Tag: House of Representatives
Nigerian Reps target Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated Committees on Steel, Priviatisation and Commercialisation and Justice to investigate the concession of…
Lagos APC will hold a hitch-free state congress – Ajomale
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, said on Thursday 24 April that it was prepared to conduct a…
Declaring our seats vacant could backfire , say Rep defectors
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The 37 members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives who defected from Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP to the All…
House of Reps approves $1bn loan for NNPC
The House of Representatives, has approved the 1.56 billion dollars loan facility proposed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).…
Ogaga Ifowodo Joins House Of Reps Race
Lanre Babalola Renowned writer and commentator, Ogaga Ifowodo has joined the race for the House of Representatives for the Isoko…
APC slams Justice Ademola’s verdict on reps members
Justice Ademola did not order 37 lawmakers to vacate seats, the party says The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said…
People Now Vote For Individuals Not Parties
Chief Joe Edionwele, PDP South-South Zonal Secretary and House of Representatives aspirant in 2015 election, tells JETHRO IBILEKE why he…
Diezani’s N10bn on chartered jet ignites probe
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Public Accounts to investigate the alleged wastage of funds by the…
Tambuwal: No more excuses in routing Boko Haram
Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many…
Editorial: Kerosene Subsidy Racketeering Must Stop
The recent investigative hearing on the supply, subsidy and distribution of kerosene in the country, organised by the House of…
Reps to probe APC allegation on defection bribery
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its committee on ethics to investigate allegation by the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
PDP increases majority in House of Representatives
Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP slim majority in the House of Representatives, increased today with the defection of five…
Rowdy session in House of Reps over leadership change
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The expected change of some presiding officers of the House of Representatives did not happen on Tuesday, but…
Okonjo-Iweala lectures Reps panel on Nigeria’s economy
They asked for comprehensive answers to fifty ‘knotty’ questions on the Nigerian economy. But the members of Nigeria’s House of…
Stop sending your children to Cyprus, Reps tell Nigerian parents
The House of Representatives has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children and wards to Universities and other higher institutions…
Reps member hints at more defections to APC
Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara (APC- Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency) in Bauchi State, said the…
Defiant Oduah says she will not quit
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s embattled aviation minister, Stella Oduah, will not resign and those who claim the House of Representatives…
House of Reps’ 50 Knotty Questions For Okonjo-Iweala
On Thursday, the Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, appeared before the House of Representatives Finance Committee, headed by Dr.Abdulmumin…
Reps want Jonathan review Oduah’s status as minister
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Nigerian House of Representatives has endorsed the report of its House Committee on Aviation, which had…
PDP fumes over defection of members to APC
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is fuming over the defection of 37 members of House of Representatives elected on…
PDP massive losses, APC massive gains
Executive Council members in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa today formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, to team up…
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37 PDP Reps Join APC
Thirty-seven members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the House of Representatives, this morning, defected to the All Progressives…
House of Reps to investigate telecoms operators
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Communications to investigate alleged unwholesome practices by telecommunication operators in Nigeria.…
Tambuwal Urges EFCC To Prosecute Oil Thieves
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest…
APC Hails House Of Reps Speaker’s Stand On Corruption
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, for his patriotism…
Reps To Probe Oil Theft
The House of Representatives is set to probe the incessant theft of Nigeria’s crude oil which has resulted in a…
Nigerian Reps probe NNPC crude oil sale, remittances
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Ad hoc Committee to investigate the volume and sales of crude oil…
Oduah’s BMW cars: Can of worms as Coscharis faces Reps panel
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said that the Federal Ministry of Finance granted a waiver of N10.1 million…
N255m BMW Car Scandal: Reps Shift Hearing To 30 Oct
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Aviation has rescheduled the public hearing on the alleged purchase of two BMW cars…
Oduah Now to Appear Before House Committee on Wednesday
Princess Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation will now appear at House of Representatives’ Committee on Aviation public hearing on…