“Those opportunities are our right and we must, like others, demand for what rightfully belongs to us.” Igbo senators and members of the house of representatives have condemned the reported marginalisation of students from the south-east geopolitical zone by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The lawmakers spoke under the auspices of the south-east caucus in a statement issued on Sunday, jointly signed by Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA, Abia South) and Rep. Igariwey Iduma Enwo...
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has expressed concerns over alleged irregularities in the financial records of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has grilled the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) over alleged non-remittance of internally generated revenue (IGR), and discrepancy in payments amounting to over N2 billion. The committee also questioned the CMD over extra-budgetary spending without...
The House of Representatives has expressed concern over rising Mpox epidemic and urges Nigerians to adhere to the health guidelines provided The House of Representatives has amplified concerns over the growing Mpox epidemic currently affecting Nigeria. In a statement on Friday by Rep. Akin Rotimi, the spokesman of the House, said: “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently reported a sharp increase in Mpox cases across multiple states,” Rotimi noted that the centre has...
The House of Representatives is seeking for special intervention funds for NSCDC and NCS to enable them combat oil theft in the country The House of Representatives special committee on oil theft has recommended a special intervention fund for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,(NSCDC), and the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) to enable them combat all forms of oil theft. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Alhasan Ado-Doguwa (APC, Kano), made the recommendation on Tuesday...
The House of Representatives speaker has made a u-turn after torrential attacks by Nigerians over his obnoxious counter subversion bill The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Tajudeen Abbas, has made a u-turn after receiving severe backlash from Nigerians for sponsoring a bill that seeks to curb civil liberties and criminalise dissent. The controversial bill also seeks to criminalise gathering of a wide range of groups, including associations, organisations, militias, cults, bandits, and other...
Rep. Chike Okafor in this exclusive interview with OrderPaper, explains legislative efforts to address the food crisis in Nigeria In the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Nigeria ranked 109th out of 125 countries. With a score of 28.3, Nigeria has a level of hunger that is declared ‘serious’. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the national average cost of a healthy diet was N1,241 in June 2024. This is 19.2% higher than the amount...
The House of Representatives has announced new committee members to investigate economic sabotage within the petroleum sector The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has appointed Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC Edo), the majority leader of the House, and six other members to the joint Senate/House committee tasked with investigating alleged economic sabotage within Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The appointment was announced in a statement released on Friday by the House’s Spokesperson, Rep. Akin...
The House of Representatives is in the news again over non-fulfillment of their 50% salary donation to ameliorate the biting economic hardship endured by constituents. The House of Representatives has failed to implement its promise to donate 50% of their salary as part of their contributions to cushion the economic hardship suffered by constituents. Recall that members in the green chamber passed a resolution on July 18, 2024, to donate 50% of their salaries for...
The unending confusion in the House of Representatives over the NNPCL probe on endemic corruption in oil sector has continued to spark reaction from lawmakers alleged to have sponsored an advertorial against the sack of NNPCL boss Another member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa Ibom), has disowned newspaper publications that kicked against the removal of the chief executive of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari. Rep. Jimbo...
Confusion continues to rip through the house over dissolution of NNPCL probe committee as a $1.7 million allegation raises fresh furore The controversy surrounding the dissolution of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating endemic corruption in Nigeria’s oil sector is far from over as lawmakers including the speaker, Tanjudeen Abbas, and deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, are allegedly at log ahead over a $1.7 million bribe allegation. This is also as Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP,...
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