The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerian teachers that the National Assembly will increase their retirement age from 60 to 65 years to retain more experienced teachers in public schools. Mr. Dogara disclosed this when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, who paid him a […]
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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Review of Pump Price of Petrol has called on private marketers of petrol to sell at the government-regulated price. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Raphael Igbokwe, made the call during an oversight visit to Liquid Bulk Ltd., Conoil, DELMAR Petroleum Company Ltd. and some other petrol marketers in […]
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The spokesman of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, says Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, only published the security budget of the state and not his security votes. The governor had released details of his state’s expenditure days after Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, challenged governors to release their expenditure. However, in a chat with […]
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The Supreme court has removed Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Orumba north/south, Anambra federal constituency in the house of representatives. Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the judge, who delivered the verdict, gave Ezeonwuka a 90-day ultimatum to refund to the national assembly all monies he collected by way of salaries and allowances. Ben Nwanwko, […]
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Four committees of the house of representatives on Tuesday jointly expressed dissatisfaction over the implementation of the ministry of transportation’s 2016 budget. Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state, is the one in charge of the ministry. The committees on aviation; land transport; maritime safety and administration; ports, harbours and waterways visited the ministry’s headquarters […]
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Members of the House of Representatives say “unnecessary charges” by Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) are the reason Nigerians pay N145 per litre for premium motor spirit (PMS). At a public hearing on Monday, the ad hoc committee on the review of PMS said the 145 per litre pump price was causing Nigerians “great […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the days of Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman of the committee on approbations, are numbered. The lower chamber of the national assembly suspended Jibrin after he leveled an allegation of corruption against the leadership of the 8th assembly. He subsequently left the […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives on Tuesday, moved to separate the office of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) from that of Minister of Justice. The move followed the second reading of a Bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution to introduce the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation separate from the Minister of […]
Continue ReadingHerman Hembe, a member of the house of representatives from Benue state, has accused Abdulmumin Jibrin of running away from prosecution. Jibrin, who was suspended from the house over some allegations leveled against the leadership of the 8th assembly, is currently in London where he received an award. The suspended lawmaker has vowed not return […]
Continue ReadingA joint recommendation of the committees of ethics/privileges and foreign affairs of the house of representatives has cleared three lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct by the United States.After investigation, the committees recommended: “That Hon. Mohammed Garba Gololo, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah and Hon. Samuel Ikon are cleared of and exonerated from the allegations levelled against […]
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