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Saturday, 15 March 2025
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Reps ensure timely launch, implementation of student loan scheme

The Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Student Loans, Honorable Gboyega Isiaka, assured Nigerians on Thursday of the current administration’s commitment to ensuring adequate funding for the Student Loan program, which aims to benefit students in public tertiary institutions nationwide. During a press briefing held in Abuja, Hon. Isiaka revealed that the necessary […]

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Electricity tariff hike deemed inhuman and unjust — Reps minority caucus

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has strongly urged the Federal Government to intervene and urge the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to retract the recent electricity tariff increase nationwide. NERC recently approved a 300% tariff hike for Band A consumers, allowing power distribution companies to raise electricity rates for urban residents from […]

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House of Representatives Rejects Bill Requiring Presidential Candidates to Secure Over 50% Votes

The House of Representatives has voted against a proposed bill that aimed to amend critical sections of the constitution pertaining to presidential and gubernatorial elections. Sponsored by Awaji-inombek Abiante of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the bill sought to make it mandatory for presidential and gubernatorial candidates to secure more than 50 percent of the […]