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Governors Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State failed to honour summons by House Committee on Public Petitions Governors Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State on Thursday failed to honour a summons issued by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions. Parliament Reports recalls that the committee summoned both governors and their state assembly leadership following the petition brought before the House on March 27,...

The House of Representatives has advanced a bill seeking to repeal NEMA Act to better tackle critical  emergency issues The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to give more power to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to address critical emergency issues in Nigeria. The bill seeks to give power to the agency on critical issues such as climate change adaptation, drought, desertification, flooding, coastal erosion, dam failure, building collapse,...

The Law School DG has revealed that only those who pass the bar examinations are eligible for the call saying that malpractice remains a serious offence  The Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Professor Isa Chiroma, has reiterated that examination malpractice remains a serious offence, stressing that anyone caught engaging in such acts during examinations will face grave consequences. Chiroma made this known on Thursday during an investigative hearing convened by the House Committee...

The House of Representatives push for lasting security solutions in Plateau state, set to hold a national security summit  The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently deploy additional security personnel to Plateau state, with a particular focus on the violence-ravaged Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas, in a bid to stem the rising tide of attacks and restore peace. The call was part of a series of resolutions adopted on...

Another defection in the House of Representatives as three Katsina lawmakers dump PDP for APC The gale of defections rocking the Nigerian political landscape has continued to have its fair share in the the House of Representatives, with three lawmakers from Katsina state announcing their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Their defection was formally announced during Thursday’s plenary session and was witnessed by the Governor of...

The House of Representatives has canvassed for more cancer treatment centers and free cancer screening services  The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to establish additional cancer treatment centers equipped with radiotherapy machines across Nigeria and to make cancer screening services free of charge. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Aderemi A. Oseni (APC Oyo), during plenary on Wednesday. In presenting the motion, Rep. Oseni described cancer...