THE House of Representatives Committee on Land Transport has invited the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, as well as the Managing Director of Railway Property Management Company Limited,, Timothy Zalanga over the running of NRC and management of its assets across the country. The decision to invite Opeifa and Zalanga … Read more
THE committee on Public Petitions of the House of Representatives has invited the Governors of Zamfara and Benue states, along with the leadership of their respective Houses of Assembly, to appear before them on Thursday, May 8. The purpose of this invitation is to discuss the rationale behind the potential takeover of their functions by the … Read more
THE House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has sought the support of customs officers for the ongoing amendment of the Nigeria Customs Act 2023. Chairman of the Committee, Mr Leke Abejide, confirmed this on Thursday during an oversight visit to the Murtala Muhammed Command of the Nigeria Customs Service. He clarified that … Read more
THE House of Representatives has launched an investigation into how government intervention funds and agricultural financing were utilized by various ministries, departments, and agencies between 2017 and 2024. The House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced a public hearing to scrutinize the allocation and management of intervention funds disbursed by key institutions, including the … Read more
THE House of Representatives has issued a reminder to Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (retd.), emphasizing that he lacks the constitutional authority to make laws or draft a budget for the oil-rich state. Trojaninsights reports that the House’s stance follows Ibas’s announcement of plans to prepare a new budget after the declaration of a state of … Read more
THE Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu has condemned the recent killings in Plateau by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen recently invaded Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of the State. As well as Manguna and Dafo villages, launching brutal attacks on many … Read more
THE Leader, House of Representatives, Prof. Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere has felicitated Muslim Faithful on the celebration of this year’s Eid-El-Fitr festival. This follows the official announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III on sighting of the moon, marking the end of … Read more
THE House of Representatives on Thursday reversed its decision on the second reading of a bill which sought to strip the vice-president, governors and deputy governors of immunity. The lower legislative chamber made the U-turn after the Majority Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere, moved a motion. The bill, which is sponsored by Solomon … Read more
A bill seeking to return the country to a parliamentary system of government passed its second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill was among 31 Constitution amendment bills passed for second reading at the plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Okezie Kalu. The proposed legislation, titled: “A … Read more
By Hon. Atafo O. Gold GOING through my documentation-archive this morning, I bumped on Hon. Prof Julius Ihonvbere unending list of his Empowerment, Development and Welfare programs in his first tenure as Owan House of Representatives member and a relief of assurance beacon on me that with this knowledge and experience gain from the leadership … Read more