano ADP Governorship Candidate

2 years ago4 min

This week, in continuation of our series on lawmakers seeking to be governors of their state, attention is on a first-term lawmaker in the 9th National Assembly and Governorship Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Kano State

by Elizabeth Atime

Featured House of Representatives

Bolanle Raheem: Reps want investigation of Police officers involved in extra-judicial killings

2 years ago2 min

Days after the extra-judicial killing of pregnant Lagos lawyer,Bolanle Raheem in Lagos, Rep. Obanikoro sponsors motion at Green Chamber urging an investigation of the incident. Lawmakers insist officers must be barred from consuming substances that can inhibit their sense of reasoning

by Ojochenemi Onje-James

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Senate pass N819.54bn 2022 Supplementary Budget

2 years ago2 min

Barely one week after President Buhari asked the Senate for its approval of an N819.5 billion Supplementary Budget for the 2022 fiscal year, lawmakers in the Chamber resume from Christmas holidays to granted request

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