Tag: Reps
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Just In: Reps reject purchase of presidential yacht
The House of Representatives has scrapped the controversial budgetary allocation for the purchase of the presidential yacht.
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Reps pass N2.1trn supplementary Bill for second reading
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading the 2023 Supplementary budget of N2,176 trillion on Tuesdayatplenary. The was sequel to the receipt of a letter from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu seeking the consideration and approval. The President also presented the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) to the House.…
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UPDATE: Rivers State Assembly Leader sacked by colleagues
Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have sacked the House Leader, Edison Ehie. Ehie was sacked by the lawmakers in the early hours of Monday, October 30, 2023. The latest development is coming amid speculations of an impending impeachment procedure against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The removal of the House Leader further…
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Reps move to unlock 8-month salary arrears of lecturers
Members of the House of Representatives have waded into the eight months ‘ salary arrears of the university lecturers which resulted from the no work no pay rule of the Federal Government over the 2022 strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASSU). The House in response to a motion sponsored by four…
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INSECURITY! Senate resolves president, HoR speaker to be part of weekly security briefings
INSECURITY! Senate resolves president, HoR speaker to be part of weekly security briefings …lists out 28 recommendations towards putting Nig on a sound footing …to incorporate outcome of Ikoto Ekpene retreat into its Legislative Agenda …demands reviewal of Stamp Duty Act of 1939 The Senate has resolved that it wants its president and House of…
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Otukpo bloody robbery: HoR sends strong message to security chiefs to perform or resign their appointments
Apparently peeved by the manner armed robbers invaded banks in Otukpo last week, Reps resolved to send a strong message to security chiefs to live up to their billings or resign their appointments immediately. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was sequel to a motion under matters of public importance, promoted by Hon Blessing Onu. Onuh moved…
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Reps investigate abandoned N74.649bn project
The House of Representative has mandated its Committee on Works to investigate the release and utilisation of funds approved for construction of the Kaduna Eastern Bypass from 2017 to date The resolution followed a motion by Rep. Hussaini Jalo (PDP-Kaduna) a
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Reps urge FG to declare state of emergency in health sector
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector and allocate significant votes to it in the 2024 budget estimates. This followed a motion by Rep. Fayinka Oluwatoyin (APC-Lagos) during plenary in Abuja.
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Reps to investigate death of medical doctor on duty in LUTH
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the death of Dr. Michael Umoh, a personnel at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) who died on duty. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Adedayo Adesola
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Reps move to recover N10trn pension fund
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the state of pension funds and to recover the N10 trillion loaned to the Federal Government