Joshua Egbodo

Nigeria

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Reps to probe glitches in JAMB’s 2025 UTME

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

The House of Representatives Wednesday directed an investigation into the reported technical glitches surrounding the outcome of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The House also urged the federal government to establish Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers in all the 774 local government areas across the country to ease access to examination centers by candidates.
Alausa to NASS: Stop creating new institutions, prioritise funding existing ones

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, Thursday, tasked the National Assembly to prioritise funding for the effective performance of already established educational institutions rather than creating new ones. He made the call in a memorandum presented at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education in Abuja.
Zamfara: Rep calls for Tinubu’s urgent intervention on banditry

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

The member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji federal constituency of Zamfara state in the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Jaji, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently wade in to address the raging incidents of banditry in his state.
LP lawmakers counter Abure over purported suspension

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

Three members of the House of Representatives on platform of the Labour Party (LP) have dismissed their purported suspension from the party, describing it as “laughable” and a desperate attempt by a “dethroned emperor” to cling to power. They recalled that Barrister Julius Abure, former LP chairman, who was ousted by a recent Supreme Court judgment, had announced the suspension of the trio of Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, Leader of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Hon.
CNG: Reps demand equitable distribution of conversion centres, probe implementation

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

Nigeria’s House of Representatives Thursday urged the executive arm of the government to equitably establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centres across the country to give all Nigerians a sense of belonging. The House also resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the implementation of the Presidential CNG Initiative, as it mandated its Committee on Gas Resources to ensure compliance. The resolution was sequel to adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon.
Food security: Reps move to enhance rural agric innovation

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

The House of Representatives has moved towards enhancing agricultural innovations in rural areas, as it passed a bill seeking to amend the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Act for second reading. The proposed amendment will expand its mandate through the establishment of specialised training institutions across the federation, to deepen national agricultural productivity capacity and ensure innovation is not confined to a few urban centres.
PDP loses more federal lawmakers to APC

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

The defection spree that has recently characterised the Nigerian polity recently, continued Thursday with the three members of the House of Representatives elected on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform from Katsina state, switching over to the ruling All Progress Congress (APC). With their defection, 27 lawmakers in the current National Assembly have since changed political parties, citing unresolved internal party crisis.
Creative industry has potential to create 2.7m jobs - Abbas

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

Nigeria’s creative industry, if well developed and harnessed has the potential to create about 2.7 million jobs by the end of 2025The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said.
Delta, Edo speakers, 25 others, 6 Reps defect to APC, Oborevwori meets Tinubu

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo |Patrick Ahanor

In what could be described as defection galore, the federal and state lawmakers took turns Tuesday to dump their original political parties which offered them the platforms for election, for others, citing unresolved internal party crisis and parallel leadership as their major reasons. Prominent among the defectors are Speaker Delta State House of Assembly Dennis Guwor leading 21 other members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the All Progressives Congress (APC) fold.
Nigeria leading initiative to provide electricity for 300m Africans by 2030 - Abbas

1 month ago | blueprint.ng | Joshua Egbodo

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has said Nigeria is assuming a continental leadership role in the race to electrify Africa, with a bold target to help provide electricity to 300 million Africans by the year 2030. The Speaker has also praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a $1 billion financing initiative for the Rural Electrification Agency in December 2024.