Tag: house of reps
2 Rep members dump PDP, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday lost a member each, at the House of…
House of Reps member, Adedoyin is dead
A member of the House of Representatives member, representing Irepodun Isin/ Ekiti /Oke Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara State, Ms.…
Commotion in House of Reps over Buhari’s declaration of June 12 Democracy Day
The House of Representatives is in commotion as members disagreed over President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to declare June 12 as…
House of Reps. brands Senate mace seizure, a mockery of democracy
The House of Representatives on Wednesday described the “seizure” of Senate mace by some hoodlums as mockery of the country’s…
Attack on Senate: Governor Fayose blames presidency, reps angry
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described as shamefully embarrassing the invasion of the Nigerian senate during plenary and…
House of Reps to investigate Offa bank robbery
The House of Representatives on Thursday, resolved to investigate the Offa bank robbery which occurred on April 5, that resulted…
House of Reps commends NAHCON for curtailing drug peddling
The House of Representatives has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for curtailing the activities of drug peddlers…
Federal Government urged to withhold funds ear-marked for refineries
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s four refineries on Thursday urged…
Reps divided over President Buhari’s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram
Plenary of House of Representatives on Thursday was rowdy as members disagreed over the propriety of the one billion dollars…
Fuel subsidy: House of Reps summons Kachikwu, others
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to invite the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, to…
Federal Government tasked on extreme poverty eradication
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for effective implementation of programmes aimed at tackling extreme poverty in the country.
Bill to entrench accountability passes second reading
A Bill for an Act to amend Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act to entrench parliamentary accountability and enhance the…
Cut-off marks: Reps to probe JAMB
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to investigate the circumstances surrounding the reduction…
Reps move to seek removal of underage offenders from prisons
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Federal Government to build more remand institutions for underage offenders and remove them…
Reps reject periodic medical tests Bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, rejected a Bill for an Act to make periodic medical tests free and compulsory…