The Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, on Monday said the commission had a target revenue of N14.3 billion for 2023. Irukera made this known at a hearing on the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework/Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) orgnised by the House...
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The House of Representatives has promised to unravel the circumstances that led to the July 5 Kuje jail break by suspected Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP). Rep. Sha’aban Sharada, the Chairman House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, said this on Monday at the resumed investigative hearing...
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali, has questioned the figures for the daily consumptions of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. According to Col. Ali, if the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation puts daily consumption of PMS at 60 million litres, why does...
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance, has frowned at discrepancies in the figures of Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on 2021 remittances by government agencies. Rep. Stanley Olajide (APC- Oyo) a member of the committee said this...
The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF) to appear before it on Aug. 30, for explanation on fuel subsidy payments between 2013 and 2022. The lawmakers want the auditor-general to provide documentary evidences on the audit carried out on the monies spent on fuel...
A member of the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo, that was prosecuted by the Rivers State Government this year for allegedly promoting cultism in the state, has declared support for the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta...
An Ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives has given the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) a seven-day ultimatum to reconcile its account or pay N13.3 billion into the federation account. NEPZA declared, however, that it did not owe the federation account any money and that the money...
The House of Representatives has summoned the Ministers of Power and Finance and heads of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) over a 33 million dollars Azura power purchase agreement. Other agencies invited include: Nigeria Bulk Electricity Transmission (NBET), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)...
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public accounts, Mr. Wole Oke has disclosed how the Ministry of Agriculture spent N18.9 billion on bush clearing during the COVID-19 lockdown. Mr. Oke said the ministry disclosed this while responding to a probe on how it spent N18.9 billion....
The House of Representatives’ adhoc committee on subsidy regime has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed. The committee gave the ultimatum after the minister failed to honour its invitation but instead sent a representative. The lawmakers are, among other things, investigating the total...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Public Account Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives is investigating the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and Terminal Operators (Nigeria) Limited over $68,473m debts owed the Federal Government on lease and throughput fees between 2006 and June 2022. The Committee being chaired by...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said that it recorded over N60 billion decline in revenue available for its operations. The Executive Secretary of the Fund, Mr Sonny Echono, said this on Thursday in Abuja. This was when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education...
The Nigerian Navy says it has handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), 70 out of 147 vessels arrested over illegal oil bunkering and crude oil theft. Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogala, Director of Lesson Learnt, said this at the resumed investigative hearing of the House of...
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly. Minority leader of the House of Reps, Ndudi Elumelu, revealed this after a closed door meeting of the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the on-going dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. Rep. Muhammad Wudil, Chairman, House Committee on Labour, said this when he and other house members received the protesting Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its...
The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion to call on the Federal Government to halt the proposed ban on motorcycles. A member from Jigawa State, Abubakar Yalleman, had moved the motion on Tuesday during the plenary at the green chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the...
Rep. Rimamnde Shawulu (NNPP-Taraba) says the 2023 general elections is about self preservation for the people of Taraba. Shawulu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Shawulu, who represents Takum/ Donga/ Ussa/Yangtu Federal Constituency in the green chambers, said...
A Bill seeking to make Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result valid for four years has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The Amendment of the JAMB Act was sponsored by Rep. Tolulope Sadipe (APC-Oyo), at the plenary on Thursday. Leading the debate, Sadipe said many...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged journalists to always ensure they get their facts right before going public. Gbajabiamila said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the new executives of House of Representatives Press Corps and the launch of its...
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address delays arising from instant (Inter-Bank) Electronic Funds Transfer Services in Nigeria. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Mohammed Bello (APC-Kano) at plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Bello...