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House calls on INEC to conduct bye-elections for vacant seats

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By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct Bye Elections for vacant seats in the National and States’ Houses of Assembly. The Green Chamber, therefore, mandated its Committee on Electoral Matters to investigate

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Binance: We’ll refrain from further comment – House spokesman

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 February 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep Akin Rotimi has said the House will refrain from further comment on the allegations of bribery against the House Committee Chairman on Financial Crime and some members of the Committee in line with established parliamentary, judicial and diplomatic principles. The House, according to a […]

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House passes Bill to Regulate Gaming Operations, Enhance Revenue, Through Second Reading

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 February 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, a Bill seeking to create comprehensive and harmonised regulatory framework for the operation and business of all forms of online and remote gaming that transcend State boundaries and extend beyond Nigeria’s borders. The proposed legislation titled, “Bill for an Act to Repeal the […]

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Budget Defence: Ministry, Agencies reviews 2024, outlines ’25 projections

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 January 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The Federal Ministry of Environment and its agencies have urged the House of Representatives to increase their budgetary allocations for 2025, while reviewing it’s 2024 allocation. The Ministry, alongside its agencies, the National Park Service, Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, EHCON, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA,

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HoR C’ttee frowns against converting residential areas to commercial

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 January 2025 0

By Tom Okpe House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Urban Development and Regional Planning, Rep Awaji-Inombek Abiante, has expressed concern over conversion of residential areas to commercial and industrial areas. Abiante raised the concern when the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Shuaib Belgore appeared before the Committee

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House decries N8.7bn budgetary allocation to Ministry

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Information and National Orientation has decried the N8.7 billion budgetary allocation for the Ministry in the 2025 operations. The Committee, at its budget defence session on Wednesday in Abuja, rejected N1.2 billion Capital component of the budget, describing it as grossly inadequate. Chairman of the Committee, […]

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House frowns at NCS, others over non appearance before investigative Committee

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 January 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has frowned at the Nigeria Custom Service, NCS, and other Government Agencies’ over its refusal on response to invitation by the House to appear before an investigative hearing on its operations and management of the nation’s borders. The Committee, alongside the House Committee […]

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House frowns at abysmal low release of funds to Ministry

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 January 2025 0

…says leads to opportunities to address challenges By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has frowned at what it described as an abysmally low release of funds to the Ministry of Environment, saying it has led to several missed opportunities to address environmental challenges, facing the country. Speaking at the budget defence […]

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House C’ttee demands proper revenue, details of expenditure from ICRC, NERC others

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 December 2024 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has directed Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Agency, ICRC, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Nigeria Sugar Development Commission, NSDC, to provide details of their budget performances in order to ascertain their level of compliance with extant financial regulation, laws. The directive was

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Constitution Review: House to engage NGF, NGE, LG chairmen, CSOs

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 October 2024 0

…as Kalu announces membership of sub-committees BY TOM OKPE The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review Chairman, Rep Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said it will engage the Nigerian Governors Forum, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Conference of Speakers of State Legislature, Chairmen of the 18 Political Parties, Civil Society Organisations, amongst others, as part of

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HoR queries WAEC over N6bn deficit

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 August 2024 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, has queried Head, National Office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Nigeria, Josiah Dangut, over a N6 billion deficit, the agency incurred in 2023. Dangut was accompanied by the Registrar; Angus Okeleze, Senior Deputy Registrar; Victor Odu, Acting Director of Finance; Segun Jerumeh,

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Illegal Mining: FG loses $9bn annually, says House C’ttee

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By Tom Okpe Chairman, House Committee on Solid Minerals, Rep Jonathan Gaza, has disclosed that illegal mining costs the country $9 billion each year, with the only fund coming from a 3% royalty paid by few licenced miners. This was after the revelation of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, that those involved […]

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House to investigate dispute between PSC, IGP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 July 2024 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate and settle, amicably, the lingering dispute between the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Inspector-General of Police, which has resulted in an impasse, halting the 2023/2024 Police recruitment exercise. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, moved by […]

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Reps to Investigate Controversial Clauses in Samoa Partnership Agreement

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 July 2024 0

The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into controversial clauses in the Samoa Partnership Agreement signed recently by the Federal Government. According to a statement signed by House Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr, on Tuesday, this is to ensure that they align with constitutional provisions, extant laws, and national interests. The move follows

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House C’ttee summons Perm Sec , accuses him of frustrating proceedings

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 May 2024 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Rural Development has summoned the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Temitope Fashedemi to appear before it, unfailingly or, use provision of the 1999 Constitution against him. The Permanent Secretary is to appear before the Committee, to answer questions on activities of rural development

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Civil Society Groups Laud Speaker Abass, 10th House On Commitment To Nation Building

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 April 2024 0

***describe recent town hall on State Police as pro-masses innovation The 10th House of Representatives and its leadership have been commended for their focus, dedication and commitment to nation-building. The Society for Open Parliament (SOP) made this known in a statement co-signed by its President Comrade Johnson Babatunde and Secretary General Patrick Eza.

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Reps blow hot

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..Query Accountant General over payment of N15bn to Remita ..To probe sale of Govt aircraft to individuals ..Accuse CBN of complicity BY TOM OKPE The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF). […]

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House C’ttee says 10th Reps Success, failure depends on monitoring, evaluation

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2024 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Monitoring and Evaluation, Rep Obinna Aguocha has said, success or failure of the 10th House of Representatives, rests squarely on effectiveness of Monitoring and Evaluation exercise of respective Committees in the House. According to him, the Committee last week wrote letters to over 50 Committees […]

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House C’ttee threatens warrant of arrest on IOCs

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 March 2024 0

By Tom Okpe The tripartite Committees of the House of Representatives, investigating implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility, by multinational oil companies and other corporate bodies in the South-South, has threatened to issue warrant of arrest on any organisation that failed to honour its invitation. Chairman of the committees, Rep (Prof) Obiageli Lilian Orogbu

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10th House to debate on State Police bill at resumption of plenary – Rep Olajide

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 January 2024 0

By Tom Okpe Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on ICT, Rep Stanley Olajide has reiterated the 10th Assembly’s resolve towards the passage of bills on State Policing as part of ongoing efforts aimed at tackling, ravaging insecurity across the country. The House member, representing Ibadan North West/South West of Oyo State federal constituency, gave