Tag: House of Reps

Reps to commence 2024 budget defence immediately – Spokesperson

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The Spokesperson , Federal House of Representatives,, Hon. Akin Rotimi (Jnr) has revealed that the green chamber was working assiduously to expedite legislative actions in passing the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The Spokesperson said, the move was in line with the mandate given by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the January-December budget cycle system.   On Wednesday, President Tinubu presented N27 trillion as the proposed budget for 2024, before a joint session of the senate and House of Representatives.   Tinubu asked the lawmakers to expedite the consideration of the…

2024 budget must address needs of long-suffering Nigerians – Speaker Abbas urges … gets standing ovation from President Tinubu, Reps

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has stated that the 2024 Appropriation Bill “should not be seen as a mere financial document but a reflection of our collective resolve to address the most critical needs of our long-suffering citizens.” The Speaker made this known in his vote of thanks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu laid the 2024 budget estimates before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. President Tinubu presented a proposal of N27.5trillion, and tagged the Appropriation Bill as ‘Budget…

Reps to launch ‘NASS Eyes’ for effective oversight on MDAs -Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has revealed that the National Assembly will soon launch an application known as ‘NASS Eyes’ to monitor budget transparency and implementation by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government.   The monitoring will also include, adherence to the principle of federal character by the affected MDAs.   Kalu who dropped the hints during a courtesy call on him by the management team of AFRILABS, a high-tech company, over the weekend, said that the mechanism is driven by…

Reps ask FG to ban educational materials on LGBT in schools

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The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to prohibit the production, importation, and usage of educational materials promoting Lesbianism, Bisexuality, and Transgender (LGBT). This resolution followed a motion by Sulaiman Gumi ( PDP-Zamfara) during plenary in Abuja on Thursday. Hon.Gumi stressed the importance of banning inappropriate educational materials nationwide in nursery and pre-primary schools. He said the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has a crucial role in ensuring quality assurance in national-level book development and local authorship. He also pointed out the influx of foreign educational…

Dickson Akoh hails Reps over passage of Peace Corps Bill for third time

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National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Professor Dickson Akoh, has commended the House of Representatives for passing the Peace Corps establishment Bill.   The lower chamber of the National Assembly, had, during the plenary on Thursday, passed a Bill for an Act to establish Nigerian Peace Corps.   Thursday’s passage of the Bill was the third attempt at pushing the establishment Bill to becoming law.   Recall that both chambers of the National Assembly had passed the Bill in the 8th and 9th sessions, but President Muhammad Buhari was…

Reps call for reintroduction of price control board

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The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Government to consider reintroduction of price control board in the country to ensure that goods are sold at government’s approved prices to stabilise the general price of commodities. This followed the adoption of a motion on matter of urgent public importance by Rep. Hussaini Jallo (PDP-Kaduna) at plenary in Abuja Thursday. The motion was titled, ‘’Need to enforce the price control act to regulate and monitor price of essential goods and services in the country.’’ Presenting the motion, Mr Jallo said the…

Reps screens NDDC Board, Management nominees

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The House of Representatives has screened the presidential nominees to the Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The nominees appeared before the House ad-hoc committee mandated to conduct the screening on Thursday. In her remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu charged the nominees upon their anticipated confirmation, to justify the confidence reposed in them by President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying, “Now, more than ever before, the NDDC needs visionary leaders with integrity to drive the discharge of the commission’s…

Reps ‘II revisit rejected women bills -Deputy Speaker, Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has given a ray of hope on the 5 rejected gender bills, assured that the 10th House would revisit them including those not accorded presidential assent Kalu gave the assurance on Tuesday when the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), the NCAA, GECORN, Womanifesto and other Gender Bills Response Cluster members (GBRC) paid him a courtesy call in his office at the National Assembly, Abuja. The Deputy Speaker who highlighted the appropriate sections in the constitution where…

FARMERS/HERDERS CLASHES -House of Reps seeks corporation with relevant stakeholders

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The House of Representatives has resolved to end the incessant farmers/herders’ clashes in the country; using a multi-faced approach to achieve a lasting peace. Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu stated this at a meeting between the Chairmen and members of the Ad-Hoc committee to interface with relevant stakeholders in Abuja. Nigeria is home to many violent conflicts, one of which is the farmers-herders conflict that has posed severe security challenges in the country. The meeting between the House and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal…

Reps Grills NFF President, Secretary General, over delay in payment of Super FALCONS entitlements

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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Dispute between the Super Falcons and Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday grilled the management of NFF over the dispute. During the investigative hearing on Thursday, Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Blessing Onuh expressed concern over the delay in payment of allowances and other entitlements of the Super Falcons. The committee also expressed dismay over the accumulated allowances of local coaches over time. According to the probe panel, while NFF is owning local coaches allowances, their foreign counterparts were fully paid. The President of…