Tag: Reps
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Health Ministry in trouble over funds meant for production of COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Ministry of Health has entered into trouble with the House of Representatives Committee on Public Account probing utilisation of COVID-19 funds.
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Reps committee asks ministry to refund N75bn COVID-19 funds
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has said that the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment should refund N75 billion COVID-19 intervention fund to government coffers. The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep.
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Certificate Racketeering: FG urged to address systemic corruption
The federal government has been urged to address the fundamental causes of certificate racketeering and tackle the prevalence of “degree mills” in the country. The call follows an investigative report by Daily Nigeria Newspaper reporter Umar Audu, revealing how he obtained a degree within six weeks and even embarked on a mandatory National Youth Service…
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HoR minority caucus demands punitive measures against judges who truncated justice in Plateau
…hails the judiciary for doing the right thing at the Supreme Court The House of Representatives minority caucus has demanded that judges who truncated justice at the appeal Court in the petitions against Plateau PDP federal and state assembly lawmakers should not go unpunished. This was contained in a congratulatory message on Tuesday and signed…
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Speaker Abbas Tajudeen & His Tri-sector Leadership Effects
By Ahmed Musa Baba It has been seven months since the inauguration of the 10th House of Representatives with Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, as the Speaker, and Members of the House, as well as Nigerians whom they represent can see the shifting paradigm of a progressive and people-centred representation in the way and manner…
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CLO lauds Tinubu, Reps over reversal of Unity Schools fees increment
The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has lauded President Bola Tinubu and members of the House of Representatives for reversal of Unity Schools fees increment of over 100 per cent.
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HoR member hails Benedict Peters, Mozambique Govt over breakthrough on Mazenga gas field
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu has hailed Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters, and Mozambique government over breakthrough on Mazenga gas block, the largest onshore gas reserve in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recall that Aiteo Group, a Nigerian conglomerate owned by Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters, secured a…
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Rice ‘wahala’: HoR members admit collecting two trailer loads each
…but debunks collection of N100m each After wide condemnation continues to trail a video showing a member of the House of Representatives, Dekeri Anamero of Etsako Federal Constituency thanking President Bola Tinubu for giving each lawmaker, two trailers of rice for distribution to their constituents, leadership of the house has openly confirmed the ‘Presidential…
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2024 Budget: N20.3bn allocated to lawmakers’ legislative aides
… N9bn for N/Assembly car parks, books A total sum of N127.8 billion has been allocated for Senators and members of the House of Representatives legislative aides in the 2024 Appropriation Bill passed on Saturday. A breakdown of the budgetary allocation shows that out of the amount, the Senate gets N49.144 billion while the House…
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10th HoR: Rep. Ugochinyere’s motion ranked amongst top 10 in 6 months
In spite of the many distractions of the Member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, which also includes post election litigations; an independent report of the National Assembly has rated him amongst the top 10 Lawmakers. The rating, which was an official information released at the weekend to…