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Galaxy Backbone must provide necessary documents on the alleged financial irregularities and appear again before the committee on Thursday, February 27, 2025 The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Galaxy Backbone, a federal government-owned information technology and shared service provider, to address allegations of financial irregularities and contract violations amounting to billions of naira. At a hearing held on February 19, 2025, the committee, chaired by Rep. Bamidele...

The road safety agency says many fake plate numbers used for crimes in the country bear the tags of reputable institutions such as the presidency The House of Representatives has mandated the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to urgently collaborate in identifying and arresting vehicles using fake plate numbers across the country. The House also urged the FRSC in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that only vehicles...

The NGOs regulatory bill reechoes in the House as Reps move to probe alleged USAID funding of boko haram The House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to address allegations made by U.S. Congressman, Scott Perry, who alleged that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been involved in funding Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations. On Thursday, the House set up an ad-hoc committee to conduct a thorough investigation into the...

Public hearing on the tax reform bills in the House of Representatives has been scheduled to hold from Tuesday 25 to 27th February, 2025 The House of Representatives has announced that next week’s plenary will be suspended to hold a three days public hearing on President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform bills. Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, who made the announcement on Wednesday said, the three days public hearing will commence on Tuesday 25th...

The road safety agency and regulatory authorities have been tasked to engage tanker drivers and their unions to end indiscriminate parking of trucks in Niger state In response to growing concerns over the dangers posed by the indiscriminate parking of petroleum tankers and articulated vehicles along major roads in Bida, Niger State, the House of Representatives on Wednesday called on relevant regulatory agencies to enforce safety standards and end the indiscriminate parking of tankers along...

INEC’s Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has been summoned  by the House to explain delays in conducting bye-elections  The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over delays in conducting bye-elections for vacant legislative seats at both the state and national levels, as stipulated in the Electoral Act. The House directed its committee on electoral matters to summon INEC’s leadership to provide a detailed explanation of the reasons behind the...

The representatives say women have become endangered species and have moved to stop femicidal and homicidal acts in Nigeria The House of Representatives has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to establish special courts to exclusively handle homicide and femicide cases across Nigeria. According to data by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2023, 140 women and girls died daily in alleged femicide translating to one woman being murdered every...