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Labour Party to open ‘Hall of Shame’ register for four defectors from the party in addition to legal action. The House of Representatives witnessed a wave of defections on Thursday, with several lawmakers officially joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Among the defectors was Rep. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, daughter of former Delta State Governor James Ibori, who cited internal crises within her former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as her reason for switching allegiance....

A bill seeking to prohibit gas flaring, encourage gas utilization, and provide penalties passed second reading in the House of Representatives  In a significant step toward addressing environmental and economic challenges in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has advanced a bill seeking to prohibit gas flaring, encourage gas utilization, and provide penalties and remedies for gas flaring violations. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Babajimi Benson (APC Lagos), scaled its second reading during Thursday’s plenary session....

The CBN has clarified that its Early Exit Package (EEP) is entirely voluntary and without any negative repercussions for eligible staff The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed claims of forced mass retirements by staff. The apex bank  clarified that its Early Exit Package (EEP) is entirely voluntary and without any negative repercussions for eligible staff. Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, acting director of corporate communications stated the decision while speaking in Abuja on Wednesday,...

At Wednesday’s plenary, the House resolved to probe street begging in Abuja and stepped down a consolidated bill on judicial immunity and foreign accounts.     Street begging in Abuja The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Abuja Rehabilitation Centre and the Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) social protection programmes following a rise in the prevalence of the ‘Almajiri’  in the nation’s capital. The decision came after the adoption of a motion presented by Rep....

The House of Representatives also tasked its committee with conducting an investigative audit of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) account from 2015 to date, amid a call for a lithium agency.   Amidst global interest in Nigeria’s lithium resource, the House of Representatives has called on the ministry of solid minerals development to establish an agency in line with the Minerals and Mining Act of 2007. The proposed agency, lawmakers said, would spearhead the creation...