The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has said it needs to investigate the processes of approving severance package for political appointees in the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government. The chairman of the committee, Bamidele Salam (PDP, Osun), named a five-man sub-committee to handle the investigation and make recommendations for adoption. He said the Public Accounts Committee …

The House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commended the Corps Marshal on the enforcement of traffic laws in 2024 leading to improved fines generation and called for sustained aggression in the new year. According to a Thursday statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the observations made by members of the Committee …

The House of Representatives Committee on Safety Standards and Regulations has identified lack of enforcement of laid down rules and regulations by regulatory agencies as the factor that enables and sustains vandalism, sabotage and other sharp practices bedeviling the nation’s power sector. Chairman of the committee, Rep Sulaiman Abubakar Gumi, stated this during a briefing to present the Nigeria Electricity …

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has queried the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) for taking money from the budget without authorisation for its operations. The chairman of the Committee, Hon Ademorin Kuye, issued the query when the agency’s Managing Director, Dr Armstrong Takang, appeared before it on Tuesday to give an account of their activities. The Committee, …

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control, Hon. Amobi Ogah, on Tuesday, said that Nigeria needed an estimated $8bn annually to sustain the fight against HIV/AIDS. Ogah said this at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Nigeria HIV prevention conference themed, ‘Accelerating HIV prevention to end AIDS through innovations and community engagement,’ organised …

The House of Representatives Committee on Ports And Harbours has pledged to ensure that ports and harbours across the country are better regulated and managed for greater efficiency. The chairman House Committee on Ports And Harbours, Nnolim Nnaji, said this at an interactive session with all terminal operators and Nigeria Ports Authority Licensed Agents at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on …

The National Lottery Trust Fund has been placed on a status inquiry over the spending of internally generated revenue, IGR, without budgetary approval. This status inquiry was ordered on Monday by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance during a hearing on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The management team of the National Lottery Trust Fund, led by its …

The chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating employment racketeering in the country, Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi said on Wednesday that there are serious allegations of extortion against officials of the Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) for their refusal to capture workers duly employed in the government payroll. Gagdi spoke just as the director general of …