It was a free-for-all on Tuesday as members of the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development clashed with the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, over corruption allegations levelled against the latter’s ministry. The House Committee chaired by Kafilat Ogbara is investigating an alleged diversion of N1.5 billion earmarked for the payment…
The House of Representatives is set to probe the alleged N1.8 trillion tax owed to the Federal Government by Multichoice Group, the operator of DSTV and GoTV. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Saidu Abdullahi(APC-Niger) at a plenary in Abuja on Wednesday. Moving the motion, he said that Multichoice, a prominent…
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a N17.126trn budget for the 2022 fiscal year, raising the figure by N800 billion. The passage of the budget followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Appropriations on the 2022 Appropriations bill. The House of Representatives passed the budget on Tuesday. President Muhammadu…
House of Representatives has passed a resolution to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief the house on the true state of the security situation in the country. The decision to summon President Buhari was taken at Tuesday’s plenary when the House considered a motion moved by members from Borno State on the recent massacre of…
