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The House of Representatives has mandated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to extend the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME),  registration exercise by two weeks. The resolution followed  adoption…

The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Education to collaborate with the Ministry of Health to develop a mandatory drug test for secondary school students in Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a motion “On need to…

The House of Representatives is set to probe the alleged N1.8 trillion tax owed the Federal Government by Multichoice group, the operator of DSTV and GoTV. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Saidu Abdullahi…

The House of Representatives is worried that the N22 billion Sango-Abeokuta expressway reconstruction has been abandoned. Consequently, the members of the House Committee on Works have been mandated to look into the abandonment and…

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives commended the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. To enable the President to deliver on his promises, the House appealed to Nigerians to be patient and pray. On Monday during…

The House of Representatives has decried the growing spate of oil theft in Nigeria, warning that it may ground the economy if it remains unabated. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, in an…

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, dismissed the report of its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) which investigated the importation of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) into Nigeria, leading to disruption of the…

The House of Representatives is worried about the illegal fishing in Nigerian waters for which Chinese and European trawlers have realised about $70 million. This development has prompted a resolve by the lawmakers to investigate…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to immediately put a halt to plans to conduct national census in view of the rising cases of insecurity. Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, gave the…

AMINA HUSSAINI Senators and members of the House of Representatives are now to resume plenary on September 29, 2020. The senators and representatives had earlier been expected to resume legislative activities after the two months…