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Reps panel queries implementation of FCT "park and pay" scheme - launches probe

Nigeria, July 24 -- The House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has criticised the "park and pay" scheme implemented by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (... Read More


Reps deputy speaker commends Tinubu for signing South-east Development Commission Bill

Nigeria, July 24 -- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the South-east Development Commission (SEDC) Bill into law. President... Read More


Tinubu signs North-west, South-east Development Commission Bills

Nigeria, July 24 -- President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills creating two new regional development commissions. The bills are the North West Development Commission (NWDC), sponsored by Deputy ... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers demand suspension of petroleum regulatory boss over comments on Dangote refinery

Nigeria, July 23 -- The House of Representatives has called for the suspension of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, over ... Read More


Egbetokun may stay longer as IGP as Reps move to amend crucial law

Nigeria, July 23 -- The House of Representatives has passed a bill that could extend the tenure of the current Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, beyond the dictates of the public service ... Read More


Reps approve additional N6.2 trillion spending in 2024 budget

Nigeria, July 23 -- The House of Representatives has passed the N6.2 trillion additional spending in the 2024 budget. President Bola Tinubu last week requested the addition of N6.2 trillion to the bu... Read More


Reps minority caucus calls for release of Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria, July 23 -- The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The call followed... Read More


New minimum wage covered in additional N6.2trn budget funding - Minister

Nigeria, July 23 -- The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, says the N3 trillion recurrent component of the additional funding in the 2024 budget is to cater for the new minimum wa... Read More


Protests: Peter Obi, Pat Utomi reply Presidency

Nigeria, July 21 -- The camp of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has responded to the allegation of sponsoring a protest to unseat the curre... Read More


Reps Speaker, leadership visit Dangote Refinery - Official

Nigeria, July 21 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, and the leadership of the lower chamber visited the Dangote Refinery Complex in Lagos on Saturday. Mr Tajudeen toured ... Read More