Reps Summon Emefiele, Ex-Mint Bosses Over Eight-year Unaudited Accounts   The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and former managing directors of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc for allegedly failing to audit...

Reps Investigate FG’s Abandoned N3.4bn Solar Power Project The House of Representatives has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the Off Grid Renewable Solar Energy Project of the Federal Government, codenamed Operation Light Up Rural Nigeria, valued at N3.4bn, which has been allegedly...

Reps Okay NDDC’s N346bn 2019 Budget, Pass CAMA Bill   The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the N346.39bn budget proposed by the Niger Delta Development Commission for 2019. The approval followed the adoption of the recommendation by the House Committee on NDDC. The House had referred the...

Reps Ask NEPC To Target 35% Non-oil Exports   The House of Representatives has asked the management of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council to redouble its efforts toward improving non-oil revenue. Chairman of the House Committee on Commerce, Mr Femi Fakeye, gave the charge in Abuja on...

Reps Summon Minister Over Agency’s Unaudited Accounts   The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu following the failure of the Natural Medicine Development Agency to audit its accounts for nine years. Others summoned by the lawmakers for the infraction are...

Reps Investigate $1bn Spent On Tucano Jets, Others   The House of Representatives has begun investigation into how the Federal Government spent the $1bn special security fund approved for it by the National Assembly. Part of the money was used to acquire 12 Super Tucano fighter aircraft...