Reps

4 Minutes

National

Reps: Terminating passport contract will cost FG N22bn

Akanji Philip June 6, 2023 0 Comment

The House of Representatives has warned the Federal Government against terminating a contract signed with a private firm, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, for the production of electronic passport booklets. According to the House,...

5 Minutes

National

Reps: FG $22bn loan request rejected by Chinese bank

Akanji Philip March 29, 2023 0 Comment

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, approved the request by the Federal Government to borrow $973,474,971.38 from China Development Bank. This followed the decision by the China-Exim Bank to reject Nigeria’s...

2 Minutes

National

Nigeria Aviation: Reps Provide N6million Aviation Fuel For Airline

VAM News May 10, 2022 0 Comment

On Monday, the house of representatives secured the cooperation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to make provision of Six million. litres of JetA1 (aviation fuel) to aviation marketers selected by the the...

3 Minutes

National

Reps summon minister, accountant general, others over police salary increment

Akanji Philip March 30, 2022 0 Comment

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Police Affairs has invited the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over the non-implementation of the 20...

2 Minutes

Business Economy

CBN asked to Enforce use of Nigerian coins

VAM News March 23, 2022 0 Comment

The house of representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enforce the use of coins as a legal tender. The legislators said the use of coins will tackle price inflation and...

0 Minutes

National

JUST IN: Reps decline life pension for Senate President, Others

VAM News March 1, 2022 0 Comment

Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, rejected a bill for life pension for presiding officers of the National Assembly. A total of 162 members voted for the bill, while 193 voted against....

2 Minutes

National

Reps urge FG to fund Fire Service, decry fire incidents

Akanji Philip February 23, 2022 0 Comment

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to commit more funds to the Federal Fire Service and establish fire service stations in all the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria to meet...

4 Minutes

National

Reps frown on foreign treatment, propose seven-year imprisonment, N500m fine for officials

Akanji Philip February 10, 2022 0 Comment

A bill seeking to prescribe a jail term of seven years and/or a fine of N500m for officials who spend public funds on foreign medical trips narrowly passed second reading at the House of...

0 Minutes

National

Reps to FG— Declare state of emergency on ritual killings

Akanji Philip February 9, 2022 0 Comment

The House of Representatives on Wednesday said a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country should be declared by the Federal Government. This is following a motion sponsored by Deputy...

2 Minutes

National

Shina Peller: Federal Lawmaker wants NSCDC scrapped, presents bill to Reps

VAM News February 2, 2022 0 Comment

The lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has proposed scrapping of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Peller proposed that the Nigeria Police...