Reps Launch Probe into $35m Modular Refinery Project  The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate the state of the $35m modular petroleum refinery in Brass, Bayelsa State. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by...

Reps to Question CBN, Banks over Arbitrary Charges The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to probe what it described as the “arbitrary, excessive, and unexplained” charges drawn from customers’ accounts by money deposit banks operating in the country. The resolution of the House was a...

Reps Move to Curb $9bn Loss from Illegal Mining The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining has vowed to tackle the $9 billion Nigeria reportedly loses every year to illicit mining activities. Speaking during the inauguration of the committee on Wednesday, Chairman Sanni...

Reps Approve $347m Loan for Lagos-Calabar Highway, Other Projects  The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly, seeking approval to borrow $347m under the 2025–2026 borrowing plan. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, read the President’s...

Reps Urge EFCC to Recover over N103bn, $950,000 from 31 MDAs The House of Representatives has indicted 31 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over financial irregularities amounting to over N103.8 billion and $950,912.05. This is as the House has also asked the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Reps Review Bill to Ban Public Servants, Families from Private Schools, Hospitals A bill seeking to prohibit public and civil servants, along with their immediate families, from using private schools and hospitals has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Titled the Private Institutions and...