Category: The Parliament

  Reps Probe Panel Moves to Blacklist NILDS DG Sulaiman Over Alleged Contempt of Parliament …Says Allegations Stand After Three Failed Appearances By Saheed Badmus The House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Library, Research and Documentation has threatened to recommend punitive measures against the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS),…

Reps Express Concern Over Delay in Addressing Bille Gas Leak, Summon Key Agencies, Rivers Govt By Saheed Badmus The House of Representatives Committee on the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) has expressed deep concern over what it described as the slow pace of efforts to address the persistent gas leak in Bille Community, Degema Local Government…

Reps Move to Establish National Council for Traditional Rulers By Saheed Badmus Nigerian House of Representatives has unanimously passed for second reading a bill for an Act to Establish the National Council for Traditional Rulers of Nigeria and for Related Matters (HB.2665) The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Abdulmumin Mohammed Ari was presented for…

Reps Begin Consideration of Tinubu’s Executive State Police Bill, May Adopt Senate Version By Saheed Badmus   The House of Representatives has commenced the consideration of the Executive Bill on the establishment of State Police, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security…

Rep Fatoba’s Committee Presses NOA on National Values Charter, Permanent Office as Agency Seeks New Law for Reforms. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim  The House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values has called on the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to provide comprehensive updates on the implementation of the National Values Charter, nationwide…

Senate Approves ₦50m for Families of Security Personnel, Teachers Killed in Oyo School Rescue The Senate on Wednesday approved a ₦50 million donation to the families of three security personnel and two teachers who lost their lives during the operation that secured the release of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of…

Rep Dekor Urges Young Ogoni Lawyers to Champion Development, Reject Cultism By Saheed Badmus A member of House of Representatives representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, has urged young Ogoni lawyers to use their knowledge and profession to drive development in Ogoni land, while calling for a united front…

Stakeholders Call for Stronger Regional Collaboration to Combat Human Trafficking in Africa By Saheed Badmus Stakeholders in the humanitarian sector have called for stronger inter-agency cooperation and enhanced regional collaboration to combat the growing menace of human trafficking across Africa. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during a roundtable organised by the House…

Deputy Speaker Charges Journalists To Project Nigeria, Criticise Govt Fairly …says Nigerians Believe In Democracy Because Of Media Reports By Saheed Badmus Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Ph.D, CFR, has challenged Nigerian media to report on the opportunities that exist in the country, even as they criticize the…

Reps C’tte Proposes Special Court, Other Tougher Measures Against Actors Over Crude Oil Theft …Frowns As NUPRC Absent at Stakeholders’ Meeting  By Saheed Badmus House of Representatives Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft has emphasised the need for a special court to try saboteurs and crude oil thieves wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s oil and gas…