National honours: Reps reject CFR award on speaker, says House not inferior to Senate The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, asked the Presidency to note that as one of the chambers that make up the National Assembly, it is not inferior to the Senate. This was as the House rejected the national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) …

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Ministries of Water Resources and Environment to direct the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency to implement measures aimed at preventing flooding across the country. The House also called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, to begin the desilting of the nation’s major dams and rivers to …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, began a probe into the alleged bribery of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); as well as officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) by controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for naira abuse. This was as the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and …

The House of Representatives  has urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Dangote Refinery to allow independent marketers to lift fuel from the newly established refinery. The resolution was reached after a motion sponsored by Oboku Oforji, representing Yenagoa/Opokuma Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State, during plenary in Abuja. Oforji expressed concerns that only …

Ahead of the resumption of the National Assembly on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, key issues of national importance have been slated for deliberation in the House of Representatives. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the Green Chamber will debate and take action on the challenges of insecurity, flooding and fuel crisis, among others. On 23 July, both chambers of the National Assembly …

The House of Representatives has rescheduled its resumption from recess to Tuesday, 24 September 2024, from the initial date of 17 September 2024. This decision was communicated to members through an internal memo by the Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, on behalf of the House Leadership. According to a statement by the House Spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, “the House …

The House of Representatives has vowed to address the challenges hindering tertiary institutions from accessing the N500 billion Tertiary Institutions Trust Fund intervention fund lying unaccessed in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The House Committee on TETFund and other Services disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, represented by Deputy, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, …

Following unsatisfactory responses from the WAEC representatives, the committee resolved that WAEC must submit all its bank statements from 2018 to the present within a week. A committee member, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, described WAEC as uncooperative, emphasising the need for accountability. “WAEC Nigeria was an uncooperative witness in this process, shielding and denying Nigerians the value of the country’s investment in …

The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Oyo State, Oba Francis Alao, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop parading himself as a saint. The monarch’s statement comes days after Obasanjo declared on Friday that most Nigerian political leaders of this dispensation were not morally upright and should be behind bars. This was as the deputy spokesman for the House of …

The spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Rotimi Akin, has stated that the monthly salary for the lawmakers is N600,000 as against the N900,000 as speculated. Akin clarified in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja as he reaffirmed the commitment of the House members to the 50 per cent deduction in their salaries to reduce hardship. He said, “The …