February 9, 2025
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Reps summon federal Accountant General as bank boss indicts IPPIS over billions of Naira

By Tom Okpe House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating non-remittance of funds to the National Housing Fund, (NHF) and non-utilization of the funds has summoned the Accountant General of the Federation (AGoF) to appear before it unfailingly at its next sitting. The Accountant General is to explain why monies deducted from workers’ salaries were not […]
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FG, Reps on collision course over 774, 000 jobs scheme

By Henry Omunu House of Representatives’ minority caucus has rejected the 30 slots allotted to each member of the lower legislative chamber under the Federal Government’s 774,000public jobs scheme. House Minority Leader, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, in a statement on Tuesday, described the allotment of 30 out of the 1, 000 slots per local government as […]
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Reps approve Buhari’s $22.79bn foreign loan request

The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow foreign loans to the sum of $22.79bn for the Federal Government. According to the Government, the loans are part of the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan laid before the House on March 5, 2020, before the President’s fresh loan request of […]
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Even distribution of palliatives says Reps

The Minority caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to adopt an even method of distributing  palliative funds and other essential materials across all states to cushion the effect of COVID-19. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minority Leader Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, said that there was need to cushion […]
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Reps committee hints at return of SON to borders

The possibility of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to return to Nigeria’s borders has increased as the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dolapo Badru reaffirmed the committee’s plans to achieve the move. Badru, who revealed this during the oversight function of the committee in Lagos at the […]
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Reps demand task force on Lokoja-Abuja highway

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the federal government to establish a joint security task force to address kidnapping and other forms of criminality along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. The call followed the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Shaba Ibrahim drawing attention to the level of insecurity on the expressway. Moving the motion, […]
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Reps move to encourage local production of drugs

The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the committees on legislative compliance, health institutions, health care services, science and technology to immediately navigate ways and means for the development of locally made drugs.  This resolution was sequel to a motion promoted by Rep. Denis Idahosa, entitled: ”Need to check the rise of drug insecurity
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Reps urge NAPTIP to name, shame sex traffickers

The House of Representatives has asked the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to begin shaming sex traffickers in their homes, including widespread publication of names and pictures of convicted traffickers. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Rima Shawulu (PDP/Taraba) and seven others during plenary on […]
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Reps won’t accept police extra-judicial killings, harassment, others – Gbajabiamila

‎Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would not accept extra-judicial killings, harassment, intimidation and other forms of violence unleashed on innocent citizens by some men and officers of the police. The speaker described as unfortunate a situation where police officers, saddled with the constitutional responsibility of