LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has vowed to investigate the alleged diversion of imported finished goods to FreeTrade Zones (FTZs) from other ports by unscrupulous Customs Licence Clearing and Forwarding agents in connivance with bad eggs in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other agencies. Chairman of the […]
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has reminded the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd.), that he does not have the constitutional mandate or power to make laws for the running of the oil-rich state. The House stated this against the backdrop of the administrator’s plan to come up with […]
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to transfer control of natural resources, including oil fields, minerals, and natural gas, from the federal government to states has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation aims to restructure Nigeria’s resource governance framework, granting states greater autonomy over the […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has asked the MinisCommunications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to suspend the approval granted to telecommunications companies (telcos) for a 50% tariff increase. The resolution was passed during plenary on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oboku Oforji, a Peoples Democratic Party […]
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has declared that the 31 applications for new state creation in Nigeria are invalid because they do not meet the constitutional requirements. Kalu made this known during an interview with TVC News, where he explained that none of the proposals had fulfilled the […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives George Ibezimako Ozodinobi (LP, Anambra) has berated his colleagues for leaving the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Four members of the LP – Chinedu Okere (Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West Constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura Federal Constituency of Kaduna), Akiba Bassey (Calabar […]
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four members of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Chinedu Okere (Owerri municipal/owerri north/Owerri west constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura federal constituency of Kaduna), Akiba Bassey (Calabar municipal/Odukpani constituency), and Esosa Iyawe (Oredo federal constituency of Edo). Speaker […]
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and Local Government Areas chairmen. Sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, along with […]
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives at the plenary on May 22nd introduced and passed through first reading a Bill which seeks to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to create a new state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria known as Orlu State. The […]
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to suspend forthwith the implementation of the new electricity tariff nationwide. Recall that NERC recently mandated electricity distribution companies to charge Band A consumers increased tariffs in a move aimed at ensuring a stable power supply for those who can […]
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