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...

House Begins FG Assets Recovery In Privatised Entities       The ad hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives to investigate and recover liquid and fixed assets of the Federal Government in privatised enterprises has begun its assignment. The committee, chaired by Ibrahim Misau, who is...

NNPC Subsidiaries Get Seven-day Ultimatum To Appear Before Reps       The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts Committee has issued a seven-day ultimatum to heads of the 17 subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to appear before it or risk being arrested by warrant...

Over N128bn Lost To Crude Oil Diversion — Reps       The House of Representatives has alleged that Nigeria lost $339 million (estimated N128.8 billion) to crude oil diversion since 2018. At a session yesterday, it resolved to create an ad hoc committee to investigate the allocation of...

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...

Reps Seek Direct Debiting Of MDAs’ Utility Bills       Following alleged evasion of payment of utility bills such as water and electricity by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government, House of Representatives, Tuesday, called for direct deductions from their respective accounts. The deductions are to...