Reps Allege Sabotage, Grill Officials Over $120m Abandoned Ports’ Scanners
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise, on Monday, grilled top officials of the Federal Government over the abandonment of 22 cargo scanners that cost taxpayers $120m at the seaports, airports and land...
Gbajabiamila To Banks: Stop Hidden Charges, Exploitative Marketing
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed concern over the way Deposit Money Banks charge account holders indiscriminately, decrying that apart from known charges, there appeared to be other ‘hidden’ charges that banks...
Labour To Reps: Drop Controversial Minimum Wage, Make Only Responsible Laws
The organised labour yesterday again asked the House of Representatives to drop the controversial minimum wage bill, urging the legislators to make only responsible laws.
But the speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila, emphasized that...
PIB'll Address Production Sharing Contracts Issues On Gas, Says Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) currently before the National Assembly will resolve the issues under the Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) on gas.
Sylva made this...
House Moves To Restrict FG On Loans, Agreements, Others
The House of Representatives on Tuesday held a public hearing on the Treaties (Making Procedure) Bill 2020, which sought to review and amend the Treaties (Making Procedure, etc.,) Act of 1993 imposed by the military.
The bill...
$2.6bn Pipeline Project: Reps Grill NNPC, Contractors
The House of Representatives has begun investigation of alleged breach of Nigeria’s laws on local content in the execution of the Federal Government project to construct a gas pipeline from Ajaokuta to Kano.
The House Committee on Local Content,...
