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The House of Representatives has emphasised that Nigerian tertiary institutions can not afford to embark on another strike action. The House of Representatives has expressed concern that Nigerian tertiary institutions can not afford to embark on another strike action to address the problems of the academic unions.  OrderPaper recalls that the sector has witnessed unprecedented strike actions over the last three decades as a result of disagreements and non-implementation of agreements between the Federal Government...

The Gbarain Power Plant is an open cycle gas turbine power plant built to accommodate future conversion to combined cycle gas turbine configuration. It is an operating power station of at least 252 megawatts located in Koroama, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The House of Representatives has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is the Chairman of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) board, to immediately convene an emergency meeting on the resuscitation...

Reps are set to carry out a holistic investigation into the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and missions with concerns over models of visa applications by Nigerians in foreign missions including express services. The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committee on Foreign Affairs yet again to carry out a holistic investigation into the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and missions. This was a sequel to a motion brought by...

The House directed the CBN to withdraw the ambiguous 0.5% cybersecurity levy. The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the cybersecurity levy recently introduced. The House expressed concerns that the bank’s directive could be misunderstood by the public thereby making them kick against the Cybercrime Act. The house said it was further worried that this is coming at a time when Nigerians are experiencing the...

If no drastic measures are taken to curb the escalating insecurity situation in the country and in schools, the entire school system may end up being shut down due to the activities of miscreants and hoodlums. The House of Representatives has called for the presence of Police and Security agents across Schools of the Federation to avert the abduction of school children which has become a troubling trend in many Nigerian Schools noting that policemen...

The stakeholders said betting, lottery and gaming remain a veritable development instrument to make sports entertainment a revenue-spinning venture. The Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila; Deputy Director of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Sandra Agbor; and other stakeholders have warned against scrapping betting and gambling in Nigeria. The stakeholders said betting, lottery and gaming remain a veritable development instrument to make sports entertainment a revenue-spinning venture. These...