The President prayed for the repose of the soul of the late Danbuga and for divine comfort to his family. President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the leadership and members of the House of Representatives over the tragic death of Rep. Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga. Danbuga, who until his death, represented the Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, died in the early hours of Wednesday following a brief illness and has since been...
The House observed a minute silence in honor of the late lawmaker, who died at the age of 63, and thereafter, adjourned plenary to Thursday, October 12, 2023, in line with its tradition. The House of Representatives has commiserated with the family of Sokoto lawmaker, late Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga, who died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the House, Rep. Akin Rotimi, on...
Hon. Egoh opined that the ECOWAS committee recommended no actions that would put pressure on the junta in Niger. A member of the Nigeria delegation to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Rep. Oghene Emma Egoh, has expressed dissatisfaction with a report of the ECOWAS ad-hoc committee set up to come up with ways to handle the Niger crisis following the coup that truncated the country’s democratic process. Egoh opined that the...
Kalu asserted that an investment in the girl-child will uphold her rights and assure a more equitable and successful future. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl-Child, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called for support and investment in the girl-child, saying that it will increase the visibility of the female gender in the political space and aid...
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. AbdulKadii Jelani Danbuga is dead. The lawmaker reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday in Abuja, after a brief illness. He was said to have been admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. His remains has been flown to Sokoto, where he will be buried in accordance with Islamic rights. READ ALSO: Reps condemn killing of pregnant woman, demands justice Danbuga represented Isa-Sabon Federal Constituency of Sokoto...
The Deputy Speaker expressed the Assembly’s commitment to further the rights of women and improve female participation in the political space but, stressed the need for advocacy for the five gender bills by stakeholders. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has given a ray of hope on the 5 rejected gender bills, assuring that the 10th House would revisit them including those not accorded presidential assent. Kalu gave the assurance on...
Rep. Iyawe alleged that funds meant for the implementation of the National Health Insurance Policy are being mismanaged, while some HMOs fail to remit funds or pay monthly capitations to the healthcare provider. The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Health Care Services to investigate allegations of mismanagement of funds and other irregularities in the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The committee is also to look into allegations of corruption in the agency...
The motion sponsor worried that further depreciation of the naira against the dollar and other foreign currencies may deter foreign investors from investing in Nigeria, which in turn, will rob unemployed youths of job opportunities. The House of Representatives has charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reduce the size of his cabinet. This is even as it urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, to put necessary measures in place...
According to the motion sponsor, reports coming from his constituents paint a harrowing picture of a community of Nigerians dealing with recurring issues of Police brutality and extrajudicial killings. The House of Representatives has condemned in strong terms, the violence, killings, and unscrupulous behavior of personnel of the Police and other government security agencies, which led to the death of a pregnant woman and five others in Oshodi/Isolo II Federal Constituency. The House also mandated...
Rep. Kuye stressed that dealing with the issue of ghost workers has become imperative as revenues cannot continue to pay salaries and other recurrent expenditures when there are still humongous debt servicing obligations to be dealt with. The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Government to carry out a forensic audit of its staff to address the issue of ghost workers to save money and reduce the increasing wage bill. It also urged the...
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