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Budget Padding: Ningi Breaks Silence, Says Senate Wants To Silence Me

Budget Padding: Ningi Breaks Silence, Says Senate Wants To Silence Me

The suspended Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, on Wednesday, claimed that the Senate is attempting to intimidate him or have him arrested for disclosing the purported N3.7 trillion was padded in the 2024 appropriations…

UN Report: Reps Seek FG Act On ’24 Terrorist Cells’ In Katsina

UN Report: Reps Seek FG Act On ’24 Terrorist Cells’ In Katsina

The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to act on the recent United Nations (UN) Special Report on the ongoing security challenges in certain areas of Katsina State, which revealed the existence…

Lawmakers Seek Uniform Exchange Rate To Strengthen Naira

Lawmakers Seek Uniform Exchange Rate To Strengthen Naira

In a bid to further strengthen the Naira, the members of the House of Representatives have revealed their plan to propose a uniform exchange rate across the country to unify both the Central Bank of…

Reps Condemns Politicians Planning Interim Government Ahead Of May 29

Reps Condemns Politicians Planning Interim Government Ahead Of May 29

The House of Representatives has condemned in strong terms the narrative that some politicians are planning to install an interim national government in Nigeria. Recall that the Department of State Service (DSS) recently said it…

Reps halt recapitalisation of insurance sector

Reps halt recapitalisation of insurance sector

The House of Representatives has directed the National Insurance Commission (NIACOM) to suspend the planned December 31, 2020 mandatory deadline for the first phase of 50% – 60% of the minimum paid up share capital…

State of emergency better than summoning Buhari, Says Kalu

State of emergency better than summoning Buhari, Says Kalu

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) has said declaring a state of emergency on security was more important than inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to…

Reps peg election expenses for president at N5bn, govs N1bn

Reps peg election expenses for president at N5bn, govs N1bn

The House of Representatives has passed through second reading the amendment to the Electoral Act 2006, fixing the maximum election expenses to be incurred by a candidate at a presidential election at N5 billion. The…

Reps allege plot of massive attacks on southern Kaduna after Sallah

Reps allege plot of massive attacks on southern Kaduna after Sallah

Members of the House of Representatives from Kaduna State yesterday raised the alarm over plots of massive and coordinated attacks on people and communities in southern Kaduna by bandits after the Eid-el-Kabir festivities. The caucus…

Reps mull immunity for Supreme Court Justices, other judges

Reps mull immunity for Supreme Court Justices, other judges

The House of Representatives yesterday hinted that it was considering granting immunity to Supreme Court Justices and other judges in the country. The move is coming through a bill sponsored by Igariwey Iduma Enwo (PDP,…

Reps to Buhari: Appoint coordinator for amnesty programme

Reps to Buhari: Appoint coordinator for amnesty programme

The House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a substantive Coordinator for the Presidential Amnesty Programme for the Niger Delta in order to douse the rising tension in the region. The…