The House of Representatives has called on the Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to publish details of unqualified teachers in Nigeria, stating that only persons registered, certified and licensed should teach in schools. This was as the House noted that: “The low remuneration of teachers encourages them to migrate from one place to another”. It, therefore, declared that “there …

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in the Country has said that the Federal Government spent over N11 trillion on rehabilitating refineries from 2010 to date. The committee chairman, Hon. Ganiyu Johnson, however, failed to convince the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ahmed Wase, who chaired the Committee of the Whole, to consider the report. Wase …

The House of Representatives has urged the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom and the British Government to “temper justice with mercy” in sentencing a former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu; and a UK-based Dr. Obinna Obeta. The House also urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to “take all diplomatic steps and …

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil, amounting to over $2.4 billion, and crude oil export to China from 2014 to date, said yesterday it has uncovered payment of $200 million allegedly made as consultancy fees in whistleblower recoveries by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami. …

Another major political alliance has emerged in the House of Representatives about two weeks after members-elect on the platform of minority parties in the chamber formed a coalition against the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Thursday, a member of the ruling APC and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) jointly issued a statement in Abuja to announce an alliance across …

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has opposed the House of Representative Bill mandating Nigeria-trained medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years before being granted a full licence. In a communique issued at the end of its emergency extended National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting held virtually over the weekend, the resident doctors expressed shock at the action …

The House of Representatives has passed two bills seeking to increase the number of judicial officers in the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court as well as legalise virtual appearances and proceedings in the courts. The House raised the number of Justices in the appellate court from 90 to 100, while the number of judges at the FHC …

The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to direct banks to immediately revamp their electronic transaction platforms. According to the House, the move has become necessary in the aftermath of the recent CBN policies, which have put pressure on online and electronic banking. The CBN had set lower limits for cash withdrawal and redesigned the …

A bill seeking to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, 2004 and grant it more powers to revoke licenses for the cultivation of cannabis plants in Nigeria for medicinal purposes failed to fly in the House of Representatives on Thursday. On Wednesday at the plenary, the measure that Hon. Benjamin Kalu and Hon. Olumide Osoba had co-sponsored …

The Taraba State caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives has dissociated itself from the removal of the state party’s chairman, Hon. Ibrahim El-Sudi, saying the decision by a faction of the State Working Committee (SEC) will not stand. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the spokesman of the caucus, Hon. Usman Shidi …