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Oil firms, telecom companies, and others are to ensure a reduction in radiation from indiscriminate deployment of telecom equipment to curb pollution in the environment. The House of Representatives has expressed its readiness to clamp down on erring oil and gas, power, telecommunication, and construction companies, among others as part of ongoing efforts geared toward ensuring the safety of Nigerians across the country. Chairman, House Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations, Rep. Sulaiman Abubakar Gumi...

President Tinubu has signed the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to address the development and environmental concerns of host communities into law. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday signed the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, into law. The bill which was passed by the House of Representatives on July 27, 2023, and the Senate on November 14, 2023, was sponsored by Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos). The Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, seeks...

The Speaker spoke in defense of his predecessor, Gbajabiamila, describing the corruption allegations as unjustified and baseless. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Abbas Tajudeen (APC, Kaduna) has rallied support for his predecessor and former colleague, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over allegations of corruption against him. The Speaker, at a world press conference at his office in Abuja on Thursday, noted that there has been a rise...

When it becomes law, the controversial NGO regulations bill will have a legislative framework and regulate the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria The controversial Bill seeking to regulate Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) was stepped down on Thursday after a much-heated debate amongst members of the green chamber. The Bill, sponsored by Rep. Sada Soli (APC, Katsina) is titled, “A Bill for an Act to Establish Non-Governmental and Civil...

Reps, worried about insecurity in FCT have mandated the heads of all Security Agencies to urgently collaborate and set up special units to clamp down on criminals The House of Representatives on Wednesday agreed to invite the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and heads of all Security Agencies for an emergency security briefing and strategy on how to curb the insecurity in Abuja. The lawmakers also...

In the proposed Electoral Act, Rep Waive proposes heavy sanctions and fines against persons who file frivolous election petitions in the courts in a bid to delay proceedings. The House of Representatives has proposed an amendment in the Electoral Act 2022 to make provisions for heavy sanctions and fines against persons who file frivolous election petitions in the courts in a bid to delay proceedings. The lawmakers, in a bid to cut expenses in the...

NIMC seems to have delayed the issuance of identity cards to Nigerians despite the government’s huge resources invested in the commission. The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Population and Anti-Corruption to invite the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Director-General of the National Identity Card Management Commission (NIMC) to ascertain the delay on the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date. This resolution was sequel to...

Lawmakers in the House of Reps have mandated the Committees on Banking Regulations and Banking Institutions to query financial institutions over the hoarding of forex. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, mandated the House Committees on Banking Regulations and Banking Institutions to conduct a probe into the suspected non-compliance by banks and financial institutions to the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the Net Open Position Limits (NOPL). This decision was sequel...

Reps have called on President Tinubu to act due to the poor living conditions of Nigerians and called for urgent intervention over the high cost of commodities The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for immediate action by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the poor living conditions of Nigerians and called for urgent intervention by the government. OrderPaper recalls that President Tinubu in his 2024 New Year message on 1st January assured Nigerians of better...

Where we are as a nation is a much better place than we were on May 29, 2023, according to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun; the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu; the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso; and, Zacch Adedeji, Chairman,  Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have all assured Nigerians of better days despite high inflation rate. These assurances were...