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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,...

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...