House of Representatives Archives - Page 90 of 148 - Parliament Reports

Sport betting shops and firms in Nigeria include Naira Bet, Bet 9ja, Sure Bet, Winners Golden Bet Max Bet, Merry Bet, 1960 Bet, Bet Colony, Stakers Den, Bet 360, Bet 365, Apollo Bet, among others. The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution to cushion the dangerous effects of sports betting in the country as they said over 60 million Nigerians are affected. The Green Chamber also directed the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to comply...

Implement community policing because atrocious killings have become incessant in several communities across the federation with recent attacks in many states. The House of Representatives has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun to fully implement community policing as contained in section 15 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 to check the incessant killing of innocent citizens. Consequently, the House therefore observed a minute silence in honor of innocent victims of horrendous...

The lawmakers urged the CBN to maintain the system exchange rate for customs and excise duty purposes below N1.000/S1 preferably N951.941/$1. The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to devise means to keep the system exchange rate preferably at N951.94/$1 to encourage patronage in Nigerian ports and control prices of goods and services. Consequently, the lawmakers urged the CBN to maintain the system exchange rate for customs and excise...

The proposed bill seeks to replace the President with a Prime Minister to serve as the Head of Government and establish the office of the President as a ceremonial leader. Some members of the House of Representatives have introduced three bills, seeking to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to change from the current Presidential system to a Parliamentary system. They also noted that the transition will take place at all levels...

It was revealed that REMITA, in the last 7 years, collected the sum of N33.3 trillion on behalf of CBN and carted away with fees worth N23.9 billion. The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, and the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to give clarity on the issue of the contract agreement with a solution provider. The...

The amount shared by the Federal, States and Local governments from FAAC has increased significantly, due to the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. The House of Representatives has mandated its relevant Committees to look into states’ spending and utilisation of the increased allocation from the Federal Account allocation Committee (FAAC) to sub-nationals. The resolution was sequel to a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Rep.  Ademorin Kuye (APC, Lagos) at plenary on Tuesday. It is...

Worried that Ebonyi State in particular is doubly discriminated against in that it has none of its judges appointed in the High Courts of the FCT, and yet was not listed as one of the states to apply for the vacant 12 positions. The House of Representatives has ordered the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to immediately halt the recruitment process for the 12 vacancies in the Territory’s High Courts until there...

Reps were divided as a bill to jerk up the qualification of candidates for political offices came up for debate and was eventually stepped down  The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, stepped down a controversial Bill seeking to amend the Constitution to change the educational qualification for persons vying for political offices after a protracted debate on the floor of the House. The Reps were divided along regional and religious lines as they engaged in...