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The representatives expressed dismay over incompetence of the contractors handling the east-west road, a key niger delta project and demanded a revocation of the contract  The House of Representatives has called on the minister of works, Mr. David Umahi, to immediately revoke the contract for the construction of the east-west road awarded to Rock Result Nigeria Limited and other contractors and re-award same to a company with expertise and capacity. This was sequel to a...

The House resolved to probe alleged reckless spending of N2trillion on various interventions in the agriculture sector in the last 8 years The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday to investigate alleged embezzlement of  agricultural intervention funds by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal government. The probe will also focus on schemes and intervention programmes outside of the ministry of agriculture and food security. This was sequel to a motion brought...

A bill to streamline and enshrine timelines in the budgetary process of the country has progressed to second reading in the House of Representatives  A bill seeking to prescribe timelines for the presentation of budget estimates to the National Assembly has passed for second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill also caters for timelines for preparation, planning, the contents, implementation and evaluation of the annual budget. The piece of draft legislation titled, “a...

Suicide bombing in Borno, cholera outbreak, and attendance roll call were some of the highlights of Tuesday’s plenary in the House of Representatives  Sack security appointees over Borno suicide bombing… Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP Sokoto) has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack all his appointees in the security sector, citing their failure to meet the expectations of Nigerians. He made this call while contributing to a motion condemning the recent suicide bombing in Borno...

The creation of geo-agricultural zones is prescribed by the representative as a solution to the growing food shortages in the country In a bid to address the pressing issue of food shortages, the House of Representatives has called for the establishment of geo-agricultural zones across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The House urged the federal and state governments to demarcate a minimum of 18,000 hectares of arable land in each of these zones and...

A bill on anti-doping and another to stop the exportation of maize and its derivatives have been passed in the House of Representatives Reps move to stop the exportation of maize To address the ongoing food crisis, the House of Representatives passed a bill to prohibit the large-scale export of maize and its derivatives from Nigeria on Thursday. The bill was passed following its third reading. It was sponsored by the Majority Leader of the...

Despite contrary views by some lawmakers, President Tinubu’s request to extend the 2023 Appropriation Act, and the supplementary budget got passed by the House of Representatives  At the resumed plenary of the House of Representatives on Thursday, lawmakers passed two money bills extending the implementation of the 2023 Appropriation Act and the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Act until December 31, 2024. Both bills scaled first, second and third reading at the floor of the House on...

Already being prosecuted by the EFCC, former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, has been referred to be probed by the police over alleged theft of helicopters belonging to NCAT  Immediate minister of aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, has run into fresh touble as the House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to take immediate action to recover two allegedly stolen helicopters belonging to the Nigeria College of Aviation...

MTN, Airtel are among telcos that have continued to evade invitations by the House of Representatives Committee. They have been given last warning or face sanction The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has threatened to invoke sanctions on MTN, Airtel and other telecommuncation companies (telcos) operating in the country. The reason is that the companies have declined to honour several  invitations extended by the commitee. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Obiageli...

The House of Representatives issued an official statement to confirm the death of a Nigeria Customs Service official during a hearing on Tuesday  A senior official of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Andrew Essien, died on Tuesday after collapsing while being questioned by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts. The engagements which occurred around 1.00pm when the customs officer was fielding questions from members of the committee when he coughed and slumped. Despite...