The house of representatives has asked the federal government to reveal the financiers of terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during Wednesday’s plenary after adopting a report of its security debate which took place last week. Communities across the country have come under renewed gunmen attacks, with rising cases […]
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, is proposing penalties, in the next six months, for government officials who negotiate ransom payments. Kalu spoke on Tuesday at the lower chamber’s special session on national security, saying a legislative move to make that happen will help in addressing insecurity in Nigeria. He said, […]
A bill seeking to create a new state in the south-west geopolitical zone has passed second reading in the house of representatives. The proposed legislation, which is sponsored by Olufemi Ogunbanwo, lawmaker representing Ijebu Ode/Ijebu north east/Odogbolu federal constituency of Ogun, and three other lawmakers, scaled second reading during Thursday’s plenary. The bill proposes to […]
The House of Representatives has decried the arbitrary rent increases in Nigeria, calling for no more than 20 per cent of the existing rent, irrespective of infrastructure improvements or other factors. This followed a motion by the member representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, Bassey Akiba, on the Need to Regulate Arbitrary Rent Increase and Protect […]
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to immediately resume negotiations to end the ongoing two-week warning strike declared by the union. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oluwaseun Whinghan, member representing Badagry Federal Constituency of […]
A bill seeking to bar public and civil servants and their immediate families from using private schools and hospitals has passed the first reading at the house of representatives. Sponsored by Amobi Ogah, a lawmaker from Abia, the proposed legislation titled, ‘Private Institutions and Health Care Service Providers (Prohibition) Bill, 2025’, scaled its second reading […]
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