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The House Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed the Nigeria Customs Service over the non-submission of audited financial statements. The House of Representatives Public Account Committee has queried the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over its failure to submit audited financial statements for the  2016, 2017, and 2018 financial years to the Auditor General of the federation. At an investigative hearing on Tuesday, January 30, the committee criticised the NCS for withholding its financial statements for...

The House of Representatives has called for a probe into the crisis ravaging Plateau state.  The House of Representatives has established a 7-member ad hoc committee to probe the root cause of the continuous violence in parts of Jos, Plateau state. The House also directed the Chief of Defense Staff to establish a Civilian Joint Task Force in the state to repel terrorist attacks and reduce violence. These resolutions follow the adoption of an urgent...

The House of Reps has adjourned plenary until February 6, 2024, to allow interested lawmakers to participate in Bye-Elections set to be held on Saturday, February 3, 2026.  The House of Representatives has adjourned plenary till February 6, 2024, for the bye-elections and re-runs which will held on Saturday across 26 states. The speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna), announced this at the plenary on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. This plenary is the...

The House Spokesperson broke down in tears on the floor of the house over the incessant killings in Ekiti state The Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akintunde Rotimi (APC, Ekiti) broke down in tears over the spate of criminal attacks which has led to the death of some members of his constituency in Ekiti state.  Rep Rotimi  could not hold back his emotion on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, while moving a motion of urgent...

The speaker of the House, Rep Abbas has said tackling the rising insecurity in the country would require the adoption of new approaches and strategies.  The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to demand greater performance and responsibility from the service chiefs and the adoption of new approaches to tackling the widespread insecurity plaguing the country.  He said this at the plenary on...

The year 2024 holds high expectations of the National Assembly of Nigeria just as the lawmakers will be out and about their duties to deliver on the mandate of law-making, representation and oversight   A few days ago, OrderPaper focused on 12 senators in the first part of the signature series, 24 lawmakers to watch out for in 2024. In this sequel and presented in no particular order, the spotlight is on 12 lawmakers from the House of...

“As a Committee, our agenda is targeted at introducing key amendments to the Petroleum Industry Act, to ensure stronger provisions for clean energy transition.” The National Assembly (NASS) has said it will repeal the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to ensure stronger provisions to ensure clean energy transition and cleanse the oil and gas sector.  These revelations were made on Thursday, 25 January 2024 when the National Assembly joint...