News as it breaks
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the ongoing dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), following the union’s declaration of a two-week warning strike on Monday. The decision came after a motion presented by Hon. Sesi Winghan, who represents Badagry Federal…
The political landscape in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency has shifted as Hon. Francis Barthlomew Chima (popularly known as OmoBarca) formally defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and declared his ambition to contest for the House of Representatives seat. The defection ceremony, held on Saturday in Ajeromi-Ifelodun, attracted a large turnout…
Mental health experts have urged the House of Representatives to maintain the ban on sachet and small bottled alcoholic drinks, stressing that studies show that high intake is linked to mental health problems, particularly among young people. The psychiatrists stressed that the availability of sachets and small bottled alcoholic drinks…
The House of Representatives Committee on Small and Medium Enterprises on Friday met with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, on key aspects of implementation of the presidential palliatives grants and loans. The committee’s Chairman, Mansur Soro, who led the team to ascertain the extent…
The House of Representatives is setting up a committee to look into discrepancies in the remittances of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board into the coffers of the Federal Government. The decision to set up the committee followed the non-reconciliation discovered in the books of the examination body and the…
A member representing the Ibadan North Federal constituency in the House of Assembly, Adewale Akinremi, has assured Nigerians of the speedy passage of the 2024 Appropriation Bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu last week. Akinremi described the budget as “well-detailed and realistic” in a statement he signed and made available…
The resolution of the House followed a motion by a member of the Green Chamber, Eze Nwachukwu, on the need to forestall further killings in Ebonyi State.
Mr Tajudeen Abbas scored a total of 353 votes to defeat his two rivals Idris Ahmed Wase and Aminu Sani who scored 3 votes each.
