The member representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, Dongonyaro has passed away. Rep. Isa Dogonyaro the distinguished Member representing the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the 10th Assembly of the House of Representatives is dead. Dogonyaro passed away after a brief illness, today, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Abuja, at the age of 46. This sad revelation was made in a statement by the House Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr. The statement...
The House of Representatives has emphasised that Nigerian tertiary institutions can not afford to embark on another strike action. The House of Representatives has expressed concern that Nigerian tertiary institutions can not afford to embark on another strike action to address the problems of the academic unions. OrderPaper recalls that the sector has witnessed unprecedented strike actions over the last three decades as a result of disagreements and non-implementation of agreements between the Federal Government...
The House directed the CBN to withdraw the ambiguous 0.5% cybersecurity levy. The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the cybersecurity levy recently introduced. The House expressed concerns that the bank’s directive could be misunderstood by the public thereby making them kick against the Cybercrime Act. The house said it was further worried that this is coming at a time when Nigerians are experiencing the...
If no drastic measures are taken to curb the escalating insecurity situation in the country and in schools, the entire school system may end up being shut down due to the activities of miscreants and hoodlums. The House of Representatives has called for the presence of Police and Security agents across Schools of the Federation to avert the abduction of school children which has become a troubling trend in many Nigerian Schools noting that policemen...
Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly go head to head again as a new factional Speaker has emerged. The political crisis between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly has continued to take new twists as Hon. Victor Jumbo, representing the Bonny Constituency, has emerged as the new factional Speaker in the Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday. Jombo is among the four lawmakers loyal to the State...
The House of Representatives has directed the Director of the Department of State Services to take over the investigation and prosecution of personnel found complicit in the escape of Binance executives. The House of Representatives expressed grave concern during plenary on Wednesday over the escape of Binance Executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla from the National Security Adviser’s custody, describing it as “Disappointing, embarrassing, and disturbing.” Lawmakers questioned why someone who had committed heinous acts against Nigeria was...
“We strongly believe that if we have state police, we would be able to solve the issues of crime in our nation or reduce it to the minimum” – Obasa. The Lagos State House of Assembly has opposed the stance of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, who stated that Nigeria is not ready for the implementation of state police. Reacting, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa instructed the House Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, to write the IGP and...
Dangote and Bua are prominent cement manufacturers who failed to appear before the House of Representatives Committee investigating the recent hike in the price of their product. They have 14 days to show up or possibly face sanctions. The House of Representatives Joint Committee investigating the recent increase in the price of cement in Nigeria has given producers of the product 14 days to show up and justify their decision to increase prices. The...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has overridden the assent of Governor Siminialayi Fubara for the third time in three months. For the third time in three months, the Rivers State House of Assembly has continued to exercise the powers of the provisions of Section 100 (5)of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic (as altered) as it overrides the assent of Governor Siminialayi Fubara to pass the Rivers State Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2024...
EFCC has dismissed the alleged viral list of former governors being investigated by the anti-corruption agency for allegedly misappropriating N2.187 trillion. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and other former governors in the Senate would have some relief as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that it has no association with a circulating list of former governors allegedly under investigation for corruption. Several media outlets, not OrderPaper, reported on Saturday that the...
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