Nigeria, March 13 -- The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to expedite the investigation of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu.

This resolution was a sequel to a motion moved by Billy Osawaru (PDP, Edo) on Wednesday during plenary.

Moving the motion, Mr Osawaru said the suspension of the NSIP during "this period of increasing hardship" is "heightening" the challenges of the vulnerable population relying on its assistance and could lead to a rise in poverty levels, social unrest and "ultimately impacting negatively on the overall stability and development" of the country.

He said the cases of looting of warehouses and food trucks in many cities across the country as a result of increasing hu...