Reps Query Ministry Over N4bn Spend on Recruiting 100 Sanitation Personnel   The House of Representatives Public Account Committee has queried the Ministry of Water Resources for spending N4 billion on the recruitment of 100 personnel for a period of three months. The money was said to...

2023 Supplementary Budget: Tinubu Prioritises Nigerians Security    The N2.176trn 2023 supplementary budget proposal by President Bola Tinubu, submitted to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, prioritised the security of Nigerians and their property as defense got the highest allocation of N476.543bn. Given the activities of bandits...

Reps Summon Cardoso Over Reversal of Ban on Rice Importation, Others House of Representatives has resolved to summon Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, over the lifting of ban on the importation of rice and 43 other items. Cardoso is expected to appear before...

Reps To Probe N15.5trn Pension Assets   The House of Representatives is set to investigate the status of N15.5 trillion pension assets being regulated by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). It will also probe the status of the N10trn loaned to the federal government and efforts being...

Lawmakers Reject DisCos' Planned Electricity Tariff Hike The House of Representatives, yesterday, rejected plans by the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to increase electricity tariff in the country. It also resolved to set up an adhoc committee to determine the legality of the Excess Crude Account and also...

Reps To Probe NNPCL Over Non-remittance Of Revenue   The House of Representatives is set to commence investigations into non-remittance of revenues to the federation account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This followed the adoption of a motion, ‘Need to investigate the non–remittance of...