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Reps pass Tinubu’s state of emergency rule in Rivers

Reps pass Tinubu’s state of emergency rule in Rivers

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed and adopted President Tinubu’s proclamation by voice vote, with 243 members in attendance. Read Also: Tinubu swears in Ibas as Rivers administrator; Fubara, family, others vacate govt house The House also made recommendations to the proclamation. The House recommended that a national committee should be set up to mitigate …

House C’tee on Petroleum Resources explains why PIA must be amended 

Lawmakers clash at House of Reps over state of emergency in Rivers

Two members of the House of Representatives, Marie Ebikake and Blessing Amadi, on Wednesday engaged in a heated argument over the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday. Ebikake and Amadi, who represent Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency of Bayelsa and Port Harcourt Two Federal Constituency of Rivers State respectively, started …

Tax reform bills: Reps adopt 7.5% VAT, reject increase to 15%

Tax reform bills: Reps adopt 7.5% VAT, reject increase to 15%

Abuja — The House of Representatives has retained Value Added Tax, VAT, at 7.5 per cent and rejected a staggered increase to 15 per cent by 2030 as proposed in the Tax Reform Bills being debated at the National Assembly. The House also rejected the proposed reintroduction of inheritance tax under the guise of taxation of …