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    Politics Nigerian Lawmakers Honour Exceptional UNILAG's Graduate, Ayodele Dada

    The House of Representatives on Wednesday honoured 29 year-old Ayodele Dada, who graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 5.0 from the University of Lagos. He received a standing ovation from the House during plenary in honour of his rare academic feat. In an unprecedented...
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    Politics Commonwealth Honours Yakubu Dogara

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has been honoured as Commonwealth Ambassador for leading the legislators to pass 130 bills in a day by the Royal Commonwealth Society Nigeria on Thursday. The Vice President of the association, Mr Abdullahi Faruk, told the News Agency of...
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    Business READ What House of Representatives Said About MTN Fine After Jacob Zuma's Visit

    The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications, Hon. Sajeed Fijabi, on Wednesday insisted that MTN Nigeria should be made to pay the N1.04 trillion fine in full instead of reducing it to N780bn. Speaking in a meeting with the Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu and...
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    Politics Nigerian Agency Presents 2015 Budget To Reps For 2016

    The House of Representatives’ Committee on Capital Market, led by Tajudeen Yusuf, was shocked to discover that the Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) presented same copy of its 2015 budget in 2016. According to TheNation, this discovery put on hold the budget defence session of the...
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    Metro Dogara Pays WAEC, NECO, JAMB Fees for Edo IDPs

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, on Monday offered to pay examination fees for Internally Displaced Persons in a camp at Uhogua village, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State. The Speaker, who praised Governor Adams Oshiomhole for providing educational...
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    Politics Nigeria: House of Reps Uncover 169 Ghost Companies on N1trn Rail Contracts

    The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Rail Contracts, yesterday, uncovered 169 ghost companies that registered as contractors with the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, for projects valued at N1 trillion. According to Vanguard, the ad hoc committee raised the alarm during the...
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    Politics Nigeria: Reps Grill Amaechi Over N1tn Railway Contracts Scam

    The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, appeared before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday and said he had no information on the contracts for the rehabilitation and modernisation of railway in the country. According to PUNCH, the railway contracts...
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    Politics Reps Invite Amaechi, Others Over Alleged N1trn Rail Contract Scam

    The House of Representatives have summoned the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, the Managing Director of NRC Seyi Sjuwade, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Mohammed Bello Haliru and former Minister of Transport, Idris Umar to explain their stewardship and role in an...
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