Tag: The House of Representatives
Reps summon Health Minister, NAFDAC on plastic packaging of beverages
The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to appear before it to explain…
Reps threaten firms over alleged forgery of tax certificate
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday threatened to handover some companies involved in the procurement of pre-shipment inspection contracts, who…
Reps propose 6 months jail term for shunting
A Bill proposing six months imprisonment for persons who shunt or distort queues in public places on Thursday scaled second…
Reps summon Finance Minister, AGF over N17bn pre-shipment inspection payment
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, over alleged…
Missing Petrol: Reps investigate AZ Petroleum Company
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Review of Pump Price of Petroleum on Tuesdayuncovered 40000 metric tons of Premium…
Reps condemn assassination attack on Dino Melaye
The House of Representatives on Thursday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to prosecute the persons behind the…
Reps reject bill to empower National Assembly to sack governors, deputies
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a bill seeking to empower the National Assembly to be able to remove…
Reps committee invites Emefiele, Kachikwu over alleged forex diversion
The House of Representatives has invited the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, and the Minister…
Reps to probe activities of telecoms companies
The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to set up an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the operational activities of…
Reps Want More Kerosene To Reduce Price
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other relevant agencies to urgently regularise the…
Bill to establish EFCC court passes second reading
A Bill for an Act to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act on Wednesday, passed second reading in…
Reps Condemn High Law School Fees
The House of Representatives, on Thursday expressed worry over the high cost of fees being collected from students by the…
Reps to pass 2017 appropriation bill Thursday
The House of Representatives is expected to pass the 2017 Appropriation bill through second reading on Thursday. It is expected…
Jibrin denies fleeing from UK as House alleges
The former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has denied fleeing the United Kingdom (UK) to…
House of Reps receives Dame Jonathan’s petition against EFCC
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, received a petition from the former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, against the Economic…