Tag: House of Representatives
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2018 Budget delay: NASS not responsible – APC lawmaker
A member of House of Representatives, Mr Nicholas Ossai (Delta-APC), on Wednesday urged Nigerians to hold the Executive accountable for the delay in the passage of 2018 Appropriation Bill. He told News Agency of Nigeria Abuja that apart the Bill being late November, 2017, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) had refused to go before relevant…
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Regulation breach: Probe report on IHS Towers ready in April
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the panel it set up to probe into allegations of market stiffening levied against mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider, IHS Towers, by another service provider, SWAP Technologies and Telecoms will be ready in three weeks’ time. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Dambatta, who led other management…
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Lawmaker who sponsored amnesty bill for looters should be punished – Sagay
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has described the bill seeking to grant amnesty to self-confessed looters in the House of Representatives was disgraceful. In a statement on Wednesday, Sagay said the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Linus Okorie should be punished. “Now what shall we do with Linus…
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Senate to partner Albinos in fight against stigmatization
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the Nigerian Senate will partner Albinos and other vulnerable groups in the country in a renewed effort to combat stigmatization. The Senate President made the statement in a meeting with the Albino Foundation in Abuja today. He said the essence of the meeting was to discuss the discrimination and…
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Reps to test run e-voting in proceedings after SE dev. bill commotion
The House of Representatives may commence a test-run of e-voting method in its legislative procedures. Deputy Majority Whip of the house, Mr Pally Iriase (Edo-APC) gave the hint while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja after the chamber’s plenary. The resolution of the resolution to adopt e-voting ostensibly stemmed from the controversy that trailed…
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Reps uncover $15bn unremitted oil, gas revenue
House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating allegedly missing 17 billion dollars crude oil and Liquified Natural Gas revenue, on Monday uncovered 15 billion dollars unremitted revenue into Federation Account. The trace of the alleged missing fund believed to have been stolen and diverted to a foreign destination, was contained in the two documents submitted…
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NASS committed to making laws to improve business environment – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has assured that the National Assembly will act on legislations that will improve Nigeria’s business environment. Dogara gave the assurance on Monday in his remarks at the one year anniversary of National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable (NASSBER) in Abuja. He commended NASSBER for the successes…
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Telecoms masts pose health hazard only if EMF exceeds limit – NCC
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has continue to argue against the position of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) that exposure to electromagnetic field (EMF) from base transceiver masts is hazardous to human health. Prof. Danbatta’s position as reported by TheNewsGuru was that the belief that…
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Jibrin again: Reveals ‘Axis of Evil’ in National Assembly
Embattled Nigerian federal lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has revealed ‘Axis of Evil’ in the country’s National Assembly, stressing that there are propaganda being peddled around against him. The lawmaker took to his twitter handle on New Year’s eve to make certain revelations, while demonstrating readiness to fight budget fraud. “The propaganda spread around against me by…