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...
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JUST IN: Reps decline life pension for Senate President, Others
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....
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Reps urge FG to fund Fire Service, decry fire incidents
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...
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Reps frown on foreign treatment, propose seven-year imprisonment, N500m fine for officials
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...
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Reps to FG— Declare state of emergency on ritual killings
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...
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Shina Peller: Federal Lawmaker wants NSCDC scrapped, presents bill to Reps
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...
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Like Reps, Senate Passes 2022 Budget, Increases It By N1trn
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed the 2022 appropriation bill. President Muhammad Buhari had on the 7th October 2021, presented the budget estimates to the joint session of the National Assembly. The version of...
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Reps pass 2021 Finance Bill for second reading
The House of Representatives has passed the Finance Bill 2021 for second hearing. In what looked like a U-turn, the House considered the bill after its Committee on Finance had earlier on...
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Nigeria: Lawan uncovers salaries of Senators, Reps
Senate President , Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, uncovered the salaries and emoluments of members of the National Assembly. Lawan who revealed the salaries of Federal lawmakers while presenting paper at the First Distinguished Parliamentarians...
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Reps Order Probe Of Federal Government’s Abandoned N97bn Cancer Centre
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the National Cancer Control Plan established by the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, to determine why fewer Nigerians with cancer cannot access treatment...
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