The director general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engineer Mustapha Maihaja, has admitted before the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, which is investigating breach of public trust in the agency that the agency did not comply with the provisions of NEMA establishment Act which mandates it to liaise with […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Executive to check the sale and consumption of artificially-ripened fruits in the country and prosecute those involved. It urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to immediately carry out massive enlightenment to sensitise the public. This […]
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Member representing Bali/Gassol federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Garba Hamman Julde, has been attacked by some angry constituents in Taraba state. The constituents on Saturday reportedly hurled stones at the lawmaker for allegedly abandoning them. He had presented 11 motorcycles and one car to the ward executives and local government chairman of the All […]
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Umar Jibril, a lawmaker representing Lokoja/Kogi federal constituency in the house of representatives, is dead. Jibril, 57, a three time member of the house, reportedly died in Abuja after a brief illness. According to NAN, Amuda Dan Sulaiman, one of his political associates, confirmed his death. Jibril sponsored the controversial non-governmental organisation regulatory commission bill. […]
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate media report on bribery of its members over Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Rep. Abdulraman Danburan (Kano-APC) had drawn the attention of the house to a media publication that the lawmakers were being given Danburan said that the report was worrisome […]
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The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension placed on the former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (Kano-APC). This followed a letter of apology signed by Jibrin which was presented by the Speaker of the House, Mr Yakubu Dogara, at the plenary on Tuesday. Jibrin was suspended in 2017 for 180 legislative […]
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The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to make Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), currently under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), totally independent. The bill was passed after a conference committee of both houses of the National Assembly sat to harmonise differences in their reports. The report was laid and considered at the […]
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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has directed the police to vacate the headquarters of the Peace Corps of Nigeria in Abuja, within 24 hours. The building has been sealed by its operatives since February 28, 2017. The panel gave this directive at a public hearing on Tuesday, after deliberating on a petition […]
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Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior; Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the civil service of the federation and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation on Thursday appeared before the house of representatives. The top government officials were invited to the green chamber over the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension […]
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Embattled Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform Team, has written to appear before a House of Representatives investigative panel next week. The House is probing the circumstances of his controversial promotion and reinstatement into the federal civil service. Daily Trust reports that sources within and outside the panel yesterday said Maina, […]
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