Diezani, NNPC’s antics won’t stop jet probe –Tambuwal

The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, has  said that the House will not be distracted in its resolve to probe  the alleged N10bn chartered jets scandal levelled against the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

It also noted that the investigation into the chartered jets was not a “personal quarrel” between Diezani and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group Managing Director, Mr. Andew Yakubu, as the alleged reaction of the corporation portrayed.

Reps want N7m pay hike

Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday launched an agitation for a N7m increase in their quarterly allowances, barely 24 hours after resuming from a two-month recess.Each member of the House currently enjoys  N27m per quarter  as allowances but the lawmakers  want the sum jerked up to N35m, The PUNCH learnt.

Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, reportedly had a  hectic time calming  frayed nerves at an executive session on Wednesday.

N’Assembly buries hope for N5,000 note

ABUJA — The Senate and the House of Representatives joined forces, yesterday, as they resumed from their two-month recess and asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from going ahead with the restructuring of the Naira and the introduction of N5000 note, describing it as illegal and unconstitutional.
This came as the House of Representatives gave President Jonathan 14 days to implement the report of the investigative public hearing on the near collapse of the Capital market, which recommended the removal of Ms Aruma Oteh, as the Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC.
The plan by Mallam Sanusi to restructure the naira, as well as introduce N5,000 note received   condemnations from both chambers of the National Assembly as the lawmakers described the proposal as anti-people.