LEGISLATURE

The House of Representatives yesterday, vowed to abolish the use of waiver in recruitment exercises in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) of federal government. The Green Chamber noted that the abolishment of waiver became imperative because it breeds nepotism, favouritism and was subject…

A former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the federal government to cushion the hardship people are going through in the country following the removal of fuel subsidy. Lawan made call yesterday during the distribution of rice and millet to the 9,000…

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has accused the Integrated Personal Payroll Information System (IPPIS) of not remitting N26.6 billion of workers contributory funds in 2 years. The Managing Director, Mr Madu Hamman, stated this when he appeared before the House of…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, have assured Nigerian women that the gender equality bill, which suffered rejections in the past, will be revisited and supported by the 10th National Assembly. The presiding officers of the federal…

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation,  Solomon Adeola,  has adopted the three children of his murdered aide, Mr.Adeniyi Oluwatosin Sanni. Sanni was killed on August 5, 2023 after an encounter with security agents at a check point in Ojodu Berger area of Ikeja…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday, said that the House would review the obsolete National Housing Fund Scheme Act of 1992 in line with the current realities in the country. He stated this while declaring open the investigative…

The Executive Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Barr. Victor Muruako, yesterday disclosed that lack of funds has prevented the recruitment of 173 fresh staff into the agency since 2022. Muruako revealed this when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad…

The chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola has alleged that soldiers of the Nigeria Army operating checkpoints around Ikeja axis of Lagos State are responsible for the killing of his senior aide, Mr. Adeniyi Oluwatosin Sanni, in the early…

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has announced the reshuffling of about five standing committees announced last month before the House went on vacation. In a statement he personally signed, the speaker said the reshuffling is to take care of…

House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Job Racketeering said there are allegations against officials of Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) that they were collecting 10 per cent from agencies for recruitment. The chairman of the Committee, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, there were…