The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to restore Biology as a core and compulsory subject in the senior secondary school curriculum, warning that its removal could undermine students’ scientific knowledge. The House also called on the Federal Ministry of Education to introduce Spanish, German, Chinese and …
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The House of Representatives has moved to compel Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of various telecommunication companies to appear before it over persistent complaints about poor network services after the operators failed to honour an earlier invitation. The lawmakers took the decision on Wednesday after rejecting the Chairman of the Association …
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The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, over N75 billion reportedly borrowed from the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC. The two officials are expected to appear before the House Public Accounts Committee on Thursday, October 22, …
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The House of Representatives has opened an investigation into the prolonged exclusion of more than 5,000 law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria from admission into the Nigerian Law School for professional training and Bar examinations. The investigation followed a petition by the affected graduates, who said they …
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed grief over the death of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairm and and former Governor of the defunct Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Muhammad Tukur. Tukur, who died on Saturday, was three days short of his 91st birthday. In a condolence …
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has dissolved all ad hoc committees constituted by the 10th House, effectively bringing their ongoing assignments to an end. Newsextra24 reports that among the affected panels is the committee chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, which was investigating controversies surrounding the inclusion of the …
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Barring any last-minute changes, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odimegwu-Ojukwu; the corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the permanent secretary of the State House are expected to appear before the House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee investigating the inclusion of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential …
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A former member of the House of Representatives, Babatunde Oduyoye has resigned from the Oyo State Advisory Council. Oduyoye, who represented Ibadan North West and South West on the platform of the defunct Alliance for Democracy made disclosed his decision in a statement, on Monday. Newsextra24 reports that Makinde established the …
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The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) is expected to question the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, today as lawmakers intensify their probe into the operations and funding of the disputed agency. The committee, chaired by the lawmaker representing Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin …
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The House of Representatives Committee investigating the operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before it on Wednesday. The directive was issued on Monday during the resumed investigative hearing at …
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