Tag: House of Representatives
Reps call for activation of CCTV nationwide
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged federal, states and local governments to install and reactivate Close Circuit Television (CCTV)…
Reps order investigation into implementation of Land Swap Policy
The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered for investigation into the implementation of the Land Swap Policy initiated by former…
Tribunal upholds Rep. Okwu’s election in Benue
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Tuesday upheld INEC’s return of Mr…
NASS Largesse: Senators receive N23.4m, Reps N17m each
The 8th National Assembly is yet to pass a bill but has spent N12, 967, 600,000 in two months to…
Fill vacancies in INEC, Reps tell Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari was asked to fill the vacant seats of national commissioners in the Independent National Electoral Commission by…
Reps. summon CBN Governor over ban on foreign currency deposits
The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to explain the…
Ekiti PDP Reps Caucus Backs State Party Chairman
The six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives members from Ekiti State have expressed their confidence in the Chief Idowu Faleye-led…
Buhari should probe Alex Badeh’s speech, says Reps member
Eromosele Ebhomele A member of the House of Representatives, AbdulRaheem Olajide Jimoh, on Sunday called on the Federal Government led…
Reps. to examine Edo State’s $75m credit request from World Bank
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, raised a seven-man ad hoc committee to examine the…
I have always stood firmly by the party, says Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has stated that he has always stood by his party, the All…
APC House of Reps members resolve crises after meeting Buhari
Repr President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja summoned All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives for…
I will not resign, says House of Reps Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, Monday, said he would not resign his position no matter the pressure individuals…
War No More: APC House of Reps legislators end their crisis
The disagreement in the House of Representatives over sharing of position of principal officers, has been resolved, Rep. Pally Iriase…
House of Reps postpones resumption
The House of Representatives on Saturday, postponed its resumption date, which was earlier scheduled for July 21, 2015, tol Tuesday,…
Lawmaker condemns fracas in House of Representatives
Rep. Ajayi Adeyinka (Osun-APC), representing Odo Itin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Friday described the quarrel over…
APC condemns Saraki, Dogara, says it stands on its list
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what transpired in both chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja.…
Restless Reps join Senators on month-long recess
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s House of Representatives has taken a cue from the Senate and also adjourned till 21 July. Speaker…
House of Commotion: Reps fight over election of Principal Officers
The House of Representatives descended into full blown crisis Thursday as rancorous members disrupted its session and engaged themselves over…
Our agenda is to improve living condition of Nigerians – House of Reps
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday said it would implement a legislative agenda aimed at improving…
We don’t earn jumbo pay, Dogara tells Nigerians
The Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Friday, said he was not aware of the jumbo…
Speaker Dogara approves ad hoc welfare committee
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, approved the constitution of an Ad Hoc Committee on…
Dogara appoints ex-Rep member as Chief of Staff
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, appointed a former member of the assembly, Mr…
Reps urge police to investigate death of corps members
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged the Police to investigate injuries and untimely death of some National Youth Service…
Lasun defeats Monguno, emerge Deputy Speaker, House of Reps
Hon Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun representing Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun of Osun state has been elected Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Lasun, a…
National Assembly: APC appease aggrieved members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is reaching out to all its members in the incoming 8th National Assembly who may…
APC lawmakers elect Gbajabiamila as Speaker, House of Reps
House of Representatives members-elect on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have elected Honourable Femi Gbajiabiamila as their…
Reps. pass 14 bills, step down oil and gas Act
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed 14 of the Bills earlier passed by the Senate but stepped down Oil…
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House of Reps passes Petroleum Industry Bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the lingering Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The House, after considering an Ad hoc…
APC holds two-day retreat for House of Reps members-elect
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold a two-day retreat for all its House of Reps Members-elect in Abuja on…
Group canvasses House of Reps Speakership for Dogara
A Bauchi–based Pressure Group, Advocate for Justice and Good Governance on Saturday declared its support for the candidature of Mr…