Constitution Review: Reps panel receives 31 requests for new states’ creation
The committee said, in line with Section 8 of the Constitution, it will proceed with the process for requests that ...
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Defence Farmland Scheme: Reps Defence Committee to meet Minister, CDS
The defence committee said the engagement with the military is to ensure the proper implementation of President Tinubu's directive on ...
Constitution Amendment: Reps speaker asks committee to prioritise gender bills, state police, LG autonomy
Mr Tajudeen said the sixth alteration to the Nigerian Constitution under the 10th National Assembly is expected to be the ...
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Reps urge Wike to prioritise security, revenue generation in FCT
The lawmakers asked the minister to leverage on his experience and network to boost revenue generation for funding the FCT’s ...
2024 Budget: We’re committed to January-December budget cycle — Reps Committee
The prospect of the January to December budget cycle seems dim because President Bola Tinubu has yet to send the ...
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Job Racketeering: FCC Chair, Head of Service, DG Budget Office appear before Reps panel
Ms Dankaka alleged that some persons were forging her signature to recruit staff.
N170 petrol pump price not sustainable – Mele Kyari
Mr Kyari noted that global market conditions have pushed the landing cost to about three times the value of the ...
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Reps panel queries NPC on N1.2bn spent on census ‘summits’
The committee asked the NPC officials to appear before it at a later date to furnish it with the details ...
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Reps reject ministry of foreign affairs’ 2023 budget
The lawmakers said the ministry has been violating Section 10 of the 2022 Appropriations Act which empowers Nigerian missions to ...
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Why we’ll not obey court order reinstating officer – Army
The army said Danladi Hassan who was compulsorily retired in 2016 as a colonel, has already exceeded the age for ...
MTEF: Reps panel directs minister to sack FCCPC Director over N5 billion extra-budgetary spending
FCCPC generated N4.021 billion in 2021 but remitted N1.3 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund while in the current fiscal ...
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Reps tackle power ministry over prolonged poor electricity supply
The lawmakers said the prolonged poor electricity supply has caused variety of problems affecting peoples’ welfare which makes social living ...
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Nigeria needs N1.3 trillion to fix roads – Fashola
The minister says the government is owing road contractors a total of N420billion.
Reps summon Chief of Air Staff over helicopter crash
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed-landed in Enugu on Thursday.
Reps ask FIRS to return N4.6 billion to FCT
The N4.6 billion represents two per cent of total tax collected by FIRS in FCT.
Group urges Buhari to assent to pending health bills
The group said it is imperative for the President to assent to the bills as a matter of national interest.
Second Niger Bridge: BPP delaying contract award — Reps committee
Warns the delay may force the contractors to demobilise from site in June.
Reps give Police 48 hours to vacate Peace Corps headquarters
The committee summons the IGP and AGF to appear before it within seven days.
Reps threaten to issue arrest warrant on MDs of 10 oil firms
The committee says it would not allow the illegality to linger.
Nigeria to issue UN passport to ‘stateless’ persons — Lawmaker
The government is currently conducting refugee status determination.
