THE House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill amending the 1999 Constitution for first reading. The proposed law is titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to Allow for the Participation of Candidates Who …
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THE House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has demanded the reversal of fuel to old price, urging the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) to comply. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Chairman of the committee in a statement in Abuja, described the hike in petrol …
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THE House of Representatives has began parliamentary engagement to facilitate technical and vocational training for Nigerian youths from Ireland. The Chairman, Nigeria/Ireland Parliamentary Friendship Group, Rep. Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu state) made this known in a statement on Sunday. According to Nnamchi, the parliamentary friendship is working assiduously towards technology transfer …
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Between January and July 2024, Nigeria lost an average of 437,000 barrels of crude oil daily, worth about $10bn due to theft, vandalism, and other criminal activities, the House of Representatives declared on Thursday. As a result, the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft and Losses commenced investigations …
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THE House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has faulted the FCTA “park and pay” arrangement of the Federal Capital Territory Rep. Mukthar Betara, Chairman of the House Committee on FCT, faulted Mr Chinedum Elechi, the Mandate Secretary in charge of the transportation secretariat, in Abuja on Wednesday. …
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The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives carrying out a forensic investigation into the challenges affecting the downstream and midstream petroleum sectors has commenced a probe into allegations of importation of contaminated Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel, into the country. The committee’s Chairman, Ikenga Ugochinyere disclosed this …
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A former Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Pally Iriase, has declined his membership of the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Edo State governorship election. Iriase, whose name was included in the list released on Friday, said he was not consulted before …
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THE House of Representatives has opted against proceeding with the proposal to suspend the cybersecurity levy. Newsextra24 reported that CBN had issued a new directive to all financial institutions, including commercial, merchant, non-interest banks, payment service banks, and mobile money operators, mandating the implementation of a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all electronic …
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A member of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Jaha, has asked the federal government to hire foreign military mercenaries to help the country in the fight against insecurity. The Borno federal lawmaker said this on Tuesday during the Green Chamber’s plenary session, while contributing to a motion on the murder of …
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THE Senate has postponed its resumption scheduled for Tuesday April 16, 2024 till April 23. The postponement was contained in a terse message to senators by the Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze. Senators and House of Representatives members are observing Easter and Sallah break, reports The Nation. The House …
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