According to the Motion Sponsor, Senator Fadeyi Olubiyi, Nigeria has recently suffered no fewer than four train attacks, leading to a decline of 125.6 per cent in rail passenger movement in the second quarter of 2022. READ ALSO: “Hardship is real; establish Urban Mass Transit in Nigeria” – Reps tasks FG The Senate has called on the Federal Ministry of Transportation to review the Nigeria Railway modernisation projects to enhance passengers’...
The Motion Sponsor said an effective urban mass transit system would provide cheaper and dependable transportation options just as it would improve mobility, ease traffic, and boost economic production in the country. READ ALSO: As 10th NASS resumes, ten issues that should top the agenda The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to establish and extend an integrated urban mass transit system and invest in infrastructure, technology, and environmentally friendly...
According to the Motion Sponsor, a 2020 report by the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative ( NEITI) said crude oil theft amounting to over 600 million barrels, valued at $ 46.16 billion have occurred in the past decade. READ ALSO: Oil Theft: Whistleblowers Network lead protest against Reps Ad-hoc Committee The House of Representatives, at plenary on Wednesday, passed a motion seeking to investigate massive and pervasive oil theft and...
Rep. Gwalebe said the re-introduction and adequate funding of trade and entrepreneurship subjects in senior secondary schools will not only reduce social vices by unemployment and out-of-school children but make them self-reliant. READ ALSO: JAMB Validity Bill: Rep Akande-Sadipe, NGO seek quick passage of legislation The House of Representatives has passed a motion urging the Federal Ministry of Education to revise and adequately fund the curriculum for the development and teaching of artisanship...
Tinubu became ECOWAS Chairman on Sunday, following a unanimous endorsement at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, in Guinea Bissau. READ ALSO: Tinubu: “I’m prepared to transparently work with the National Assembly” The Senate has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on his recent emergence as the 36th Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a motion sponsored by...
Following releases issued by some federal and state-owned universities on the increase in fees, parents and students have lamented that the development will cause them more economic hardship and may lead to withdrawal of students. The House of Representatives on Tuesday, directed the National Universities Commission (NUC) to immediately halt the implementation of an increment in the tuition fees of Nigerian federal universities in the country. The directive was contained in a...
The lawmakers also cited allegations of abuse of office, under-remittance of debts by shipping firms, lopsided appointment and placements of Directors at NIMASA in breach of Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The House of Representatives has constituted an Ad-hoc Committee to probe alleged fictitious contract awards and lopsided placement by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The decision follows the adoption of a motion on the...
Motion Sponsor, Godwin Offiono says “Commercial Banks are charging outrageous interest on loans and overdrafts at a rate that is higher than the agreed rate in the offer letter.” The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged commercial banks operating in the country to put an end to excess charges and illegal deductions from their customers. This call followed a motion presented by Rep. Godwin Offiono (PDP, Cross River), which the House...
Senator Ndubueze commended President Tinubu for the courageous step he took on the removal of subsidy but, noted the need to carry out an investigation into payments made as subsidy in the previous administration. The Senate on Tuesday resolved to holistically investigate all controversies surrounding subsidy and under-recovery regime by the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. This is as it decried the N9.3 trillion expended by on subsidy regime from January...
The lawmaker said the NNPCL provided the Federal Government a cheque of over six hundred billion naira to reconstruct 21 critical roads across the country, including Aba-Ikot-Ekpene, and Umudike-Ikot -Ekpene Roads. READ ALSO: Senate passes crucial resolution on Calabar-Oban-Ekang Road The Senate has called on relevant Ministries to urgently look into the delay in the rehabilitation of bad roads in the Aba-Osisioma-Port-Harcourt, Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene and Aba-Ikot Ekpene axis. ...
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