Tag: House of Representatives
Confusion as 2 PDP lawmakers defect to APC
There was confusion in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as two members, elected on the platform of the Peoples…
House of Reps withdraws controversial Water Resource bill
The House of Representatives at its plenary on Tuesday withdrew the Water Resources Control Bill which it passed two months…
House of Reps tackles Akpabio again, accuses him of playing games
The House of Representatives urged Nigerians not to relent in asking from Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio and the Interim…
U.S. $2.2trillion bill goes to Trump for signature
Only President Donald Trump's signature remains to activate a $2.2 trillion aid package to help American individuals and companies cope…
Reps. seek solution to out-of-school children
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has urged members to attend Thursday’s plenary dedicated to seeking solutions to…
Reps to debate Almajiri system reforms
A House of Representatives Member, Dr Balarabe Kakale (PDP-Sokoto), says the House has set March 12 to debate on the…
House of Reps. calls for more investment in local drug production
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to invest more in the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and…
Reps probe $1bn FG spent to tackle Boko Haram, insecurity
The House of Representatives has started an investigation into how the Federal Government spent the $1bn special security fund approved…
Reps PDP caucus supports review of presidential, guber judgements
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives caucus has supported calls by the party's hierarchy for the review of…
Reps. want Anambra River dredged
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministries of Water Resources, Transportation and Works and Housing and the National…
Honourable or Horrible members? Nigerian lawmakers asked to make choice
A Kenyan professor of law, Patrick Lumumba, has called on Nigerian lawmakers to make a choice between being honourable or…
Bayelsa: Reps PDP caucus demands Oshiomhole’s immediate prosecution
The House of Representatives Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus has hailed the emergence of Senator Diri Douye as governor of…
Outrage as lawmakers reject made-in-Nigeria SUVs
Nigerians have taken to social media to criticise the members of House of Representatives over their refusal to endorse made-in…
Rowdiness, as Reps shoot down motion to evacuate Nigerians from Wuhan
There was rowdiness at the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers shot down a motion for the evacuation of…
Super Eagles must qualify for the world cup – House of Reps tasks NFF
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure that the Super Eagles of Nigeria qualify…
Go, go! Nigerian Reps ask service chiefs to quit
The House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously asked all the military service chiefs in the country to immediately resign or…
Ogun House of Reps re-run election to hold Jan. 25
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will on Jan. 25 conduct House of Representatives re-run election in three…
House of Reps set to stop ex-INEC officials from contesting elections
The House of Representatives is currently deliberating a bill to restrict former high-ranking officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Atiku to Reps: Rejection of 6-year tenure missed opportunity
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has expressed displeasure with the speed with which the six-year single term proposal…
Abuja-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan highways: Reps query Julius Berger
The House of Representatives has queried the construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, over the slow pace of work on…
NASS will help Nigeria become Africa’s military power house
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, says the 9th National Assembly will work towards turning Nigeria into a military…
PENCOM: Reps Committee demands explanation on IGR spending
The House of Representatives Committee on Pensions has frowned at the Nigeria Pension Commission (PENCOM) for spending it’s Internally Generated…
House of Reps decries poor budgetary allocation for education
The House of Representatives has said that the 20 percent budgetary allocation for education in the 2020 appropriation was poor.
Let’s rather do away with House of Reps, it’s an unnecessary burden
The flatulent size of the National Assembly accents the orthodoxies and paradoxes of Nigeria. Nigeria’s lawmakers are some of the…
Budget: House of Reps suspends plenary
The House of Representatives to suspend plenary sessions from Thursday, Oct. 10 until Nov. 30 to enable its committees to…
Reps direct NHIS to pay debts to healthcare providers
The House of Representatives has urged the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to direct all Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) to…
House of Reps recommends Air Peace boss Onyema for national award
The House of Representatives on Wednesday recommended the Chairman of Air Peace Airline, Chief Allen Onyema for National Award for…
APGA Rep member Ossy Prestige floors APC, PDP challengers
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Monday upheld the election of Mr Ossy Prestige…
House of Reps announces leadership of 102 standing committees
Nigeria's House of Representatives has announced the leadership of 102 standing committees for the House.
Edo Speaker Ekiye rejects Reps move to shut Assembly
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has rejected the move by the House of Representatives…