The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has said the house would stick to the deadline of Oct. 29 given to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to conclude their budget defences for 2020. Gbajabiamila said this while…
*Police impersonator charged to court (DailyTrust) *Whereabouts of superintendent’s body unknown, says witness (Nation)
Police impersonator charged to court (DailyTrust) A 38-year-old man, Abiodun Ajayi, has been arraigned before an Ikeja, Lagos, magistrate court for alleged impersonation and falsely representing himself as a police sergeant to one Ariyo Arinola attached to the Special Anti-Robbery…
Cashless policy: Reps ask CBN to suspend charges on deposits (Punch)
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend the charges imposed on cash deposits in the implementation of its cashless policy. The suspension, according to the federal parliament, should remain until the apex had made…
We’ll fund xenophobic victims’ suit against South Africa –Reps (Punch)
In response to the losses incurred by Nigerians, the House of Representatives has said it will approve funds for victims of the attacks who wish to take legal action against the country. It also said it was considering compensation for…
Reps committee summons DSS, CBN, NNPC, Customs over dormant ports (Sun)
An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives has summoned heads of four government agencies to appear before in on Monday, August 19. This followed the ruling of the Chairman of the Committee, Yusuf Buba (APC-Adamawa) at a public…
Strengthen Anti-Corruption through TSA, Africa Media Roundtable Initiative tells FG
…Defends SystemSpecs against spurious allegations The Africa Media Roundtable Initiative (AMRI) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fortify the anti-corruption campaign which worked to great effect in his first term as president. AMRI also implored the president to reinforce…
Reps move to avert SANU, NASU strike (DailyTrust)
The House of Representatives yesterday called on the federal government to release the allowance of members of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) between 2009 and 2016, to avert impending strike. The…
Reps pass bill to give women choice on state of origin (Punch)
The House of Representatives has passed an amendment to the Federal Character Commission Establishment Act 2010 to give married women the option of claiming the state or local government of origin of their fathers or husbands. The amendment was passed…
New twist in race for Speaker (Nation)
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is seeking support for Femi Gbajabiamila to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is coming at a time more aspirants are showing interest in the race and insisting…
9th National Assembly: Tinubu, Boroffice, Folarin eye Ekweremadu’s seat (Punch)
Developing signals have started emerging on the struggle for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly billed for inauguration in June. Sunday Punch learnt that more lawmakers were expressing their interests by the day to preside over the chambers and…