The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has resolved to constitute a technical committee to address issues concerning the frequent malfunctioning of the presidential aircraft. On Monday, 20 May 2024, the committee met with the Commander of the Presidential Air fleet, Air Vice Marshal Olayinka Olusola, behind closed doors at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja to deliberate on …

The House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions has accused Nigerian governors of deliberately violating a provision of the Nigerian Correctional Service Act, 2019, which empowers them to build and maintain correctional centres in their domains. Consequently, the Chairman of the Committee, Chinedu Ogah, said letters have been transmitted to the governors to remind them and the Attorney General of …

The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Prof. Taiwo James Obindo has called for the decriminalization of attempted suicide in the country. He made the call during a session of stakeholders organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Specialty Healthcare on the need to prioritise and implement the Mental Health Act. Obindo said that the establishment …

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the ongoing N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. As such, the House said it would set up an ad-hoc committee, which would investigate the project and submit a report within four weeks. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved during plenary by …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country, The motion on the urgent need to halt and modify the implementation of the cybersecurity levy was moved by the member representing the Obio/Akpor …

The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the escape of the Head of Binance Africa, Mr. Nadeem Anjarwalla from the custody of the National Security Adviser. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Dennis Okafor on Wednesday during plenary. Anjarwalla and another employee, Tigran Gambaryan were detained in Abuja before the former escaped …

The House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Resources (Midstream and Downstream) yesterday assured Nigerians that the long queues at filling stations across the country will disappear in the next one or two days. They said the logistic problems that led to fuel scarcity, which caused untold hardship among Nigerians, have been resolved. The committees’ Chairmen Ikenga Ugochinyere and Henry Odianosen …

The House of Representatives will today hold a national dialogue on State Policing. Vice President Kashmir Shettima is expected to lead two former Nigerian leaders and top security chiefs to the one-day event, which will hold at the Abuja Continental Hotel. Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former President Goodluck Jonathan will deliver special remarks at the event. …

There are strong indications that the House of Representatives may resume from its Easter and Sallah break at the main chambers. Since the renovation works started in 2022, members have been using a makeshift chamber. The Senate chamber and other parts of the National Assembly building are also undergoing renovation. A memo to the members of the House by the …

The House of Representatives Committee on Disabilities has summoned the management of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) over allegations of discriminatory treatment towards Mr. Adebola Daniel, a person living with a disability and son of former Ogun State Governor, Senator Gbenga Daniel. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Bashiru Ayinla, announced this decision while briefing newsmen at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, …