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The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of four-year-old Master Miguel Ovoke. Until his mysterious death, Miguel was a pupil of BrickHall School, Abuja. Master Miguel reportedly died on the school premises during feeding hours. The PUNCH reported that the medical report, signed by Dr Akinwande Ajayi of […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Saturday, said it will not hesitate to impeach the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution. This is as the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, took a swipe at the former Rivers State […]

The absence of Close Circuit Television Cameras, coupled with a low fence, caused the jailbreak experienced at the Kuje Custodian Centre on July 5, 2022, the Nigerian Army has said. The Army disclosed this on Wednesday during the investigation instituted by the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Reformatory Institutions, Justice, Police Affairs, Interior, and […]

The House of Representatives has approved a bill to increase the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country. The Chief Justice of Nigeria will now receive a total monthly package of N5.39m. President Bola Tinubu submitted an executive bill to the Green Chamber on Tuesday.

The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking an extension of the implementation period for the 2023 supplementary budget. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives to extend the period for the implementation of the capital segment of the 2023 appropriation bill from March 31, 2024, to June 30, 2024. […]

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of adire/kampala and other local fabrics to protect the local market and earn foreign exchange for the country. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of the motion titled, “Call to revive and promote the traditional fabric industry of Adire/Kampala […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis demanded that the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate, and the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, appear before it within 72 hours regarding allegations of misusing $300m allocated to combat malaria since 2021. The committee also warned of possible consequences if they fail to comply.

The House of Representatives has urged military authorities to investigate the murder of 17 personnel in the Okuoma community, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State. Seventeen soldiers deployed to the Delta community on a peace mission met their untimely death last Thursday in an ambush. Moving a matter of urgent importance titled “Need to […]

The head of the Air Force, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has expressed dissatisfaction with the expensive fuel prices and additional charges. He mentioned that the cost of Jet A-1 was around N1,200 per litre instead of the N360 per litre that the service had planned for. Abubakar identified this as one of the problems […]

A bill seeking the establishment of the National Institute of Construction Institute, Itele, Ogun State, passed Second Reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Titled “A bill for an act to establish the National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Itele, Ogun State and for Related Matters” seeks to provide a […]