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CBN Says Accountant-General Mandated PFIPC Accounts, As Probe Deepens

The Central Bank of Nigeria has told a House of Representatives committee that it opened two domiciliary accounts for th…

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PFIPC Probe Widens As CBN, Civil Service Office Distance Themselves

The PFIPC controversy has widened after the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of t…

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Speaker Abbas Denies Rift With Kaduna Governor Uba Sani

Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas has denied rumours of a rift with Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani,…

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Abbas Says State Police Will Not Become Governors’ Private Armies

House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas says the proposed state police amendment includes safeguards to stop gov…

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Reps Withdraw Earlier State Police Vote To Consider Tinubu Bill

The House of Representatives has set aside its earlier state police vote and begun work on President Bola Tinubu’s revis…

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Tinubu Sends State Police Amendment Bill To Reps

President Bola Tinubu has sent a constitutional amendment bill to the House of Representatives seeking legal backing for…

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Reps Ask FG To Summon South African Envoy Over Attacks On Nigerians

The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to summon South Africa’s envoy and press Pretoria ha…

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Reps Seek Crackdown On Ransom Financing And BDC Oversight

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to move against the financial channels used to sustain kid…

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Reps Session Turns Rowdy Over Bid To Summon Tinubu On Budget Implementation

A sitting of the House of Representatives became rowdy on Wednesday after lawmakers disagreed over a move to invite Pres…

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Reps Minority Caucus Pledges Constructive Opposition, Benchmarks Gbajabiamila

The House of Representatives minority caucus has pledged to play a constructive opposition role, benchmarking its approa…