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Reps dissolve oil, gas probe panel
The House of Representatives has dissolved the ad-hoc Joint Committee on Downstream and Midstream Committee probing activities of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd.(NNPCL), and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority(NMDPRA). Rep. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson of the House of Representatives, stated this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said that the committee would be succeeded by…
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Group backs Agbese on NNPC, NMDPRA probe
The Energy Transparency Initiative (ETI) has refuted claims that Rep. Philip Agbase, the Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, has assumed the role of an advocate for the Dangote Refinery. The allegation was made in a statement by one Mr Ganzallo Gbenga, said to be the convener of ETI, and the programme officer, Mr Chinelo Ochiaga, on July 27.…
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Discontinue probe in cases pending in court, lawyer writes lawmakers
A lawyer, Babs Akinwumi, has urged the House of Representatives to desist from further initiating investigation into cases already pending before the court. Akinwumi made the call in a letter written to the House of Reps in response to an invitation to his client, Oxford International Group Limited. The lower chamber had, through its Committee on Public Petitions, said it…
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Reps joint committee probes Dangote, Lafarge over rising price of cement
The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating arbitrary rise of cement price in the country, has asked major producers in the industry to tender documents on cost production to justify the price of cement in the market. The committee resolved to visit production plants of the companies after going though their books to ascertain the cost of production…
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APC council seeks probe into attack on guber candidate in Edo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for Edo guber election has demanded an investigation into the security failure that led to the attack on its gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo. The council, in a statement on Friday in Benin, by its Director of Publicity, Comrade Orobosa Omo-Ojo, condemned what it described as an assassination attempt on the gubernatorial candidate.…
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Reps probe N1.5bn allegedly diverted by Ministry of women Affairs officials
The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the N1.5billion meant for the payment of contractors, but allegedly diverted by principal officers of ministry of women affairs. The House Committee on Women Affairs commenced the probe in Abuja against the backdrop of petitions by contractors over non-payment of contracts executed. Rep. Kafilat Ogbara, Chairman of the committee, said that…
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Sen Nwoko wants Senate to probe sack of 317 CBN workers
Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta North), has criticised the recent sack of 317 workers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and urged the Senate to investigate the purge. Nwoko told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that the sack was “too hasty”, hence the need to probe the circumstances around it. He alleged that the apex…
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Group wants probe into sale of govt properties in Rivers
The RG23 Movement, a Rivers-based advocacy group, has called for thorough investigation into the sale of government-owned properties in the state. The group’s Convener, Mr Pureh Kalango, told journalists during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Friday that the group was concerned about the transparency surrounding the sale of the properties. He said the call for an inquiry was…
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Reps place NSITF on special probe
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has placed the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF ) on special probe scrutinising its documents from 2018 till date. Rep. James Faleke, the chairman of the committee said this the ongoing probe of revenue leakages in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) in Abuja on Tuesday. Faleke said that the committee snoticed discrepancies…
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Energy & Environment
NNPCL working with NEITI, others to reconcile NEITI’s 2021 report
Abuja, Nov. 7, 2023 (NAN) The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), says it is collaborating with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and other stakeholders to reconcile alleged indebtedness by the company and Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). NNPC Ltd says they are working in the Reconciliation Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu to investigate, review and…
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Africa
Adesina ‘completely exonerated’ by independent review panel
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been exonerated of the 16 charges of much unethical practices brought against him by a group of whistleblowers. The much-awaited report by an Independent Review Panel completely exonerated Adesina of any ethical wrongdoings, a statement from the bank said early on Tuesday. The Independent Review Panel was set…
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‘Probe Yari over missing N47bn’ – PAPS
The acting chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu has been called to call in the former Zamfara State governor Abdulaziz Yari, to answer questions about the whereabouts of N47billion belonging to the state. The call was made by a non-governmental organisation, Patriots for the Advancement Of Peace and Social Justice (PAPS) via a statement on…
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Africa
Ghana probes demolition at Nigeria High Commission
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has initiated investigations into the demolition of a building at the Nigerian High Commission in the capital, Accra. Armed men reportedly stormed the High Commission in the early hours of Saturday and demolished the newly constructed building. The building was intended to serve as residence for staff and visiting diplomats. Ghana’s deputy foreign affairs minister, Charles…
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Nigeria
Go on with NDDC probe, sack Akpabio, Ijaw group tells Buhari
The National Assembly has been advised to go on with the probe of the Nigeri Delta Development Commission and called on President Muhammadu Buahri to sack the Minister for Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio. The call was made by an Ijaw group, Ijaw Interest Advocate (IIA) after the death of the commission’s Acting Director of Finance and Administration Ibanga Bassey Etangand…
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Africa
AfDB: Akinwunmi Adesina and the ‘invisible’ Enemies
It is said that in the game of interest, the only loser is the one who has no one to protect his interest, the one who has no interest. On May 8, 2015, Akinwumi Adesina won the election for the post of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). On September 1,2015, he was sworn in as the 8th…
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You are trying to stone-wall NDDC Forensic Audit, Pondei Accuses Lawmakers
The National Assembly’s committees responsible for overseeing the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been accused of trying to stone-wall the forensic audit ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The accusation was made by the commission’s acting managing director, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt Tuesday. Pondei said that the…
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Probe me, I’ve nothing to hide – FCT Minister dares incoming APC administration
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday dared the incoming All Progressives Congress administration to probe his tenure as he had nothing to hide. He said having being in the saddle for five years, he was armed with documents and records to account for his actions in office. The minister made this position known while…
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