Category: The Parliament

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…

Reps Urge Nigerian Army Council to discontinue the automatic merger of SSCC, DSSC, DRC ….As Bill for an Act to Establish the Chartered Institute of Human Resources and Strategic Management of Nigeria Passes Second Reading Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Army Council to discontinue the automatic merger of service years for officers…

Rep Dawodu Declares Interest To Run For Oshodi-isolo Federal Constituency I In 2027, Promises More Dividends of Democracy By Saheed Badmus Hon. Bashiru Dawodu has officially declared his intention to contest for another term as Member, Federal House of Representatives for Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency I in 2027. Speaking at the declaration event, Hon. Dawodu emphasized…

Boko Haram attacks: Reps Call For Urgent Military Deployment To Borno Communities By Saheed Badmus Nigerian House of Representatives has called on Federal Government to urgently deploy adequate military and paramilitary personnel to areas recently affected by Boko Haram attacks. Worried by the incessant Boko Haram attacks in some villages in Borno State recently, the…

Reps Approve Transfer of NSIB From Aviation Ministry to Presidency By Saheed Badmus The House of Representatives at the Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, adopted a report on a bill for an Act to amend the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Act and for Related Matters The bill which was sponsored by Rt Hon…

Rep Shamsudeen Dambazau Resigns from APC, Aligns with ADC Movement By Saheed Badmus Hon. Shamsudeen Dambazau has formally announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a significant step in his ongoing political journey and commitment to people-centered leadership. The decision, according to Hon. Dambazau, follows careful reflection and extensive consultations with key…

Reps Push Increased Funding as FG Inaugurates NELMCO HQ, Positions Agency as Pillar of Power Sector Stability By Saheed Badmus The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the determination of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to reform and strengthen Nigeria’s power sector, declaring that the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) has become central…

Senate Procurement Committee defends TETFund oversight, dismisses illegality claims By Chris Mark  The Senate Committee on Public Procurement, chaired by Emmanuel Olajide Ipinsagba, has dismissed as “baseless and legally inaccurate” allegations that its recent oversight visits to tertiary institutions are illegal, unconstitutional or a duplication of roles. In a statement issued by the Media Team…

Tertiary Institutions Complain about Senate Committee on Procurement Over Alleged ‘Illegal’ Oversight of TETFund Projects By Dally Iyamu  A major confrontation is brewing between several heads of tertiary institutions and the Senate Committee on Public Procurement over what the institutions have described as an “illegal and unconstitutional” attempt to directly oversee projects funded by the…

Deputy Speaker Appoints Kelechi Nwogu Acting Minority Leader During Electoral Act Debate By Saheed Badmus In a swift procedural move amid the debate on electoral act amendment Bill, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has appointed Hon. Kelechi Nwogu as acting Minority Leader. The appointment came during Tuesday’s debate on the…