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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,...

A bill seeking to strip NERC, REA and REF of their renewable energy-related powers and transfer the functions to the proposed National Authority for Renewable Energy (NARE) has scaled second reading in House of Representatives A bill seeking to establish the National Authority for Renewable Energy (NARE) to regulate, coordinate and promote renewable energy development and utilisation in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. This was amid divergent views among lawmakers...

The House of Representatives said it will prioritise the passage of outstanding constitutional amendment bills, including the proposed establishment of state police and reserved seats for women, as lawmakers resumed plenary after the 2026 annual recess   The House of Representatives has identified the passage of outstanding constitutional amendment bills, including the proposed establishment of state police and reserved seats for women, as its immediate legislative priorities as lawmakers resumed plenary after the 2026 annual...

The committee passed a vote of confidence in President Tinubu, NNPCL, PINL and recommended contract extension for pipeline security The House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities chaired by Rep. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor has passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Tinubu, NNPC Limited, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) and the company’s Managing Director, Dr. Osahon Okunbor, over improvements in pipeline security and crude oil production. The resolution followed the adoption of a subcommittee...

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has been given a seven-day ultimatum to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over audit queries involving more than N400 billion in alleged financial irregularities The House of Representatives has given the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) a seven-day ultimatum to appear before its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and respond to allegations contained in the 2021 and 2024 audit reports of the Office of the Auditor-General for the...

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has given his support for the creation of State police, said it will bring policing closer  to communities Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police, saying the reform would bring policing closer to communities while strengthening professionalism, accountability and national cohesion. Elumelu stated this in a goodwill message...

The boss of NALTF, Henry Nwawuba, has charged lawmakers that they can’t keep saying that their thoughts and prayers are with the victims of insecurity and still call themselves legislators  The Executive Secretary of the National Assembly Library Trust Fund(NALTF), Hon. Henry Nwawuba, has urged Parliament to deploy policy and legislative innovation to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. Nwawuba spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2nd Annual Distinguished Parliamentarian Lecture organised by the House of...