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Again, Reps pass Peace Corps bill

Nigeria, Feb. 29 -- The House of Representatives has once again passed the bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps. The House passed the bill for a third reading and will now await the concurrence... Read More


Tinubu to send 'emergency fiscal bill' to National Assembly - FIRS Chairman

Nigeria, Feb. 29 -- President Bola Tinubu will dispatch an "emergency fiscal bill" to the National Assembly within the next two weeks for consideration, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service ... Read More


Reps sack committee over "suspicious investigative report" on acquisition of OVH by NNPC

Nigeria, Feb. 29 -- The House of Representatives has dissolved its ad hoc committee investigating the controversial acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing Limited's downstream assets by NNPC Limited afte... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers threaten warrant of arrest on Cardoso

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Central Bank Governor, Oluyemi Cardoso, for shunning its invitations. T... Read More


Reps ask NCDC to investigate "strange disease" ravaging Gombe communities

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to initiate surveillance to contain the spread of an unknown disease ravaging Gombe State. Thi... Read More


Nigerian hospital smuggled 406 persons into payroll after FG takeover - Minister

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The federal government has uncovered the illegal addition of 406 persons to the staff list of the Onitsha General Hospital in Anambra State. The Minister of State for Health and S... Read More


Constitution Amendment: Reps speaker asks committee to prioritise gender bills, state police, LG autonomy

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has asked the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review to revisit some of the gender bills that were rejected in the last assembly, notably ... Read More


ROUNDUP: Resurrection of state police bill, tributes to ex-Speaker Na'Abba, law school fees take centre stage in House of Reps

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- After several unsuccessful attempts in the past to pass bills to create state police, positions may be shifting towards the legislation as federal lawmakers, who were once opponent... Read More


Northern Elders Forum chairman backs return to parliamentary system

Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi, has endorsed the proposed amendment of Nigerian constitution to revert to the parliamentary system of government. Mr A... Read More


Labour Party lawmakers condemn Abure's arrest

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has expressed concerns about the recent arrest of Julius Abure, the party's national chairman. The caucus, in a statem... Read More