Reps To Pass Electoral Bill Today       The House of Representatives is billed to pass amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 today (Thursday) barring any last-minute change in plan. The Committee on Electoral Matters laid its report on the Electoral Act, 2010 (Amendment) Bill at the plenary...

Reps Grill NSITF Boss Over Fresh N17bn Illegal Transfer       The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, grilled the Managing Director of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund, Michael Akabogu, over the transfer of a total of N17,158, 883,034.69 to persons and companies...

PIB: Senate Limits Fuel Imports To Dangote, Others       If the new provision on fuel imports inserted by the Senate in the Petroleum Industry Bill is adopted by the House of Representatives and the President, only active refinery licence holders will be allowed to import petroleum...

Reps Raise Supplementary Budget By N86bn, Suspend Loan Request       The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, approved the Federal Government’s 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill, raising the estimates from the proposed N895.84bn to N982.73bn. The House Committee on Appropriations raised the amount by N86.89bn in its report laid...

Reps Query NECO For Unremitted N636.7m In 2019       House of Representatives Committee on Finance, yesterday queried the National Examinations Council (NECO) for failing to remit the sum N636, 778, 000 in 2019. The Committee which grilled the Acting Registrar of NECO, Ebikibina Ogborodi, and other top...

Reps Summon PPPRA Boss Over Unremitted N1.62bn IGR     The House of Representatives has summoned the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Mr Abdulkadir Saidu, over unremitted N1.62 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to the Federation Account. The Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Rep...