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Following public outcry over the N5.095 billion budgetary allotment for a presidential boat found in the 2023 supplemental budget, the House of Representatives moved to remove the yacht spending. Abubakar Bichi, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, made this announcement and said that the budgeted allotment for student loans has been raised from N5…
In response to concerns over the declining value of the Nigerian Naira against foreign currencies, particularly the United States Dollar, the House of Representatives in Nigeria has taken action. The House has initiated an investigation into the use of foreign currencies as legal tender for domestic transactions within the country. The move comes as the…
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on International Boundary Dispute has ordered the immediate halt of the demarcation exercise that would cede Sina Area in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State to the Republic of Cameroon. The committee, led by Hon Beni Lar, made the ruling during a hearing on boundary hotspots along…
The House of Representatives has vowed to abolish waivers in recruitment exercises in Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of the Federal Government. The lawmakers described the waiver as an abuse of recruitment processes with alleged nepotism and favouritism taking the centre stage. Yusuf Gagdi, Chairman, Ad hoc Committee on Job Racketeering and Mismanagement of IPPIS,…