In the first part of this exclusive interview with OrderPaper, Rep. Terseer Ugbor, representing Kwande/Ushungo federal constituency of Benue State, gave insights on plans by the parliament to ensure a robust implementation of the law on student loans. In this concluding part of the interview, the lawmaker takes a swipe at the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for advocating for grants instead of student loans. EXCERPTS: Q: ASUU has not hidden its opposition to...
The Public Account Committee kicked against the release of funds into private accounts by the Ministry of Aviation. The House of Representatives, Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has criticised the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace for releasing funds which summed up to more than N250m into personal accounts in 2020. The committee chaired by Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP, Osun) queried the disbursement of N100m and N196m to individual bank accounts on behalf of two corporate associations. ...
Akpabio has called for a committee to be set up to sort out the differences and bring unity among the party members. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio,(APC, Akwa Ibom North-West) has tasked the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa-Ibom to set up a reconciliatory committee to handle the internal crisis in the state. At a stakeholders’ meeting in Uyo, the capital of Akwa-Ibom, on Friday, 19 January 2024, Akpabio made this declaration and pledged...
It was revealed at the PAC hearing on Thursday that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) spent a whooping sum of N3.543 billion from COVID-19 funds on furniture grants. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has heard how the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) spent the sum of N3.5 billion from its COVID-19 funds on what it termed ‘Furniture Grant’. The panel is probing the “alleged utilisation and mismanagement of...
Policy Alert, working with other partners, has announced the launch of a campaign on Energy Transition A group of civil society and youth-driven organisations, led by Policy Alert, have launched a national campaign to mainstream young people and their priorities in Nigeria’s energy transition. Presenting the platform tagged #YouthVoices2060 during a virtual launch event yesterday, Edidiong Dickson, Policy Alert’s Programme Officer for Energy, Extractives, and Climate Justice, described it as “a loose network of young...
The House of Reps has ordered the Ministry of Trade and Investment to refund the sum of N75 billion COVID-19 funds. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Investment to immediately refund the sum of N75 billion COVID-19 funds into the federation account. The Committee chairman, Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP, Osun) gave the directive on Thursday during an investigative hearing. The panel is...
The Commission revealed that the parties have reached an agreement to resolve all outstanding issues between them and put the phased disconnection on hold for 21 days The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has instructed MTN Nigeria to suspend plans to disconnect Globacom (Glo) subscribers due to lingering inter-connection debt between the Mobile Operators. NCC disclosed this on Thursday in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, saying it gave MTN and Glo 21...
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...
An explosion occurred in Ibadan during the late hours of Tuesday, leading to several casualties The Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli (APC, Oyo South), has urged the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and other relevant agencies to offer prompt humanitarian relief to the victims of the Ibadan explosion. This was disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday, November 17, 2024, and signed by his media assistant, Akeem Abas. Recall that...
The House of Reps is demanding an investigation into the Ibadan explosion and an arrest of the culprits. The House of Representatives has called for an extensive probe into the explosion in Ibadan, Oyo state, that resulted in the death of 3 people, and 77 persons sustaining injuries on Tuesday, January 16, 2023. The House also called for the arrest and prosecution of persons suspected to be responsible for the blast. In a statement issued...
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