Tag: House of Representatives
Speaker of House of Reps: Tajudeen Abbas defeats Wase, Jaji by wide margin
Hon. Tajudeen Abbas of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged Speaker of the House of Representatives after a landslide…
Battle for 10th NASS leadership: What Peter Obi told Labour Party members-elect
Ogene said if the Labour Party presidential candidate had given such order, members-elect would have obeyed him,
House of Reps’ Greater Majority to present consensus candidate
The G7 reiterated their commitment to work with the minority caucus to present a common front for the 10th National…
Speaker race: Doguwa, 5 others step down for Abbas, Kalu
It could be recalled that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has earlier endorsed Abbas and Kalu for the office of…
‘It’s my turn to be Speaker of House of Reps,’ insists Idris Wase
Wase said this while declaring his intention to compete for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly on Friday.
Rep Abbas: Why I’m the right choice for Speakership
Rep Abbas said for the fact that the party did what was expected they would do, “I feel very elated…
House of Representatives adjourns plenary to May 16
“This is to inform all members and the general public that the House of Representatives will not resume plenary on…
10th Speaker: “Greater minority” with 183 members plot to upstage APC
Opposition members-elect of the House of Representatives have setup a committee to screen candidates to run for Speaker of the…
Rivers: APC Rep Ephraim Nwuze regains freedom, joins PDP
Nwuzi had dumped the PDP and joined APC about two years ago, pledging loyalty to the immediate past Minister of…
Reps approve Buhari’s new national parks
The 10 new National Parks are Allawa Game Reserve, Niger, Apoi Forest Reserve, Bayelsa, and Edumenum Reserve, Bayelsa, Falgore Game…
Ginger Onwusibe wins Rep seat for Labour Party in Abia
Ginger defeated his main challenger and the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Professor Anthony Agbazuere.
Reps panel makes a demand over Naira redesign
“We will continue to explore available opportunities to make sure that government does only what is right and in the…
Emefiele drops important information on old and new naira notes swapping (Video)
Emefiele appealed to Nigerians to be patient as the exercise was not an easy one at all, saying that at…
New naira notes: Reps summon banks’ CEOs, CBN Governor
The decision to summon Emefiele and bank CEOs followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by…
Reps to probe alleged illegal sale of $2.4bn Nigeria’s crude oil
Whistleblowers are assured of the utmost confidentiality as the investigation is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption drive.
Reps increase, pass 2023 budget
The budget showed an increase of over N1 trillion proposed estimates of the executive.
House of Reps passes 2023 budget, injects humongous amount into bill
Out of the total sum, N967.48 billion is for statutory transfers, N6.55 trillion is for debt service, while N8.32 trillion…
JUST IN: House of reps summons Emefiele over cash withdrawal limit policies
The CBN had on Tuesday limited the maximum cash withdrawal an individual can withdraw from Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to…
Bill to establish institute of entrepreneurship scales 2nd reading
The bill is expected to tackle unemployment in Nigeria as students of the institute would be trained to utilise their…
Reps pass bill to establish Nigeria Peace Corps
The Peace Corps has been in existence since 1998 without legal backing, which led to security agencies clamping down on…
House of Reps reschedules plenary resumption
The House of Representatives has rescheduled its resumption date for plenary from the earlier fixed date to Nov. 14. The…
Reps to reintroduce diaspora voting bill
Shadipe said the bill for the diaspora voting would pass this time because that was the direction the world is…
Reps to probe burning of vessel involved in oil theft
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has resolved to probe circumstances that led to the setting ablaze of an…
Recruitment, promotion racketeering: Reps to probe NSCDC
Reps alleged that the NSCDC has not been observing the principles of Federal Character in its recruitment processes.
Reps to investigate reoccurring national grid collapse
In 2022, the national grid had collapsed seven times more than the three times recorded in 2021, causing national power…
Reps to meet ASUU, stakeholders over lingering strike
The House of Representatives is deeply concerned about the renewed strike, which seems to have defied all efforts made to…
Reps resume plenary at temporary chamber
Due to the ongoing renovation in the old chamber, members are expected to resume plenary at the new improvised chamber…
Petrol subsidy gulps N18.39 billion daily: Finance Minister
She said the projection was made using the information provided by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and the regulator.
Reps to intervene in ASUU strike
According to Rep. Muhammad Wudil, the protesting unions that the national assembly would invite all the stakeholders to see how…
Reps to stop privatization of 5 Niger Delta power holding plants
The House cautioned the director general, BPE to desist from any act to facilitate the sales of the five generation…