The motion sponsor worried that the farmers might be unable to repay their loans due to the destruction of their farmlands by the flood. The House of Representatives has called for the provision of palliatives for victims of flash floods in Wudil Local Government in Kano state. It also directed the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) to provide a lasting solution to the problem of flooding in Wudil. The call was contained in a motion on...
The legislative agenda is to be used to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians, and they would use it as a benchmark to evaluate and assess the performance of the House after four years. Legislative Agenda has become the common term to describe the four-year plan of policies and actions by the National Assembly. A Legislative Agenda is a social program of proposed legislations to support policies and programs of government that would help...
The nominees appeared before an ad-hoc committee of the House charged to screen them. The House of Representatives has screened and confirmed the presidential nominees to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was made known in a statement jointly signed by the Chairperson of the House Committee on NDDC, Rep. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, and the Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Akin Rotimi, on Thursday. According...
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...
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