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Kings College: Reps demand urgent action on diphtheria outbreak

Leah TwakiMarch 12, 20255 min

The House of Representatives urges decisive measures to combat the diphtheria outbreak, advocating for school vaccinations and awareness campaigns The House of Representatives has called for immediate and decisive action to strengthen health and safety measures in federal unity colleges following the diphtheria outbreak at King’s College, Lagos, which led to the death of a 12-year-old student and the hospitalization of several others. In a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Rep. Akintunde Rotimi...

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Suspend new ATM transaction charges – Reps tells CBN

Leah TwakiMarch 11, 20253 min

The CBN has been directed to suspend its new ATM transaction charges pending proper engagement with relevant House Committees The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of its policy on the new Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction charges and the stoppage of free ATM withdrawals for customers using other banks’ ATMs. It said the CBN is to suspend the charges pending proper engagement with the relevant...

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Reps move to protect human rights defenders with new bill

Leah TwakiMarch 11, 20254 min

Human rights defenders get the backing of members of House of Representatives as bill passes second reading The House of Representatives has taken a crucial step toward safeguarding human rights defenders in Nigeria by advancing the National Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill. Sponsored by Rep. Abiola Makinde (APC Ondo), who is the Chairman House Committee on Human Rights and Rep. Mudasiru Lukman (APC Osun), the bill, which passed second reading on Tuesday, seeks to establish...

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SEDC: Can the new commission turn the tide for the Igbos? (1)

Elizabeth AtimeMarch 11, 202510 min

The newly established South East Development Commission (SEDC) bears a renewed hope for accelerated development of a long neglected region. Since 2017, federal lawmakers from the south-east geopolitical zone made several unsuccessful attempts to create the South East Development Commission (SEDC). However, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) led others to reignite the effort through a bill brought forward in 2023. With the support of his colleagues...

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Applause as top technocrat, Njemanze, is nominated for UN award

Leah TwakiMarch 11, 20254 min

Reps Deputy Clerk, Vivian Njemanze, has been nominated by UN-POLAC for the prestigious Distinguished Woman of Peace Honour Award (DWOPHA) The Deputy Clerk (Administration) of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Vivian Njemanze, has been nominated for the prestigious Distinguished Woman of Peace Honour Award (DWOPHA) by the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC). The nomination was announced in a letter dated February 5, 2025, and signed by the Director General of UN-POLAC, Prof. Halo B....

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2025 budget and the new regional development commissions

Leah TwakiMarch 11, 20258 min

All the regional development commissions have largely personnel cost allocation in the assented 2025 budget except for SEDC In the recently enacted N54.99 trillion 2025 budget assented by President Bola Tinubu, the total allocation for the newly created Federal Ministry of Regional Development was N29.72 billion. The ministry was established on October 23, 2024, by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to oversee the activities of the various regional development commissions, including the North West Development...

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Natasha: Women representation and patriarchal parliaments | GESI Tracker

Jokpa Mudia ErusiafeMarch 10, 20258 min

The Natasha-Akpabio brouhaha brings to the fore the low representation of women in the national and state assemblies of Nigeria Breaking Barriers The conversation around gender equality in governance has again taken center stage. Recently, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (APC, Abia), renewed calls for legislative reforms to enhance women’s representation in Nigeria’s political landscape. He spoke at a three-day workshop on the operational guidelines for the national...

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Reps demand sanctions for flight delays, cancellations

Leah TwakiMarch 7, 20254 min

Air Peace, Aero Contractors and Arik Air are top airlines with high numbers of delays and cancellations as Reps order sanctions The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Aviation to impose sanctions on airlines over persistent flight delays and cancellations, urging stricter enforcement of passenger protection regulations. During Thursday’s plenary session, lawmakers also directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to ensure strict adherence to the Civil Aviation Act 2022 and Part...

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Reps to probe mismanagement of funds by MDAs from 2015

Leah TwakiMarch 6, 20252 min

MDAs are to be investigated by an adhoc committee over mismanagement of take-up grants, bailout funds, and intervention allocations from 2015 to date The House of Representatives has set up a special ad hoc committee to investigate the allocation and utilization of take-up grants, bailout funds, and intervention allocations disbursed to ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), institutions, and government-owned enterprises from 2015 to date. The committee is tasked with assessing compliance with financial regulations, identifying cases...

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Three oil companies admit owing government over $5.5m

Leah TwakiMarch 5, 20255 min

Three oil companies have been given a two-week deadline to settle a $5.5 million debt owed to the federation account Three oil companies- Chorus Energy, Dubril Oil Company Limited, and Belema Oil- have admitted to owing Nigeria a total of $5,543,491.45. Their acknowledgment came during an ongoing probe by the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which was initiated following an audit report from the Auditor General. Parliament Reports recalls that the PAC had...

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