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Reps Mull Amendment of EyeCare Act, to Push for More Centres in S/East, S/West, North- Depty Speaker
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the national eyecare centre act will be amended to provide for the establishment of more centres across the country.
He also said that more…
Unemployment: Kalu to Sponsor National Apprenticeship Scheme Bill, Support 3000 Youths
Two bills, the National Apprenticeship Scheme bill and another one to allow for more national languages outside English as Nigeria's lingua franca are in the works and may soon debut in the House of Representatives for debate.
The…
Appeal Court Victory: Sen Chukwu Calls for Unity to Move Enugu East Forward
As the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos on Friday put to rest the Enugu East Senatorial District election matter, Senator Kelvin Chizoba Chukwu has enjoined all well meaning citizens of Enugu to join hands with him to move the…
Legislators Must Support Fight Against Gender-based Violence- Depty Speaker, Ben Kalu
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has called on legislators at all levels of government to intensify the crusade against gender-based violence.
He also called for the adoption and…
Be Creative to Perform Optimally – Reps Speaker Abbas Tasks NNPCL
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that for Nigeria to avoid more wasteful years of non-performing puplic assets in the oil sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)…
Run Govt Business Like Your Own, Senate Urges Minister, Public Media Organisations
The Senate has called on the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, and all the heads of government owned media organisations to rise to the occasion and deploy their expertise and resources…
I Support Jonathan’s Call for Scraping Off-cycle Elections- Reps Minority Leader, Kingsley…
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Honourable Kingsley Chinda has said that he supports the call by former President, Goodluck Jonathan that off-cycle elections in Nigeria should be scrapped.
Chinda made this position…
Reps ‘ll Raise Revenue Target for MDAs- Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, on Wednesday inaugurated a Special Ad Hoc Committee on Oil Theft to investigate the growing spate of pipeline vandalisation, illegal petroleum bunkering and…
Speaker Abbas Congratulates Emir of Jama’a on 25th Coronation Anniversary
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated the Emir of Jama'a, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Isa Muhammadu II OFR, CON, on his 25th coronation anniversary.
The Speaker…
Senate Confirms Emeka Agbasi as FERMA MD
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Chukwuemeka Chijioke Agbasi as the substantive Managing Director of Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
The Senate also confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for membership of the…