Msugh Ityokura, Author at DAILY TIMES Nigeria

Abbas urges South South Devt Commission to prioritise people’s welfare, transparency

Msugh Ityokura 18 October 2025 0

Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has charged the South South Development Commission (SSDC) to focus on delivering tangible development at the grassroots and addressing the socio-economic challenges confronting the region. Abbas made the call on Thursday in Abuja

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Reps hold public hearing on bill to establish oil and gas decommissioning commission

Msugh Ityokura 17 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) on Thursday held a public hearing on the National Commission for Decommissioning of Oil and Gas Installations (NC-DOGI) Bill, 2024 — a proposal aimed at strengthening environmental protection and community welfare in Nigeria’s oil-producing regions. Declaring the session open, the committee chairman,

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Reps to probe oil firms over breach of local content, tax laws in Imo

Msugh Ityokura 16 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives has expressed deep concern over alleged violations of local content and tax laws by oil and gas companies operating in Imo State, and has resolved to investigate the matter. The resolution followed a motion moved during plenary by Hon. Chike Okafor (APC–Imo), who alleged that several oil firms had ignored the […]

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ASUU Strike: Reps Move to Avert Breakdown in University System

Msugh Ityokura 15 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives has raised alarm over the possible breakdown of Nigeria’s university system following the declaration of a two week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and has moved to intervene in the dispute between the union and the Federal Government. This followed a motion of urgent national importance […]

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Kalu seeks governors’, state assemblies’ support for constitution review

Msugh Ityokura 12 October 2025 0

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for the support of state governors and legislatures to ensure the success of the ongoing constitution review exercise. Kalu, who chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review, made the appeal during a courtesy visit to Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, at the […]

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Issues as Reps open yet another constitution review hearing

Msugh Ityokura 11 October 2025 0

Issues are being raised as the House of Representatives recently opened yet another constitution review hearing, an exercise that has become customary for the parliament since the return of democratic rule in the country in 1999. For 26 years, lawmakers have continued to promise to deliver “the people’s constitution,” as billions of naira get drained […]

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Reps move to counter U.S. religious freedom bill targeting Nigeria

Msugh Ityokura 9 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives has raised concern over a bill introduced in the United States Senate seeking to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) and impose sanctions on some officials for alleged violations of religious freedom. The proposed Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025 (S.2747), introduced on September 9, directs the […]

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Reps inaugurate committee on illegal mining, vow to end $9bn loss

Msugh Ityokura 9 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining, pledging to address activities that cost Nigeria an estimated $9 billion annually. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday, Sani Egidi, the committee chairman, thanked Speaker Tajudeen Abbas for the confidence reposed in him, promising that the committee would work diligently

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Lawmaker seeks regulation of private intelligence sector

Msugh Ityokura 9 October 2025 0

Ahmad Satomi, the Chairman of the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, has called for the creation of a regulatory body to oversee private intelligence and investigation services in Nigeria. Speaking at a public hearing on the Private Intelligence and Investigation Council Bill, 2024 in Abuja on Wednesday, Satomi said the legislation would professionalise

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Tinubu seeks NASS approval for $2.3bn borrowing, $500m sovereign Sukuk

Msugh Ityokura 8 October 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve plans to raise $2.347 billion from the international capital market to partly finance the 2025 budget deficit, refinance maturing Eurobonds, and issue Nigeria’s first-ever Sovereign Sukuk. In a letter dated September 22, 2025, addressed to Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Tinubu said the request was in […]

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10th house most productive since 1999 — Speaker Abbas

Msugh Ityokura 8 October 2025 0

Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has declared the 10th House of Representatives the “most productive since 1999,” citing record legislative output in the first two years. At Tuesday’s plenary, Abbas said: “Between June 2023 and mid-2025, the House considered 2,263 bills, passed 237 and secured presidential assent for 50 covering power reform, student loans, cybersecurity, tax policy

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Deputy Speaker pushes for consensus on constitution review, women inclusion, LG autonomy

Msugh Ityokura 7 October 2025 0

Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Review, has called on leaders of Nigeria’s political parties to actively engage in the ongoing constitutional amendment process, describing it as a crucial chance to strengthen democracy. Addressing national chairmen, secretaries, and women leaders of

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Credit Tinubu for infrastructure funding, Kalu tells Gov Otti

Msugh Ityokura 5 October 2025 0

Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, and residents to credit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for providing states with increased funds for infrastructure projects. Kalu made the call on Friday in Aba during the commissioning of projects executed by the Otti administration, stressing that Tinubu’s […]

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How NIMC is building Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure (DPI)

Msugh Ityokura 5 October 2025 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is playing a crucial role in building Nigeria’s digital public infrastructure (DPI). The commission has partnered with various government agencies to enhance identity management, payment systems, and data exchange, working towards the actualisation of this goal. The DPI framework leverages data from NIMC and the Nigerian

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Nigeria’s twenty-four years of uninterrupted democracy undermined by a compromised judiciary

Msugh Ityokura 2 October 2025 0

Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999, no doubt, brought hope across the nation after decades of military rule, forcing the “Military Boys” to return to their barracks. The people dreamt of a democracy that would truly transform governance. Now, 24 years later, Nigeria boasts uninterrupted democratic rule which is a feat in itself. No […]

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Abia communities to benefit from Kalu’s free medical outreach

Msugh Ityokura 2 October 2025 0

More than 10,000 residents of Abia State and neighbouring communities are expected to benefit from a large-scale free medical outreach sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, in partnership with the Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps. The programme, which kicked off on Wednesday in Agbamuzu, Bende Local Government Area, is […]

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Abbas marks 60th birthday with humanitarian gestures to inmates, IDPs

Msugh Ityokura 2 October 2025 0

Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday marked his 60th birthday, choosing to celebrate with humanitarian gestures that touched the lives of prison inmates and displaced persons rather than a lavish party. From paying examination fees for 100 correctional inmates to securing the release of nine others and donating food and cash […]

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Speaker Abbas mourns Arise News reporter, calls for probe

Msugh Ityokura 30 September 2025 0

Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker, House of Representatives, on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of Arise News Channel staff, Miss Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was killed during an armed robbery in Abuja. Maduagwu, 29, a reporter, presenter and producer with the broadcast station, was fatally injured in the attack at her Katampe residence on Monday […]

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FG cancels Independence Day parade

Msugh Ityokura 30 September 2025 0

The Federal Government has cancelled the parade earlier scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation said the decision does not lessen the significance of the milestone, adding that other activities lined up […]

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Abbas Hails NUPRC Boss, Komolafe, at 62

Msugh Ityokura 27 September 2025 0

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen, Abbas has congratulated the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, on his 62nd birthday. In a message in Abuja Friday, the Speaker described Komolafe as “a reformer in the petroleum sector and an inspiration to public officers.” Abbas commended the

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