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Na’Abba: OrderPaper recalls last encounter with late speaker

The late House of Representatives Speaker, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, will be remembered for being fierce, fearless, and forthright A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, is dead. Na’Abba died at the age of 65 in Abuja. Mr Ahmed Tijjani Lawal, an aide to the deceased, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The second Speaker of the House of Representatives in the current 4th Republic died in the wee...

SPOTTED: 10 motions in 6 months of the 10th House

10 motions of the 500 so far taken in half a year of the 10th House of Representatives offer a glimpse into how citizen-centric the green chamber is. It also speaks of the resolve of the chamber to see matters to reasonable conclusion It is about six months since the 10th House of Representatives was inaugurated on the 13th of June 2023. As legislators took time to settle in and went about their duties, Nigerians...

Oil Theft: Reps wade into naval tussle with pipeline security firms 

The representatives fear the escalating conflict between the navy and pipeline security firms contracted by the NNPCL could defeat the move to check oil theft in the delta The House of Representatives has resolved to wade into the increasing confrontation between the Nigerian Navy and private security firms contracted for pipeline security services in the Niger delta. The House accordingly mandates its special committee on oil theft in the the Niger Delta to investigate the...

Reps pass motion on valuation of public assets nationwide 

The House resolved that Nigeria could rake in substantial revenues to fund annual budgets if proper valuation of federal government assets is undertaken  The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to task relevant authorities to begin the enumeration and valuation of public assets in a bid to ascertain their worth. It also mandated its committees on finance, and public assets to ensure compliance, and investigate the management of assets by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)...

Reps to probe N10bn fund for out-of-school children 

The legislators believe the N10billion for out-of-school children was mismanaged and resolved to investigate what went wrong The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate how the sum of N10 billion was disbursed to take out-of-school children off the streets under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. This decision was sequel to a motion on the “need to investigate funds disbursed for the alternative school programme, better education service delivery for all, at risk children programme...

INSIGHT: Much ado about Tinubu’s ’empty’ budget box

The controversy over the content of the budget box laid before a joint session of the National Assembly by President Tinubu was stoked by a combination of ignorance, misstep, and mischief Public discourse, especially on social media, was inundated with the controversy over the alleged empty budget box presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, 29 November 2023, during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives. The...

Reps promise strict oversight of customs to shore revenue

The house committee, happy with the recent amendment to the customs and excise law, promised to strictly monitor the revenue generation and remittances of the customs service Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise said it will provide a strict oversight over the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to ensure enhanced revenue generation and remittances to public coffers. Rep. Leke Abejide (ADC, Kogi), Chairman of the Committee, made this declaration at the...

Reps tackle varsity commission for non-remittance of revenues

The varsity commission failed to convince the parliamentary committee that license fees and other revenues it generated were used for the purpose of visitation to private institutions The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has taken a swipe at the National Universities Commission (NUC) for under-reporting and failing to fully remit its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) despite being fully funded by the federal government. The lawmakers also tackled the Commission over its failure to reflect...

Reps to suspend plenary for two weeks for 2024 budget defense

Abbas said the budget defense will be carried out jointly by the Senate and the House. The House of Representatives will suspend plenary for two weeks to allow for defense of the 2024 budget by Ministries, Agencies, and Departments of Government.  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, had announced that the Green Chamber will sit tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday to debate the 2024 budget due to the urgency of the task. The decision...

2024 budget: Abbas task NIMASA, FIRS others to meet N18 trn revenue projection

The Speaker said the National Assembly will ensure that the 2024 budget includes concrete strategies for sustainable debt management. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has charged revenue-generating agencies like the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to double their targets to meet the N18 trillion revenue projected in the 2024 budget. The Speaker also enjoined the agencies to focus on raising more revenue through tax reform,...

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