The House of Representatives yesterday heard that Nigerians spend about $100m on cancer treatment abroad every year. This came during a debate on four bills that seek to establish a cancer control centre in Nigeria. The sponsor of one of the bills, Rep Sunday Karimi (PDP,...

The House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation on Wednesday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to halt plans to privatise the country’s refineries. It also noted that some of its joint venture engagements with foreign companies were questionable and must be investigated. The Chairman...

In deference to the buy made-in-Nigeria campaign, the House of Representatives has resolved to procure locally assembled cars for its members. Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas who confirmed this at a media briefing, said plans to purchase 360 units of...

The House of Representatives has made a formal declaration of support for the decision of the Federal Government to remove the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, better known as petrol. A litre of petrol now sells for N145 instead of N86.50k. However, the government claimed that...

Lawmakers have uncovered 25 fresh errors in this year’s budget, it was learnt  that the items involved are allocated about N37, 025, 238, 407. Of the amount, about N21,623,323,649 voted for office repairs was rated “avoidable” by the Senate and House of Representatives committees on...

The House of Representatives is to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ) over its last staff recruitment exercise. The lawmakers said due process was not adhered to in the exercise said to be lopsided with some sections of the country unfairly disadvantaged. House Committees...