Tag: Committee
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Benue governor, Alia rejects Reps committee invitation
Gov. Hyacinth Alia will not honour the House of Representatives Committee invitation scheduled for Thursday, May 8. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday in Makurdi.
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Senate postpones resumption of plenary sittings to May 6
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced a postponement in date of resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The announcement was contained in an internal memo dated April 20, 2025, addressed to all senators and signed by the Senate Clerk, Andrew Ogbonna Nwoba. The memo is reproduced…
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Reps Committee raises alarm over rising smuggling of illicit drugs
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has expressed serious concern over the increasing smuggling of illicit drugs into Nigeria and the diversion of imported finished goods to Free Trade Zones (FTZs) to evade customs duties—leading to a reported revenue loss of over ₦1.6 trillion.
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Reps to investigate investment in 500,000 housing units by Family Home Fund
The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the Family Homes Funds Limited over the 500,000 units Housing Scheme funded by the federal government. This was sequel to a motion noved by Esosa Iyawe (APC, Edo) adopted at plenary by the House. In the early life of the current Assembly a committee was set…
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MDAs’ in trouble as Reps set up adhoc Cttee to probe take off grants, bailout, intervention funds
Ministries, Departments and Government Agencies are in trouble as the House of Representatives has resolved to set up a Special Committee to conduct an immediate investigation into the utilization of Take-off Grants, Bailout Funds, and interventions allocated since 2015 till date. The committee is expected to assess compliance with existing regulations and guidelines regarding the…
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Reps constitutional C’ttee extends deadline for submission of memoranda on State creation, LGAs
House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended) has announced the extension of the deadline for submission of memoranda on the creation of additional states and local governments in Nigeria. According to a circular signed by the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Review…
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Senate Cttee on Local Content to partner NCDMB to actualise its functions
The rearranged Senate Committee on Local Content under the Chairmanship of Senator Joel – Onowakpo Thomas ( Delta South) , declared in Abuja that it will partner with Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ( NCDMB) for actualization of implementation of its functions . In his address at the inaugural meeting of the committee formerly…
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[SEE NAMES] Tinubu establishes c’ttee on green economic initiatives, appoints Ajuri as Special envoy
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a committee to oversee the Green Economic Initiative, known as the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions. Tinubu also approved the appointment of Chief Ajuri Ngelale as Special Envoy on
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Merit Award: FG inaugurates 13-man committee
The Federal Government said it has inaugurated the 4th National Productivity Order of Merit Award Committee (NPOMAC) for the process of selecting the awardees for the award for 2024. Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said this during the inauguration ceremony of the 13-man committee on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Ondo Guber: APC set up committee to screen aspirants ahead primary
In its effort to ensure smooth emergence of a suitable candidate for the forthcoming November governorship election in Ondo State, few leaders of the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of Ondo APC Aborigines, have set up a nine-man committee to evaluate and screen all governorship aspirants of the party.