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The ad-hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) said, among other findings, that it uncovered at least 12 agencies, companies, foundations and organisations allegedly linked to the self-acclaimed Director-General of the council, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, as well as about 58 bank accounts The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered at least 12 agencies, companies, foundations and organisations allegedly linked to...

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged President Tinubu to immediately stop the bloodshed ravaging northern Nigeria and asked the government to draw $5 billion from the nation’s external reserves for an extraordinary national security intervention The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to take immediate and decisive measures to halt the escalating killings, kidnappings and displacement caused by terrorists and bandits across Northern Nigeria. The...

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the G100 political movement and the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives have stepped up consultations aimed at uniting opposition parties and political actors on a common platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the G100 political movement and the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives have stepped up consultations aimed at uniting opposition parties and political actors on...

Amidst a stunning claim by a businessman, the committee said it would meet Adeyemi at an undisclosed time and location in the presence of his legal representatives and the police to conclude its public hearing The Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbenga Collins, on Tuesday told the House of Representatives that he paid N400 million to the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, after being...

The House of Representatives Committee on the South-South Development Commission(SSDC) has engaged key stakeholders on to the amendment of the Act seeking to broaden the Commission’s funding sources The House of Representatives Committee on the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has resumed consultations with key stakeholders on a proposed amendment to the South-South Development Commission (Establishment) Act, 2025, as lawmakers seek to strengthen the Commission’s funding framework to fast-track development across the region. At the resumed...

While the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, admitted to vetting failure, the House panel declared the PFIPC DG’s appointment letter and the Establishment Act, fake The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged operations of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has declared as fake the appointment letter presented by the council’s alleged Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, saying forensic investigations and official records established that the...

The police boss cites court order for failing to produce the ‘fake’ Director-General of PFIPC before the House committee The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has explained why the alleged self-proclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, was not produced before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the purported agency. The explanation was contained in a letter from the Nigeria Police Force, which was...

Governor Adeleke Campaign Council has faulted the APC Chairman’s ‘Trailer vs Keke Napep’ remark, says deployment of political heavyweights reflects arrogance ahead of Osun governorship poll The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), the campaign organisation for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed claims by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, that the party’s array of political heavyweights would guarantee victory in the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The council...