House To Probe Dormant VAT Waiver For Airlines       The House of Representatives is to probe the non-implementation of waiver of the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) granted Nigerian Airlines two years ago. The removal of VAT for domestic airlines was approved in 2018 in an...

Reps Demand Details Of NNPC Expenditure, JV Cash Calls, Others         The House of Representatives’ Committees on Petroleum Upstream, Downstream and Gas Resources, yesterday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to open up its books on various expenditures incurred on Joint Venture operation (JVC), pipeline...

PIB Will Be Passed Into Law March 2021 - Reps       The House of Representatives has announced its plan to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill by end of the first quarter of 2021. The Ad Hoc Committee on PIB disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday. The House had...

NASS To Probe N48bn Abandoned Scanner At Apapa Port       The National Assembly may be on its way to open investigations on the three calibre mobile scanning machines belonging to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, worth USD120 million (approximately N48 billion) currently rotting away at the...

Reps Agree With Senate, Approve N148bn Refund To Five States         The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari, to refund a total sum of N148.14bn to five states. The approval, which was given by the House at the plenary on Wednesday, was...

PIB Passes Second Reading In The House Of Reps       Finally, the age-long Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The PIB in many quarters appears to be the most politicized piece of legislation in Nigeria’s legislative history. It was conceived by...