Senate Advances Bill to Empower Medical College to Award PhDs
By Anayo Akwitti A bill seeking to grant the National Postgraduate Medical College powers to award Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in clinical medicine, dentistry, and related fields has passed second reading in the Senate. The upper chamber, also, amended the Act establishing the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) to ensure the agency enjoys institutional independence, […]
Tinubu Seeks House Approval for N269.45bn Promissory Notes
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a ₦269.45 billion promissory note programme to settle verified outstanding liabilities owed by the Federal Government. In a request transmitted to the legislature on Tuesday and read by the Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, the President sought approval for the establishment and expansion of […]
Reps Urge FG to Increase Funding for Public Tertiary Institutions
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to increase funding for public tertiary institutions to reduce their reliance on student fees and other charges. The lawmakers also called on the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to engage institutional managers on suspending fee increases and reviewing […]
Reps Dismiss Money Laundering Petition Against NNPCL Executive
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on Monday dismissed a petition alleging money laundering and conflict of interest against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Executive Vice President, Downstream, Dr. Mumuni Dangazau, citing insufficient evidence. The committee’s chairman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, disclosed this on Monday, following an investigation […]
Senate Probes Tansian University Over Alleged Administrative Abuses
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Senate has ordered an investigation into the operations and management of Tansian University in Umunya, Anambra State, over alleged administrative excesses and concerns about compliance with National Universities Commission (NUC) regulations. The directive followed a motion raised by Senator Victor Umeh, who questioned the university’s alleged disregard for regulatory procedures, particularly […]
Poor Network: Reps Threaten Arrest of MTN, Airtel, Glo CEOs
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has threatened to seek the arrest of chief executives of major telecommunications companies who fail to appear before its ad hoc committee investigating persistent poor network services in Nigeria. The committee gave the CEOs of MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom (Glo), Mafab Communications Ltd. and other telecommunications service […]
Abbas Warns Against Weakening HIV, TB, Malaria Programmes
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has cautioned against weakening specialised HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programmes as lawmakers consider a bill to expand the mandate of the National Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS (NACA). Abbas gave the warning on Wednesday at a public hearing organised by the […]
Senate Rejects NMDPRA’s Petrol Import Records, Summons Agency Heads
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has rejected the petroleum importation records presented by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for 2022 and 2023 over wide discrepancies with figures supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The committee consequently resolved to summon the heads of NMDPRA, NNPCL […]
Akpabio Seeks Stronger Nigeria-UK Parliamentary Ties
By Anayo Akwitti President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called for stronger parliamentary relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, with emphasis on legislative cooperation, knowledge-sharing and exchange programmes. Akpabio made the call on Wednesday in Abuja when the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Peter Vowles, paid him a courtesy visit at his office. […]
Senate Demands Ebola Screening, Quarantine Act Repeal
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate has called on the Federal Government to strengthen health screening at Nigeria’s international airports and borders to prevent the possible spread of Ebola Virus Disease into the country. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved on Wednesday by Senator Francis Faduyile, representing Ondo South, who called for […]