Tag: House of Representatives
House of Representatives summons Lai Mohammed [Updated]
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has been invited by The House of Representatives for briefing on the suspension of…
Lawyer urges Reps to revisit 2017 DSO Probe Report
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian lawyer, Timothy Agbo, has called on the House of Representatives to revisit suspected discrepancies in the…
Reps minority caucus demands probe of plane crash
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has demanded a probe of the plane crash leading to the death…
Reps to investigate failed N2bn safe school intervention programme
The House of Representatives said it would investigate the failure of the N2 billion Safe School Initiative Intervention Programme (SSIIP).
Reps to investigate ticket racketeering in rail stations
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged ticket racketeering by operators of the Abuja and Kaduna railway stations.
Bill to establish Nigerian Maritime security trust fund passes second reading
A bill to establish the Nigerian Maritime Security Trust Fund and other matters related passed second reading on the floor…
Reps to investigate disbursement of COVID-19 intervention fund
The House of Representatives will investigate the disbursement of the COVID-19 intervention fund following complaints by airline operators.
Arms purchase: Reps panel invites CBN governor Emefiele, COAS Attahiru
House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Arms and Ammunition, has summoned the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Ibrahim…
Reps assure armed forces of improved funding
The House of Representatives has pledged support for the armed forces via approval of additional resources, toward achieving success in…
Reps wade in on N42bn USSD dispute
The House of Representatives has urged telecommunication operators to halt the planned withdrawal of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services…
Reps to pass PIB 2021
The House of Representatives said it will pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the end of 2021.
We are broke: House of Reps
The House of Representatives said it is broke and cannot afford to carry out its constitutional mandate effectively.
Reps move to enforce installation of fire alerting system in markets, buildings
Apparently alarmed over the incessant fire outbreaks in markets, private and public buildings across Nigeria, the House of Representatives on…
PDP lifts suspension on seven Reps
The suspension placed on seven House of Representatives members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been lifted.
2 Reps dump APGA, PRP for APC
Two lawmakers at the House of Representatives, Rep. Blessing Onuh (APGA-Benue) and Rep. Yakubu Abdullahi (PRP-Bauchi) have defected to the…
Purported apology to Buhari: House of Reps opens up
Nigeria's House of Representatives on Monday thrashed reports that it apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari for inviting him to address…
APC welcomes defecting lawmakers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) welcomes federal lawmakers of the House of Representatives who recently defected from some opposition political…
Reps disagree on bill seeking age limit for political office holders
By EricJames Ochigbo A Bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution, to put an age limit on aspirants…
Reps ask NCC to extend deadline for NIN update on SIM registration
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) to extend the deadline for the provision of the…
PDP, APGA lose Reps members to APC
Two members from the House of Representatives, Hon. Aliyu Datti Yakwo (PDP, Kano) and Hon. Danjuma Usman (APGA, Taraba) have…
Reps make case for sacked NDE DG
The House of Representatives has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to reconsider his decision on the sacking of Dr Nasiru…
JUST IN: Reps suspend Buhari’s 774,000 jobs scheme
Members of the House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of the Federal Government's Special Works Scheme.
House of Reps did not act in error in inviting Buhari: Spokesman
Benjamin Kalu, spokesperson for the House of Representatives said the House did not act in error by inviting President Buhari.
Breaking: Buhari keeps Reps, Senate waiting
President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to honour the invitation by the House of Representatives to address them on the security…
Falana to Buhari: Honour Reps invitation, don’t embarrass yourself
Nigeria's leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against making a volte-face by not honouring the…
Reps to write British Parliament over libelous statement on Gowon
Nigerian House of Representatives has resolved to write the British Parliament over a libelous statement made by a member of…
Alleged N26.9bn COVID-19 expenditure: Reps clear SDG boss
By Eric James Ochigbo The House of Representatives Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) says it did not query the…
U.S. elects record 106 women Reps — projections
Harrison Arubu No fewer than 106 women will serve in the 117th U.S. House of Representatives beginning on Jan. 3,…
House of Reps to reconvene for youth related bills
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila said members will reconvene to address youth-related bills next week.
#EndSars: House of Rep summons IGP
The Joint House of Representatives Committees on Justice, Human Right and Police Affairs, mandated to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killing…