Representatives Archives

Feb

29

2024

Nigerian Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Drug Testing for Secondary School Students

Education, Health, Lifestyle, Metro, News, PoliticsHealth, Healthcare, Metro, National Assembly, Politics, Representatives

The House of Representatives has passed a motion calling for the introduction of mandatory drug testing for secondary school students across Nigeria. Initiated by Moshood Oshun (APC-Lagos), the motion highlights adolescence as a critical period susceptible to various influences, including experimental curiosity and peer pressure. Oshun emphasized the importance of youth in national development and expressed concern over the rising prevalence of substance abuse among them. Citing studies, he noted that one in every four students aged 15 to 19 in Nigeria engages in substance abuse, with codeine-containing syrup and tramadol being the most commonly abused drugs. The motion advocates…

Dec

24

2023

By OHAFIATV

Speaker Abbas begs Nigerians during Christmas to “imitate Christ and pray for your leaders.”

Opinion, PoliticsChristmas, Opinion, Religi, Representatives

As Christians celebrate Christmas this year to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen has asked for prayers and supplication for Nigeria. The Speaker mentioned that Jesus Christ had a lowly beginning before becoming a worldwide and generational phenomenon in his Sunday Christmas greeting to Christians. He declared that Nigerians should aspire to the qualities of Jesus Christ, citing them as love, selflessness, tolerance, harmony-building, sacrifice, and forging harmony among the populace. In the hope of a better future, Abbas also urged Nigerians to consider the state of the nation as they celebrate…

Dec

21

2023

By OHAFIATV

Accelerate the use of Chinese currency, Representatives urge FG

Business, Economy, Metro, PoliticsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Representatives

The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria have been urged by the House of Representatives to expedite the Chinese Yuan's adoption as a substitute trading currency. This call was part of a resolution that was approved on Wednesday in response to a motion made by Jafaru Leko. Recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria and China established a bilateral currency swap arrangement. This was reported by OHAFIATV News. Amidst the naira's struggle against major Western currencies, Leko encouraged the government to embrace the current in the motion. According to him, the currency need to be included in Nigeria's…

Dec

05

2023

By OHAFIATV

It’s time to create the Nigeria we envision: Kalu Calls on Youths

Abia State, Opinion, PoliticsBenjamin Kalu, Representatives

. .urges them to avoid kidnapping, thuggery, and insurgency It's time for Nigerian youth to build the country of their dreams, according to Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who has advised them to make important contributions to the country's advancement. At the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) grants unveiling event in Abuja on Monday with the subject "Catalysing Youth Agency for the Nigeria We Want," Kalu delivered the keynote speech. The Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and LEAP Africa collaborate on the NYFF project, which provides funds to young people for their empowerment.…

Aug

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NASS concessions: SERAP sues Akpabio and Abass

Economy, PoliticsAkpabio, Economy, Representatives, Senate

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, are the targets of a lawsuit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over "the unlawful plan to spend N40 billion on 465 exotic and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials, and N70 billion as "palliatives" for new members." The lawsuit was filed shortly after Akpabio claimed that the National Assembly Clerk had transferred "holiday allowances" to "various senators' bank accounts." Nigeria's 137 million people live in abject poverty. SERAP is requesting an order of mandamus in the case FHC/L/CS/1606/2023, which was…