Reps staged a walkout over approval for CBN to lend more money to government as 2024 budget is amended again Opposition Reps stage walkout over raise of ways and means threshold The emergency session at the House of Representatives called yesterday turned rodwy as some opposition lawmakers staged a walkout from the green chamber over the increment of the controversial Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ways and means lending to the Federal Government by 10%....
Despite objection by some lawmakers in the House of Representatives, both the Senate and House okayed a raise to 10% in Ways and Means by the CBN to Federal government The House of Representatives and Senate has both resolved to increase the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s advances to the Federal Government from five percent to a maximum of ten percent. This was a major outcome of the emergency plenary session held on Wednesday by...
The House of Representatives will hold an emergency plenary session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 as Speaker Abbas plans to host a town hall meeting with young Nigerians. Barely six days into its annual recess, the House of Representatives has summoned members from their respective constituencies to attend a crucial emergency plenary session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. It also revealed that the Speaker Tajudeen Abbas (APC Kaduna), will host town hall engagement with young...
Almost one year after concluding an investigation on oil theft and stalling on the report, another committee of the House of Representatives has vowed to unravel how Nigeria lost over $10bn to the plague in the last 7 months. One year after an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives concluded investigation into oil theft and failing to act on a report laid before plenary, another panel of the parliament has begun another probe. This...
This week’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) tracker highlights three pivotal initiatives on elderly care, youth welfare and fistula treatment introduced in the House of Representatives, while Sen. Natasha gets an apology from Akpabio over his derogatory nightclub comment Commission coming for the elderly A bill for the establishment of a national commission for elderly persons was brought to the House of Representatives this week. According to Country meters, approximately 3.1% of Nigeria’s population...
COREN, other stakeholders rejected a proposed bill to amend the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act 2011 The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has rejected a proposed bill to amend the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Act 2011 to enhance sources of revenue. The President, COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives committee on industry at a one-day public hearing on a bill titled: “A bill...
NMDPRA CEO, Farouk Ahmed, risks facing sanction as the House of Representatives has asked the federal government to suspend him over ‘unguarded statement’ on Dangote refinery The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to suspend Farouk Ahmed, CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), pending conclusion of investigations into his ‘unguarded statements’ regarding Dangote refinery. This was a sequel to the adoption of a motion on: “Urgent Need...
The minority caucus believes dialogue between the federal government and those planning to protest can be beneficial The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called on the federal government to immediately initiate dialogue with promoters of a planned protest over economic hardship in the country. This was part of the caucus’ resolution released at the end-of-session dinner held in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters after the dinner, chairman of the caucus, Rep....
The House has expressed readiness to partner with sub-nationals to reduce malnutrition, hunger and boost food security in Nigeria The House of Representatives has called for effective collaboration between governments at national and sub-national level and development partners in order to reduce malnutrition and improve food security across the country. Chairman of the house committee on nutrition and food security, Rep Chike Okafor (APC, Imo) made the call during the launch of the national legislative...
Bill sponsor and deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, praises President Bola Tinubu for signing the south east commission bill into law President Bola Tinubu has assented to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) bill. The bill was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. This was made known by the Deputy Speaker on Wednesday night as he expressed gratitude to the President. It will be recalled that the bill...
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