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Members of the House of Reps have questioned the Ministry of Health over the augmentation of contracts by the Ministry and over unused N10 billion COVID-19 funds.  The House of Representatives, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chaired by Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP, Osun) has queried the Ministry of Health for raising the contract sum for the procurement of oxygen plants from the initial sum approved by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The Committee also asked...

The House of Reps will commence an investigative hearing on the alleged misappropriation of COVID-19 funds, expended between 2020 – 2022, on Wednesday, January 16, 2023.  The House of Representatives is set to commence an investigation on the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 funds released between 2020 to 2022.  In a statement issued on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, by Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti), Chairman, House Committee on Media & Public Affairs, a series of hearings has...

The House of Reps has reiterated its dedication to ensuring that the Nigerian Armed Forces is provided with the support it requires.   The House of Representatives has vowed to continuously support the Nigerian armed forces by swiftly approving the required supplementary and substantive appropriations it requires.  This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Chairman, House Committee on Media & Public Affairs, Akin Alabi (APC, Oyo) on Monday, January 15, 2024, in commemoration...

Since the inauguration of the current National Assembly in June 2023, there have been changes in the composition of lawmakers that make up the 10th House of Representatives due to factors such as judicial verdicts and resignations.    It has been over six months since members of the 10th House of Representatives were inaugurated and lawmakers commenced their responsibilities of lawmaking, oversight, and representation of citizens residing in the 774 local government areas across the country. ...

Rep Terseer Ugbor, in this 2-part series exclusive interview with OrderPaper, reveals that each member of the House of Representatives gets calls every day for support on the payment of school fees, which strongly supports the need for loans for indigent students After several years of unsuccessful attempts by successive administrations to introduce student loans for the payment of school fees, scholarships, and other educational credit schemes, the 9th National Assembly passed the Students Loans...

The House of Representatives has clarified that lawmakers are not given the funds for palliatives provided for their constituencies saying they are only allowed to be a part of the process.  The House of Representatives has clarified that lawmakers are not responsible for the procurement and distribution of palliatives to members of their constituency.  Rather, the green chamber revealed that the responsibility is handled by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security while lawmakers...

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, intends to review the Constituency Development Fund Bill to improve transparency and accountability in the utilization of funds designated for constituency projects. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC, Kaduna), has disclosed that he plans to re-introduce a revised version of the Constituency Development Fund Bill to the floor of parliament. The bill provides a legal framework for the management, disbursement, utilization,...

The speaker acknowledged the technical support the House of Representatives receives from OrderPaper Nigeria and other development partners The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has commended OrderPaper Nigeria and other development partners for their support to and collaboration with the House that has yielded some successes in the last six months of the 10th assembly. The Speaker gave the recognition on Saturday during his remarks at a special session by the...

Remark by the Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker, House of Representatives, at the vacation of the House for the Christmas and New Year holidays on Saturday, 30th December, 2023 Honourable Colleagues, it is with a sense of gratitude, fulfilment, and pride that I address you today for the work we have collectively accomplished since the inauguration of this House on 13th June, 2023. Over the past six months, the House has been a beacon of...