Death toll rises to 171 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has said that the death toll from the petrol tanker explosion has risen to 171. The governor revealed this while receiving members of the House of Representatives. He also noted that those injured are receiving treatment in various … Read more
Reps want upward review of BPE’s annual budgetary allocations …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government through the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning to review the budgetary allocation of the Bureau of Public Procurement in line with current realities in subsequent budget estimates to enable successful … Read more
Bill to create additional state passes second reading …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> BREAKING: Bill to create additional state passes second reading … Read more
Submit 2025 Appropriation Bill without further delay, Reps tell FG …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to submit to the National Assembly the 2025 Appropriation Bill without further delay. NAN reports that the call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Clement Jimbo (PDP-Akwa Ibom) … Read more
Reps urge IG to investigate case of missing corps member in Ondo …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police to initiate measures to find a missing corps member, Mr Okeke, Chukwuemeka Godwin, who has not been seen since May 9, 2024. The call for the … Read more
Reps Minority Caucus condemns brutal killing of Abia couple. …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned the brutal, and heinous murder of a couple; Jacob and Comfort Udo by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Bende, Abia state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Minority Caucus … Read more
Reps give seven-day ultimatum to Wale Tinubu, Aiteo MD over Nembe oil spill creek …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> House of Representatives, on Tuesday, issued 7-day ultimatum to the Managing Director/CEO of Agip Petroleum PLC (now Oando PLC), Mr. Wale Tinubu and management team of Aiteo over unabated oil spill in the oil producing … Read more
NBTE to Reps: We’re poorly funded, under-staffed …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), says it is poorly funded and under-staffed. Bugaje spoke on Wednesday in Kaduna when the members of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education paid an … Read more
Reps reject CFR National honour for speaker Abbas …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has rejected the proposed conferment of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, deeming the honor insufficient. During his nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, marking Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary, President … Read more
PDP Rep defects to APC as House rejig committees …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost one of its members in the House of Representatives, Chris Nkwonta to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, October 2. Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen who announced the defection of the lawmaker, … Read more