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The proposed legislation seeks the appointment of at least six justices within each Judicial division of the Court of Appeal to enhance the expediency and effectiveness of justice delivery. The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for a second reading a bill to amend the Court of Appeal Act to increase its number of justices from 90 to 150. The proposed legislation seeks the appointment of at least six justices within each Judicial division of...

Following the adoption of the motion, the House urged security agencies to deploy personnel to the affected communities. The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services, and other security agencies to increase their personnel deployment to address the frequent attacks on the Unguwar Goje community in Katsina State. This followed an adoption of a motion of urgent public importance on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday,...

The accountant General reveals that FG’s revenue inflows in first quarter of 2024 amounts to 318.5bn. The Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, on Wednesday told the House of Representatives Committee on Finance that the total revenue inflows to the Federal Government in the first quarter of 2024 amounted to N318.5 billion. She made the revelation at the resumed hearing by the House Committee to monitor quarterly revenue exercise by agencies of the...

NEMA should intervene as windstorm destroys many schools, houses, farms lands, places of religious worship, businesses and market places in Adamawa. The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to assess the level of damage caused by a windstorm and urgently provide relief material to the people of Adamawa State affected. The lawmakers also directed the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) to provide aid to...

Nigeria is blessed with vast natural resources and raw materials in large commercial quantities but most of them end up being exported in their raw form. The House of Representatives has called for the immediate ban of export of unprocessed natural resources and raw materials from Nigeria during Wednesday sitting at the green chambers. The House urged the Federal Government to provide support and incentives to local industries and entrepreneurs engaged in the processing and...

The ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged manipulation of UTME results by Mmesoma has recommended that JAMB reconsider the three-year-ban on her.  The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged manipulation of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result by Mmesoma Ejikeme, has mandated the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to soften the three-year ban placed on her. Rep. Soli Sada who chaired the Committee revealed this on Wednesday while defending the report before...

The House of Representatives has restated that no citizen of Nigeria is obligated to pay the cybersecurity levy. The House of Representatives confirms that no Nigerian citizen is required to pay the cybersecurity levy. Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP Rivers), emphasized this during a motion of public importance addressing misconceptions about who should be responsible for the levy. READ ALSO: CYBERSECURITY LEVY: The making of a controversial law that caught citizens napping Chinda clarified that only...

The House of Representatives has demanded that Binance Holdings Limited tender an apology to the House and the Nigerian government over alleged bribery allegations. The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has asked Binance Holdings Limited to tender an apology to the House and Nigeria government for attempting to discredit its integrity through unfounded allegations of bribery. The Committee, in its report revealed by Rep. Peter Abpanke, said it is ready to invoke and...