2021 Budget: Reps Dismiss Ahmed, Akabueze’s Representatives       The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Monday dismissed representatives of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze. The committee had invited...

Reps Demand N50bn Airlines Bailout         The House of Representatives has said Nigeria’s aviation sector needs about N50bn to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic while dismissing the N4bn proposed by the Federal Government as grossly inadequate. The House Committee on Aviation, which addressed journalists in...

House Kicks, Dismisses Representatives As DPR Boss Shuns Summons       The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, on Thursday, dismissed a delegation from the Department of Petroleum Resources from the venue of an investigative hearing on alleged financial irregularities in the department running into trillions...

Lawmakers Review Six Aviation Bills       House of Representatives has begun a review of six aviation bills as part of efforts to reposition the industry for efficiency. Speaking at the opening of a three-day public hearing, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the House was...

$37.6m Audit Funds: Reps Move To Sanction DG Budget Office         The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives Thursday resolved to pursue sanctions against the Director-General of the Budget office, Dr. Ben Akabueze. The Committee led by Rep. Wole Oke(PDP-Osun) made the decision, after adopting...

House Decries N200bn Unclaimed Dividends         The House of Representatives has expressed concerns over a projection that unclaimed dividends will hit N200bn or more by the end of 2020. According to the House, this is not a good picture of the state of the capital market and...