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Reps express readiness to review Oronsaye report

The House has initiated moves to review the Steve Oronsaye report on restructuring of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government  The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on restructuring of government agencies has disclosed its intention to begin the review of the Steve Oronsaye report. The committee said it would also review all other white papers on the restructuring of federal government agencies, parastatals, and commissions. Its Chairman, Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka (Ogun, APC) made this known...

Abbas, Kalu emphasize inclusive legislature at open legislative week

At the Legislative Open Week, Speaker Abbas, Deputy Speaker Kalu advanced how the 10th House has been inclusive and participatory The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said the House under his leadership has ensured inclusivity and participatory legislature in its first year. The Speaker, while recognizing the significant challenges facing the House due to the socioeconomic hardships confronting Nigerians, stated that the House introduced a total of 1,351 bills in its...

IPOB: South-east senators demand Kanu’s release

Senators from the Southeast region of Nigeria have demanded the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Senators from the south-east geopolitical zone of the country have called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The federal lawmakers made the demand in a eeting with Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. They were...

OPEN PARLIAMENT: Tinubu, Masari, Dogara emphasize grassroots engagement

Tinubu, Masari and Dogara charge lawmakers on grassroots engagement, transparency and openness at the Legislative Open Week President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on lawmakers to prioritize grassroots engagement with their constituents in their lawmaking and oversight functions as part of the accountability process. This challenge was presented during the first Legislative Open Week organized by the 10th House of Representatives to mark the end of its first legislative year and the commencement of the...

North-east marginalisation, suicide bombing echoes | SENATE GIST TODAY 

In senate gist today, cries of marginalisation by the north-east geo-political zone re-echoes alongside the recent suicide bomb blast in Borno Senate condemns bombing in Borno State   Following the multiple bomb blasts by an alleged female suicide bomber suspected to be a member of the boko haram terrorist group, the Senate has urged the federal government to direct security agencies in the country to deploy the use of modern technology in the fight against...

Reps ask minister to revoke east-west road contract 

The representatives expressed dismay over incompetence of the contractors handling the east-west road, a key niger delta project and demanded a revocation of the contract  The House of Representatives has called on the minister of works, Mr. David Umahi, to immediately revoke the contract for the construction of the east-west road awarded to Rock Result Nigeria Limited and other contractors and re-award same to a company with expertise and capacity. This was sequel to a...

Senate raises alarm over dumping of hazardous petroleum products

Nigeria’s Senate resolves to probe regulatory agencies over indiscriminate dumping of hazardous petroleum products into the country The Senate has called for an urgent need to investigate the continued importation of hazardous petroleum products and dumping of substandard diesel into Nigeria. This is as it set up an ad-hoc committee to examine the pre-shipment and pre-discharge standard test parameters, adopted by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) with a view to uncovering...

 Reps to probe N2trn agriculture intervention funds 

The House resolved to probe alleged reckless spending of N2trillion on various interventions in the agriculture sector in the last 8 years The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday to investigate alleged embezzlement of  agricultural intervention funds by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government. The probe will also focus on schemes and intervention programmes outside of the ministry of agriculture and food security. This was sequel to a motion brought...

TRENDING: Is Tinubu’s cap a signature capture of the national assembly?

A growing number of legislators in the national assembly are being spotted wearing President Tinubu’s cap, raising cogent questions on legislative independence, democratic wellbeing, and government accountability  In Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly, a peculiar trend has emerged: lawmakers donning President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signature cap. The distinctive design long associated with the president has found its way onto the heads of numerous lawmakers in parliament, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio thereby sparking discussions about the...

Welsh parliament moves to ban lying in politics

‘Making it illegal for politicians to lie is the best way to rebuild public confidence in the political system’ A historic move to introduce a law that would forbid and make lying in politics illegal has been pledged by the Welsh government. If the bill is passed, lawmakers and candidates running for elections who are found guilty of purposeful deception will be disqualified to serve in the parliament. Member of the parliament for Carmarthen East...

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