On Sunday, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Hon. Amobi Ogah urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergence on Malaria, describing it as a deadly parasite with the potential to inflict woes on the citizenry. In a statement to commemorate the 2023 World Mosquito Day, Ogah, representing Isuiwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency …

The House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Wednesday pledged to wade into the crisis over unpaid bonuses to national football teams players by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Ekene Abubakar said this in Abuja at a meeting with the NFF at the National Assembly complex. The committee and the federation …

The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee probing job racketeering by Ministries, Departments and Agencies as well as mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) on Monday queried the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Prof. Isaq Oloyede over employment of 300 staff members without public advertisement of the job vacancies. The panel chaired by …

  The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein on Tuesday disclosed that only 640 out of over 900 agencies of the Federal Government were captured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). She made this disclosure before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing employment racketeering and gross mismanagement of the IPPIS. Madein said …

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has announced its decision to investigate the alleged sale of two training helicopters by the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. In a statement on Monday, the committee Chairman, Hon. Ademorin Kuye said its attention was drawn to the development through media reports last Sunday on the purported sale of two Bell …

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Telecommunications (when constituted) to interface with Global System for Communication (GSM) providers to stop network providers from reselling already purchased SIM cards. The call followed the consideration of a motion moved by Hon. Boniface Sunday Emerengwa at the plenary on Tuesday. Emerengwa recalled that GSM came into Nigeria in 2001 with …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday took steps to create a smooth transition into the labour market for discharged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. The Green Chamber urged the Federal Government to work out a plan that would enable discharged NYSC members to be retained in their primary places of assignment for one year after their national service. The …

The House of Representatives is set to investigate the incident of contaminated fuel observed in a Max Air plane. This followed a motion of urgent importance by Hon. Tunji Olawuyi, a member representing Ekiti/Isin/Oke-Ero and Irepodun federal constituency. On 12th July, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended the airline’s domestic operations, citing contamination of Jet A1 fuel, amongst other …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to suspend the concession of airports in the country, which was pursued by the immediate past government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The resolution was a sequel to a motion by Hon. Kama Nkemakonam, titled “Need to Investigate the Concession of Airports in Nigeria”, at plenary. Moving the motion,  Nkemakonam noted that the most …

The House of Representatives has confirmed the appointment of the service chiefs recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. Their confirmation followed the adoption of the report of House adhoc committee which screened them. The service chiefs confirmed are: Major General Christopher Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla (Chief of …