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Electricity

Reps summons IBEDC, BEDC, PHEDC over N100bn debt

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Monday summoned the management of Ibadan, Benin, and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Companies over their failure to remit over N100 billion owed to the Federal Government. During a public hearing in Abuja, the committee gave the three firms a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it, warning that […]

Business

Reps summon bank CEOs over alleged illegal deductions

Chief executives of commercial banks have been ordered to appear in person before a House of Representatives investigative panel over alleged illegal and unexplained deductions from customers’ accounts. The directive was issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the House Ad-hoc Committee probing tax deductions from civil and public servants’ earnings as well as bank charges […]

Business

Reps summons NNPC CEO over 2021 audit queries

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Monday ordered NNPC Limited’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, to submit all relevant documents and appear before the committee on Monday, December 15, 2025, in connection with audit queries issued by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation for the January–December 2021 period. Committee Chairman […]

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Reps to intervene in PENGASSAN–Dangote refinery dispute

The House of Representatives on Tuesday agreed to intervene in the recent dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Dangote Refinery, which has disrupted petroleum product distribution across the country. The decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance jointly sponsored by Alhassan Doguwa from […]

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Reps to probe $35m brass modular refinery project

The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the $35 million modular petroleum refinery project in Brass, Bayelsa State. The decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Hon. Billy Osawaru from Edo State during Wednesday’s plenary. Titled “Motion of Urgent Public Importance on the Need to Investigate the […]

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Aviation

Reps push bill to establish African aviation, aerospace university

A bill to establish the African Aviation and Aerospace University in Abuja has advanced in the House of Representatives. During a public hearing on Wednesday, the House Committee on Aviation Technology engaged stakeholders from across the aviation sector to discuss the proposal. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, represented by Majority Leader Julius Ihonvbere, said the university is […]

Reps proposes bill to ensure timely salary payments
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Reps pledge transparency in naira-for-crude policy

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has affirmed the parliament’s commitment to ensuring transparent and effective implementation of the Federal Government’s naira-for-crude oil policy. The initiative, designed to stabilise the naira, enhance energy security, and boost local value addition in the petroleum sector, also supports the government’s wider economic reforms to curb inflation, […]

Reps proposes bill to ensure timely salary payments
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Reps order Remita to refund N182.77bn TSA funds 

The House of Representatives has instructed Remita (SystemSpecs Ltd) to refund N182.77 billion that was withheld from the Treasury Single Account since 2015. This follows a forensic audit revealing discrepancies, and the directive was issued after the Public Accounts Committee reviewed a report from consulting firm Seyi Katola & Company. In 2024, the House had […]

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Reps push for tax exemption for military personnel

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has proposed exempting military personnel in Nigeria from personal income tax. The Chairman of the committee, Abiodun Faleke, announced this on Thursday during the review of four tax bills submitted by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The proposal acknowledges the critical role of military personnel in national […]

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Reps probe oil firms over ₦9.4trn debt to FG

The Nigerian House of Representatives has launched investigative hearings to address approximately ₦9.4 trillion in outstanding debts owed by oil companies to the Federation Account. These debts encompass unpaid royalties, concession rentals, and gas flare penalties. The Committee on Public Accounts will conduct the hearings from Monday, March 3, to Friday, March 7, 2025, in […]

Reps to recover $9bn gas flaring fines from oil companies
Oil and Gas

Reps to recover $9bn gas flaring fines from oil companies

  The House of Representatives expressed its commitment to retrieving a substantial amount of over $9 billion in gas flaring fines that have been imposed by the Federal Government on both domestic and international companies involved in the Oil and gas sector. The Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Ahmed Munir, tasked with investigating gas flaring, […]