Accolades for Nigerian military for swift response to the Maiduguri flood disaster, and a call for MDAs to prioritise green projects are major highlights of House plenary today Reps urge NEMA to provide relief materials to victims of boat mishap Just as predicted in OrderPaper’s Legislative Intelligence Forecast Entry (LIFE) for the week, the House of Representatives today called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to intervene and provide relief materials to victims of...
The federal government has been tasked by the House of Representatives to increase the budgetary allocation of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to enhance the value reorientation of citizens The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government (FG) to review budgetary allocation to the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in line with current realities and to enable successful reorientation of citizens. The House mandated NOA to increase visibility across all media platforms and put...
A price review for medicines, surrogacy regulation bill, and a N24bn refund for airport takeover are major take-away from today’s plenary Economy hardship: Review NHIS medicine price list, Reps tell FG The House of Representatives called on the federal government to review the price list for medicine and medicare under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). It also urged its relevant committees to interface with the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance...
President Tinubu said the proposed fiscal policy and tax reform bill aligned with ongoing financial reforms of the Federal Government and will enhance efficiency in tax compliance. President Bola Tinubu has transmitted four fiscal tax reform bills to the House of Representatives for consideration and expeditious passage. In a letter addressed to the speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday October 3, 2024, President Tinubu said the proposed bills present substantial benefits that align with his...
The House of Representatives has consolidated six Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) amendment bills. It is expected that the House will reintroduce the consolidated bill for second reading soon The House of Representatives on Thursday consolidated six Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) amendment bills. Chairman, rules and business committee of the House, Rep. Francis Waive (APC Delta), while making a brief explanattion, said the bills are of similar subject matter enhance the need for the consolidation of...
Heated debate over national honours and a cross carpeting from PDP to APC are major highlights at House plenary today Reps vs Senate superiority tussle over national honours In a heated debate that lasted for over an hour, members House of Representatives on Wednesday demanded that the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas be changed to ‘Grand Commander Of the Order...
CASER has petitioned the ICPC to take over and investigate the claims contained in the viral audio recording of bribery and corruption allegations involving EFCC, NCoS and Bobrisky Frank Tietie, Executive Director, Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), has stated that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) is the appropriate body to investigate serious bribery and corruption allegations involving officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and...
Igbuzor, the Executive Director of Centre LSD, has described CSOs as agents of change in Nigeria, noting their contributions to achieving independence and campaigning against military rule that led to transition to civil rule in 1999 The Founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), Otive Igbuzor, has emphasized the critical role Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have played as agents of change in Nigeria, particularly in fostering democracy,...
The House of Representatives has called on government to direct NNPCL to allow Independent Marketers access to Dangote refinery The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery to allow independent marketers to lift Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from the newly operational Dangote Refinery. It also mandated the NNPCL to reveal the price it sells crude oil to Dangote refinery and Dangote...
State creation bill, Bobrisky’s N15m allegation saga, and new N288 billion cash for Abuja are major highlights of Thursday’s House plenary Aba State creation bill scales second reading Without debate at Thursday plenary, a bill seeking to create a new state in the south-eastern region of Nigeria, known as Aba State, scaled second reading in the the House of Representatives. The bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to Alter the provision of the Constitution of...
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