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Bagos Condemns Killing Of 12 In Fresh Plateau Attack

Bagos Condemns Killing Of 12 In Fresh Plateau Attack

…Calls For Urgent Security Reforms A former federal lawmaker, Hon. Dachung Bagos, has described the gruesome murder of 12 persons by suspected herders in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State as, ‘ Senseless,”…

Reps Call For Stricter Measures To Address Homicide, Femicide

Reps Call For Stricter Measures To Address Homicide, Femicide

The House of Representatives, led by its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, called on relevant federal agencies to enforce stricter measures to address the growing cases of homicide and femicide in Nigeria. Speaking…

Adada First State To Be Created From S’East, Reps Member Assures

Adada First State To Be Created From S’East, Reps Member Assures

The member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly, Hon. Chidi Obetta, has said Adada State will be the first to be created from the South East. Obetta, who made this disclosure…

Why Kenya Is Building More Wealth Than Nigeria – Dogara

Why Kenya Is Building More Wealth Than Nigeria – Dogara

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has lamented Nigeria’s poor development compared to other countries like Kenya. Dogara who spoke at the 50th Anniversary Celebration and Thanksgiving Service of Nakam Memorial…

Budget Padding: Ningi Breaks Silence, Says Senate Wants To Silence Me

Budget Padding: Ningi Breaks Silence, Says Senate Wants To Silence Me

The suspended Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, on Wednesday, claimed that the Senate is attempting to intimidate him or have him arrested for disclosing the purported N3.7 trillion was padded in the 2024 appropriations…

UN Report: Reps Seek FG Act On ’24 Terrorist Cells’ In Katsina

UN Report: Reps Seek FG Act On ’24 Terrorist Cells’ In Katsina

The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to act on the recent United Nations (UN) Special Report on the ongoing security challenges in certain areas of Katsina State, which revealed the existence…

Lawmakers Seek Uniform Exchange Rate To Strengthen Naira

Lawmakers Seek Uniform Exchange Rate To Strengthen Naira

In a bid to further strengthen the Naira, the members of the House of Representatives have revealed their plan to propose a uniform exchange rate across the country to unify both the Central Bank of…

Reps Condemns Politicians Planning Interim Government Ahead Of May 29

Reps Condemns Politicians Planning Interim Government Ahead Of May 29

The House of Representatives has condemned in strong terms the narrative that some politicians are planning to install an interim national government in Nigeria. Recall that the Department of State Service (DSS) recently said it…

Reps halt recapitalisation of insurance sector

Reps halt recapitalisation of insurance sector

The House of Representatives has directed the National Insurance Commission (NIACOM) to suspend the planned December 31, 2020 mandatory deadline for the first phase of 50% – 60% of the minimum paid up share capital…

State of emergency better than summoning Buhari, Says Kalu

State of emergency better than summoning Buhari, Says Kalu

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Benjamin Kalu (APC, Abia) has said declaring a state of emergency on security was more important than inviting President Muhammadu Buhari to…