Tag: Idris Wase
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Reps vow to ensure equitable FG employment
Rep. Idris Wase, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character, has pledged to ensure that government agencies’ composition mirrored the diversity of Nigeria.
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HOR: Gbajabiamila, deputy clash over time during plenary
Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and his deputy, Idris Wase clashed over sitting of House on Wednesday. Gbajabiamila was angered by Wase’s confrontation challenging his order on the Green Chamber on Wednesday afternoon.
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10th NASS: Deputy speaker, Wase declares interest in speakership position
The House of Representatives, deputy speaker, Idris Wase has shown interest in the speakership position of the green chamber. Wase made his interest known for the speakership position at an event in Abuja on Friday.
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BREAKING: Reps approve N599 billion as NCC budget for 2023
The House of Representatives has approved N599.080 billion as the budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for 2023.
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ECOWAS denies Nigeria’s allegation of lopsided recruitment
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has dismissed allegation of recruitment bias earlier made by some Nigerian lawmakers, insisting the union’s staffing process was competitive. Nigeria had threatened to withdraw its membership from ECOWAS over what it described as lopsided staff recruitments. Vice Chairman of the Parliament’s Recruitment Committee Edwin Snowe, said…
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FLASH: Reps probe NNPC’s JV, production sharing contracts in last 32 years
Just a day after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation transformed into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the House of Representatives has begun a major probe into its Joint Venture (JV) operations and Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs), beginning from 1990 till date.
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Reps accept petition by Diaspora Tiv indigenes, earlier rejected by Gbajabiamila’s Deputy
A petition by a group of Tiv indigenes from Benue State in the diaspora which generated controversy last week has been accepted by the House of Representatives. The lawmakers received the petition during Tuesday’s plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. It was filed by a group –…
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House of Reps tenders apology for rejecting Tiv’s petition
The House of Representatives has tendered an apology for rejecting a petition by a Tiv group on the floor of the House on March 10. Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (APC-Oluyole), the Chairperson of the Reps Committee on Diaspora tendered the apology on Wednesday. She assured that it was working on the petition by the Tiv group…
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Trending video: Watch moment Deputy Speaker Wase turned pry school headmaster scolding colleague
…annihilation of PDP Reps Apparently the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Idris Wase forgot that he was presiding courtesy of the fact that he is first and foremost a first among equals in a trending video where he reduced his colleague, Hon Mark Gbillah to a primary school pupil. In the video…