Balarabe Alkassim

The push for a legal framework requiring politicians seeking elective or appointive office to undergo drug testing is gaining momentum across Nigeria.

The House of Representatives has renamed its Committee on Niger Delta to House Committee on Regional Development. Speaker Abbas Tajuddeen announced the change as approved by the leadership of the House on Wednesday. The Committee on Niger Delta is chaired by Rep. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, the daughter of former Governor of…

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management to carry out a comprehensive audit and oversight of all loans obtained by the federal and state governments since the inception of the current democratic dispensation which stood at N121.67 trillion. The committee is to report…

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the federal government to review the daily feeding allowance of each of the Nigerian Correctional Service inmates from the current N1,125 to N4,000 in view of the current market realities. This is as the house also urged the Federal Ministry of Finance and…

The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), NASENI Solar Energy Ltd, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Country Representative European Union and other stakeholders to appear over the $2 billion renewable energy grants and investments…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, over the conferment of an honourary doctorate degree from the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…

The House of Representatives has commenced a two-week recess and will resume plenary November 19. This was disclosed by the House's Spokesperson, Akin Rotimi Jr, in a statement on Monday. According to him, the recess is designed to allow members undertake critical oversight of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of…

The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NICOCSO) protested at the National Assembly on Friday over the impasse between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery and other challenges in the Nigerian oil sector. The coalition said that the impasse affects the daily lives of Nigerians. FG…

The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has donated N5.5 million to Borno State to assist in the recovery of Borno Radio and Television (BRTV) after the flood that devastated the State capital, Maiduguri, leading to loss of lives and properties. The Chairman, BON who is also the Director General (DG)…

The Senator representing Kano South, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila has advised Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, not to please a former governor of the state, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at the expense of the masses.