Views: Visits 9 Pupils of Primary School, Nsukara Offot Uyo, sitting on the floor …say out-of-school children numbering 11 to 13 million By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has said that it was an embarrassment to have school children still sitting on bare floor and learning under trees in Nigeria in 21st century. The Committee also raised an alarm over the increasing number of out-of-school and not-in-school children, placing the number between 11 to 13 million in Nigeria. The Committee’s regrets were conveyed in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and deputy Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere and Usman Zanna respectively and made available to Vanguard in Abuja Wednesday night.
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Views: Visits 12 …says 9th House committed to reviewing 1999 constitution By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives has refuted some media reports that the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila was opposed to the call of southern governors for restructuring. A statement by the spokesman of the House, Hon. Benjamin Kalu on Friday, instead, stated that the 9th House of Representatives was committed to reviewing the 1999 constitution. It will be recalled that the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan had alongside the Speaker granted interview to the State House Correspondents after observing the Eid prayers on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. READ ALSOOluwo lacks proper cultural orientation Elebuibon Recalling the speaker’s exact words, Kalu’s statement emphatically stated that nothing in Gbajabiamila’s words spoke of opposition to the governors resolutions.
Views: Visits 8 …woo their northern counterparts for support …ask those kicking to desist …mull legislative back-ups By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives members from the 17 Southern States have thrown their weight behind the region’s Governors in their quest for restructuring, true federalism and permanent ban on open grazing. It will be recalled that the governors met in Asaba, Delta State capital on Tuesday where they offered a 10-point solutions to the lingering insecurity and other social and economic malaises that had befallen the country. In a statement signed by 22 lawmakers on behalf of their Forum on Wednesday in Abuja, the members warned those opposing the resolutions to desist from doing such.
Views: Visits 8 By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Commerce to investigate the activities of the Free Trade Zones, the Oil and the Gas Free Trade Zones to determine revenue leakages. The Committee is to carry out an analytical overview of the operations of the Nigerian Exporting Processing Free Zone Authority (NEPZA) and Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone Authority (OGFTZA). The decision was reached on the heels of a motion captioned “Investigation into the Operations and Management of the Export Free Zones Authorities in Nigeria”, moved at Wednesday plenary by Hon. Ntufam Eta Mbora. In his motion, Mbora noted that the aims of establishing free trade zones were for the provisions of foreign exchange earnings, job creations, revenue generation, attract direct foreign investment to enhance knowledge, technology transfer, grants, requisite permits and licenses to conduct approved enterprises within the fr