Reps Seek Urgent Upgrade of ABU, UI, UNN

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government, led by President Bola Tinubu, to take urgent steps toward restoring the lost glory of Nigeria’s first-generation universities, including Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; the University of Ibadan; and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, among others. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by…

Read More

Reps Probe ₦1.06trn NG-CARES Programme

The House of Representatives Committee on the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus has commenced an investigation into the programme amid growing public concerns over its alleged inability to provide meaningful assistance to the vulnerable Nigerians it was intended to support. Addressing newsmen in Abuja at the National Assembly Complex, the Committee’s Chairman, Abubakar…

Read More

Reps Committee Summons NPA over Lease Agreements.

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has summoned the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho and NPA’s contractors over alleged defective Public Private Partnership, PPP, concessions and lease agreements. The Chairman, House Committee on Public Assets, Ademorin Kuye who made this known during an interview with Newsmen, said the arrangements…

Read More