Reps Seek Ecological Fund To Rescue Bayelsa Industrial Park
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to deploy the Ecological Fund to address the shoreline erosion threatening the Eraskorp Industrial Park in Gbarain, Bayelsa State. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved on Tuesday by Rep. Oforji Oboku, who warned that continued […]
Reps Summon NSA Over PFIPC Authenticity Warning
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA) to explain the action it took after confirming in 2025 that the alleged Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, was unknown to the Federal Government. The summons came during Tuesday’s sitting of the House Ad-hoc Committee […]
Reps Widen PFIPC Probe, Summon SGF, Ministers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention/Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has widened its probe, summoning the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), key ministers, heads of government agencies and the Inspector-General of Police to appear before it on Thursday. Committee Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, issued the summons […]
CBN Tells Reps PFIPC Accounts Had Zero Balance
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday told the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention/Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) that two domiciliary accounts opened for the council in 2025 were never activated, funded or used for any financial transaction. The disclosure was made by the CBN’s Director of […]
HOS directs Reps to SGF in PFIPC probe
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Didi Walson-Jack, has told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) that critical questions surrounding the council’s establishment, supervision and operations should be directed to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of […]
Agbese Urges Tinubu to Honour Security Chiefs with GCON
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has urged President Bola Tinubu to confer the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Nigeria’s top military leaders, citing recent security successes in Oyo and Borno states. Agbese made the call on Sunday in Abuja during *The State […]
State Police Bill tops Tinubu’s reform agenda – Kalu
By Oluwakemi Kindness Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has described the proposed State Police Bill as one of President Bola Tinubu’s signature constitutional reform initiatives, saying the President has consistently championed a multi-layered policing system. Kalu made the remark on Monday during a meeting of the House Committee on Constitution Review […]
Reps Probe PFIPC Inclusion in 2026 Budget
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives is set to inaugurate an ad hoc committee on Monday to investigate the controversial inclusion of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act. This comes as fresh concerns emerge over the exclusion of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, from the […]
Reps Urge Youths to Shape Nigeria’s 2027 Elections
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has called on Nigerian youths to take centre stage in shaping the country’s democratic future by actively participating in the 2027 general elections, describing them as the most influential force in determining the credibility and outcome of the polls. The appeal was made on Thursday at the Youth […]
Abbas Pledges Repeal of Obsolete Laws to Boost Business
By Oluwakemi Kindness Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has pledged that the National Assembly will repeal obsolete laws that hinder businesses, as part of renewed efforts to improve Nigeria’s investment climate and drive economic growth. Speaking on Thursday at the Legislative Business Breakfast Meeting held at the National Assembly during the 2026 […]