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80,000 Nigerians abroad held as sex slaves, labourers – Reps

80,000 Nigerians Abroad Held As Sex Slaves, Labourers – Reps

July 24, 2020 4:27 am
The House of Representatives says 80,000 Nigerians are currently held as sex slaves and in forced labour across the world.

During plenary on Thursday, Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora, Tolu Akande-Sadipe, said majority were in Lebanon, Mali and across the Middle East.

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She condemned the complacency of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Employment.

Sadipe alerted that the Foreign Affairs Ministry, under the guise of diplomacy, was working to release alleged Lebanese trafficker, Wafic Mohammed Hamza.

Hamza was apprehended by National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking

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House of Reps panel investigates seized assets by anti-graft agencies

House Of Reps Panel Investigates Seized Assets By Anti-Graft Agencies

July 21, 2020 5:06 am

A House of Representatives panel has commenced investigation into the recovered assets by various anti-graft agencies in Nigeria.

The ad-hoc panel, chaired by Adeogun Adejoroh (APC, Ondo), is to Identify the location and custodian of the recovered assets.

Also, the panel is to take an inventory of recovered assets both in cash and materials and determine the status of the recovered materials.

The investigation by the panel is coming weeks after the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was accused of failing to give a proper account of 332 out of the 836 …

Ekiti Reps Seek Stiffer Penalties For Rapists

Ekiti Reps Seek Stiffer Penalties For Rapists

June 19, 2020 1:21 pm
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Wumi Olubunmi Ogunlola has advocated for stiffer penalties against perpetrators of sexual assault and other related offences in the country.

Ogunlola who represents Ekiti West Federal Constituency II condemned the incessant cases of rape and brutality against the girl-child, calling on relevant authorities to apply the full weight of the law on perpetrators of rape and other gender-based violence.

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The federal lawmaker, in a chat with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said the upsurge in the incidences of rape in

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Reps Okay Buhari’s $22.7 Billion Loan, As Southeast Laments

Reps Okay Buhari’s $22.7 Billion Loan, As Southeast Laments

June 3, 2020 10:09 am

The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $22.7billion from external sources.

The House Committee on Supply approved the loan request following the consideration of the report by the House Committee on loans and debt management.

It would be recalled that the report was slated for consideration earlier in February, however, the Southeast protested the composition of the projects, alleging exclusion of the Southeast.

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The Speaker in a statement in March said the consideration of the report, which had been passed by the

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Buhari To Borrow Another $5.5bn To Finance Appropriation Act

Buhari To Borrow Another $5.5bn To Finance Appropriation Act

May 28, 2020 12:41 pm

The House of Representatives is currently considering an amendment to the 2020 appropriations act following a request by the President, Muhammadu Buhari.

In a letter read by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday during plenary, the President requested the approval of the House of Representatives to borrow a sum of $5.5billion from external sources to implement the budget.

The 2020 budget has been affected by the COVID19 outbreak and the decline in the price of oil.

The loan facilities will be from the International Monetary Fund (IMF); $3.4 billion, World Bank; $1.5billion, African Development Bank (AfDB) $500million and Islamic Development …

Reps Ask Health Minister To Provide Chinese Team

Reps Ask Health Minister To Provide Chinese Team

May 20, 2020 12:17 pm

The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire to provide the House with the details of the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team in Nigeria.

The lower chamber resolved that the Minister should give a detailed status of the supposed Chinese medical team to the Speaker as agreed during their meetings on April 7, 2020

The House also mandated its committees on Interior, Health Care Services, National Intelligence and Foreign Affairs to investigate the Chinese team, their whereabouts and who they really are.

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This decision

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House Of Reps Takes Decision On Sack Of Over 300 Oil Workers

House Of Reps Takes Decision On Sack Of Over 300 Oil Workers

May 20, 2020 5:30 am

The House of Representatives has said that the over 300 disengaged casual staff of the Warri Refining And Petro-Chemical Company, WRPC should be reinstated without further delay.

The House made the call at plenary on Tuesday, after a member, Hon. Thomas Eveyitomi moved the motion that the sack of the workers should be looked into.

Eveyitomi wondered why the company should sack the workers in spite of the Federal Government’s directives that no government agency or private establishment should do so at a time when the world is battling a pandemic.

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Reps Slam Use Of Foreign Airlines In Evacuating Nigerians

Reps Slam Use Of Foreign Airlines In Evacuating Nigerians

May 13, 2020 10:33 am
The House of Representatives has called for investigations into the use of foreign airlines for the evacuation of Nigerians from the USA, UAE and the UK.

The House mandated its Committee on Aviation to investigate the use of foreign airlines instead of local airlines.

The decision followed a motion by Mohammed Bello and 8 others on Tuesday.

The motion expressed regret at the actions of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Federal Ministry of Aviation and the Presidential Task Force on COVID–19,

It argued that the action is against the constitution of the federal

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Deportation Of Almajiri Children Illegal – Reps

Deportation Of Almajiri Children Illegal – Reps

May 13, 2020 7:31 am
The House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and end the interstate movement of Almajiri immediately.

Some governors, mostly the Northern ones have been in the business repatriation of the almajiri children to their states of origin.

Also, vehicles conveying almajiri children have been intercepted in various states lately.

This formed part of the resolutions of the members of the House of Representatives during Tuesday’s plenary

The call followed a motion sponsored by a member of the House, Aishatu Dukku.

Dukku pointed out that the repatriation of almajiri children from one state to another goes against the

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$10m Bill Gates Bribe - Reps Resolve To Seek Legal Action

$10m Bill Gates Bribe: Reps Resolve To Seek Legal Action

May 5, 2020 12:22 pm

The House of Representatives has resolved to seek legal redress on the allegation of $10million bribe from Bill Gates to members of the House to pass the Infectious Disease bill.

On Monday, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) alleged that the Founder of Microsoft paid the members of the House to give the bill an expedited passage.

“This intelligence is coupled with the information of the alleged receipt, from sources outside the country but very interested in the Bill, of the sum of $10 million by the sponsors and promoters of the Bill to distribute among lawmakers to ensure

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Tit For Tat - Nigerian Reps Seek Deportation Of Chinese

Tit For Tat: Nigerian Reps Seek Deportation Of Chinese

April 28, 2020 2:10 pm
The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to declare the alleged maltreatment of Nigerians in China as Xenophobic attack with racial undertone.

The green chamber also resolved to ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies to, as a matter of urgency, ensure that all Nigerians who wish to return home, including Nigerians that only visited for business, Nigerians with any form of travel document and identification, Nigerians with passports but expired visas, and Nigerians with passports and valid visas who have been ejected by house owners, Nigerians who have tested negative to COVID-19, are

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