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The House of Representatives Wednesday asked  the Federal Government to ban the production, importation, distribution, and use of styrofoam and single-use plastics throughout Nigeria. The House equally urged the Federal Government to implement a phased approach to the ban by providing sufficient time for businesses and industries to transition to...

Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has affirmed that the current security environment in the country occasioned by its fluidity, has not only made air power indispensable, but unrivalled.  Thus, the NAF said there is a critical need to continually adapt and innovate in the face of rapid technological advancements and creative...

The House of Representatives On Wednesday asked President Bola Tinubu – led administration to investigate telemedicine operations in Nigeria .  The House equally asked the FG to conduct a research on the operations of telemedicine practitioners across the country. Telemedicine is the use of electronic information to communicate technologies to...

Sixty members of the House of Representatives have proposed a bill seeking the transformation to Parliamentary system of government from the current presidential system. The bill which was presented for first reading in the House of Representatives provides that the Prime Minister will be selected from among the members of...

A staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Odoh Ocheme has been declared wanted for forging the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s signature to withdraw the sum of $6.2 million in guise of sponsoring foreign observers for the 2023 presidential election.Ocheme and two other staff of CBN were found culpable...

The recently concluded COP28, held in Dubai from December 1 to 13, brought together global leaders to address critical themes, with a specific focus on climate finance. The conference’s Action Agenda, aligned with COP28 Presidency’s vision, emphasized the urgency of real economy actions for systematic change toward a 1.5-degree, resilient,...

Governor Abdullahi Sule of has sought the support of members of the Nasarawa State Traders and Marketers Association towards mitigating the rising cost of food items. Concerned with the prevailing economic hardships being experienced by the people, Governor Sule met with the traders and marketers association at the Government House...

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has urged the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, to tell President Bola Tinubu about the high level of hunger and starvation in the country. “Although we have several means of communicating to the government on our needs and requests, but your way and...

The House of representatives yesterday  mandated its committees on Special Duties, National Planning and Economic Development and Inter-Governmental Affairs to look into state spending and utilisation of the increased allocation from Federal Account allocation Committee (FAAC) and report back  to the house in four weeks for further legislative action. The...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Abuja to immediately halt the recruitment process in the Court  until there is compliance with the Federal Character principle and quota system. The House also referred the matter to the Committees on FCT Judiciary and...