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CEOs of MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, Mafab Communications and other licensed operators have until November 4th to honour House Committee’s invitation or face warrant of arrest  The House of Representatives has threatened to issue warrants of arrest against chief executives of telecommunications companies over their failure to appear before a committee investigating persistent poor network services in the country. The threat followed the rejection of a request by the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators...

The House of Representatives has given its green light for reimbursement of ₦100.5 billion promissory note by the Federal Government to Yobe State Government for the construction of the Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport in Damaturu The House of Representatives has approved a ₦100.5 billion promissory note to refund the Yobe State Government for the construction of the Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport in Damaturu, following the Federal Government’s decision to assume ownership of the...

The House of Representatives has tasked its Committees on University Education, Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education, and Federal Colleges of Education to investigate the extent and justification for the recent fee increases by public tertiary institutions The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved to address the recent hike in school fees by public tertiary institutions across the country, warning that the development could undermine the objectives of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The...

The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to improve communication with the National Assembly to strengthen oversight of the Federal Government’s TVET programme The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to improve communication with the National Assembly to strengthen oversight of the Federal Government’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)...

NAFDAC, SON and FCCPC, have been urged by the House of Representatives to collaborate with security agencies and state governments, to strengthen nationwide surveillance, inspection and enforcement operations against offenders of production, distribution and circulation of fake, adulterated, counterfeit and substandard food and beverages across Nigeria The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to urgently intensify efforts to curb the production, distribution and circulation of fake, adulterated, counterfeit and substandard food and...

MTN, Airtel, Globacom, Mafab Communications and other operators have seven days appear before House Committee to explain the worsening network situation across the country  The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the persistent poor quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria has given MTN, Airtel, Globacom, Mafab Communications and other operators seven days to explain the worsening network situation across the country. The committee directed the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the affected telecommunications companies to...

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has passed confidence votes on President Tinubu, the NMDPRA, and Dangote over energy security The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has passed votes of confidence in President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and billionaire industrialist, Aliko Dangote, citing progress in domestic refining and petroleum supply. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, announced the...

NIPCO Plc is facing petitions seeking the cancellation of its gas distribution licences held in parts of the south-west while EVP, Downstream, of the NNPCL, Dr Mumuni Dagazau, The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has constituted two sub-committees to investigate separate petitions seeking the cancellation of gas distribution licences held by NIPCO Plc and alleging money laundering and abuse of office against a senior executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited...

Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State and the institution’s Bursar, are expected to appear before the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday or risk arrest warrant The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has threatened to invoke its powers to compel the arrest of the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Engr. Dr. Sani Man Yahaya, and the institution’s Bursar, Aishat Shade Adebayo, over their repeated failure...

Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu says reliable telecommunication connectivity is key to financial inclusion, education, healthcare as the Federal Government commissions tower to connect unserved and underserved communities in Abia The Federal Government has commissioned the first telecommunications tower under the National Universal Communications Access Programme (NUCAP) in Bende, Abia State, as part of efforts to connect about 20 million Nigerians without access to connectivity. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani,...