The Committee for the ‘Actualisation of the Victor Attah Airport’s International Status’ has expressed satisfaction with the level of progress at the airport, saying the April timeline for international operations to resume will be achieved. The Federal Government through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, recently upgraded the Victor Attah […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Chairman, Committee on Aviation Technology, Thomas Erieyitomi has stated that the Committee will synergies with stakeholders in the sector to give democratic dividends to Nigerians. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Committee at the National Assembly on Tuesday, Erieyitomi said the Committee, “will seriously engage and synergize […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account (PAC) has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Wole Oke (PDP-Osun), issued the threat over the failure of the AGF to appear before the committee to defend the amount spent […]
The Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says its three sub-committees have submitted their reports for review. The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, briefed State House correspondents after the ESC’s fourth meeting on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ESC was constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Barau Jibrin (Kano North) has urged the federal government to assist Kano state financially, to enable it to control the rising spread of COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Jibrin, stressed the need for the federal government to assist Kano state government with funds, equipment […]
The Main Organizing Committee (MOC) of the 3rd National Tourism Transportation Summit & Expo has announced the postponement of the event scheduled to hold 27th and 28th April, 2020 in Abuja. In a release, the National President, Institute of Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (TPN), Chief Abiodun Odusanwo stated that the NTTS organiser has been keenly […]
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee that investigated the fuel subsidy regime in 2012, Farouk Lawan, for the third time on Thursday failed to open his defence in his trial for an alleged infraction in the fuel subsidy regime before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo. Lawan, was dragged before Justice […]
Governor Bala Mohammad of Bauchi state has approved the suspension of the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Kirfi Local Government Area, Alhaji Baffa Bara. The suspension is contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant, Media to the state governor, Muktar Gidado, in Bauchi on Monday. Gidado said the chairman’s suspension is with immediate […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned four ministers to answer questions on why agencies under their supervision should not be sanctioned for violating extant laws on submission of audited accounts to the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. The House also placed the Nigeria Institute for International Affairs (NIIA), […]
…Says exercise purely to safeguard national security President Muhammadu Buhari says the issue of partial closure of Nigeria’s land border to goods from neighbouring countries will be determined by report of the tripartite committee made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says receiving international money transfers in foreign currencies by Nigerians is detrimental to the Naira. Director, Trade and Exchange in the apex bank, Ms. Ozemena Nnaji, disclosed this to the members of the House of Representatives Committees on Diaspora, Banking and Currency, and National Planning during an investigative hearing […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated a 50-member Contracts’ Verification Committee to confirm and document projects and contracts in the nine Niger Delta states, as part of the process to redirect the Commission’s activities. Inaugurating the committee at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Acting Managing Director, Gbene Dr. Joi Nunieh, said […]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has asked the federal government to ignore concerns in some quarters that the border closure is impacting negatively on the economy. Sen. Adamu, who gave the advice in an interview in Abuja on Saturday, opined that the cries were being sponsored by smugglers who were hard […]
The Senate on Tuesday directed its Committee on Petroleum (downstream) to invite the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with a view to ensuring a review of security measures for pipelines protection in parts of the country. This was consequent upon the consideration of the report of the ad hoc committee on pipeline explosions during Senate […]
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Imo State, Mr Jones Onwuasoanya, on Tuesday tendered his letter of resignation to the State Working Committee. The resignation letter which was obtained by our correspondent in Owerri accused the APC of impunity, injustice and sharp practices. According to Onwuasoanya, one of the reasons for his […]
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State has stated that The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Peace and Reconciliation Committee will be fair to all party members who are aggrieved in addressing their grievances. Al-makura, chairman of the APC Peace and Reconciliation committee, mandated to resolve the lingering crises arising from the party Primaries conducted […]
The Executive Committee of the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied an allegation by some members of the party in the state that they were involved in anti-party activities, saying that such thought was only in the imagination of those concocting the lies. Expressing surprise that such thoughts could emanate […]
The Federal Government has directed the setting up of an inter-ministerial committee to fashion out how medicines and livestock drugs can be made available to the Nigerian public at a fraction of the prevailing prices. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the directives on Friday when he received the executive board members of a pharmaceutical company, Graham […]
The House of Representatives last Thursday adopted at plenary, a report of its Committee on Emergency and Preparedness Response, chaired by Hon. Ali Isa from Gombe State. The report indicted the governing Board of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), under the statutory supervision of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, over an alleged illegal approval […]
The House of Representatives sub – committee on the Capital Market has threatened to authorise the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take the management of three insurance companies for flouting industry regulations, tax evasion and other infractions. Chairman of the sub – committee, Rep. Tony Nwulu made this known after the committee had an […]