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It was revealed that REMITA, in the last 7 years, collected the sum of N33.3 trillion on behalf of CBN and carted away with fees worth N23.9 billion. The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, and the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to give clarity on the issue of the contract agreement with a solution provider. The...

The amount shared by the Federal, States and Local governments from FAAC has increased significantly, due to the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. The House of Representatives has mandated its relevant Committees to look into states’ spending and utilisation of the increased allocation from the Federal Account allocation Committee (FAAC) to sub-nationals. The resolution was sequel to a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Rep.  Ademorin Kuye (APC, Lagos) at plenary on Tuesday. It is...

Worried that Ebonyi State in particular is doubly discriminated against in that it has none of its judges appointed in the High Courts of the FCT, and yet was not listed as one of the states to apply for the vacant 12 positions. The House of Representatives has ordered the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to immediately halt the recruitment process for the 12 vacancies in the Territory’s High Courts until there...

Reps were divided as a bill to jerk up the qualification of candidates for political offices came up for debate and was eventually stepped down  The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, stepped down a controversial Bill seeking to amend the Constitution to change the educational qualification for persons vying for political offices after a protracted debate on the floor of the House. The Reps were divided along regional and religious lines as they engaged in...

Other Reps questioned the procedure of presenting the bill which was not listed on the Order Paper of the day and copies of the Bill were not available to all members The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, smuggled in a CyberCrime Act Amendment Bill for consideration as plenary resumed. As it is the procedure of the House, the Bill was supposed to be listed on the Order Paper of the day and copies of the...

The lawmakers are currently investigating the Ministry of Trade and others over the alleged massive mismanagement of COVID-19 intervention funds. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investments to come up with proper documents or refund the sum of N75 billion allocated to it as COVID-19 Intervention funds by the Federal Government. The House Committee chaired by Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP, Osun) expressed dismay...

This legislation on Solid Minerals represents a turning point for our nation’s mineral wealth and vast mineral resources that have remained largely untapped, and undeservedly overshadowed by our reliance on oil. The House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals is proposing 5 percent of the revenue of all minerals mined to be retained by the host communities (hostcom) due to the informality of the sector. This proposal was made known by Rep. Jonathan Gbefwi (SDP,...

Investigation by Reps into TETFund Interventions has led to bribery accusations by VCs and Rectors but has been denied by the lawmakers   The House of Representatives has denied the allegation of extortion against it by Vice Chancellors, Rectors, and Provosts of tertiary institutions. The House Spokesman/Chairman of the House Committee on Media & Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr. (APC, Ekiti) in a press statement issued on Sunday described the allegation as a smear campaign...

The House of Reps has commended NECO over its swift compliance to resolutions by the parliament saying it is a reflection of its understanding of the need to put public interest above administrative actions. The House of Representatives welcomes the postponement of a planned promotion examination by the Management of the National Examination Council (NECO) for its staff members drawn from across the country in swift compliance with a resolution of parliament. This follows a...