The House of Representatives has called for extension of the deadline fixed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for people to exchange old currency notes for the redesigned. The affected notes are N200, N500 and N1,000. The House has also constituted an Ad hoc committee under the headship of its Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, to meet with management Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Nigerians for witnessing the New Year 2023. This was as Minority Caucus of the House under leadership of Ndudi Elumelu also urged the citizens to be resilient in view of the expected recovery from the 2023 general elections. The Speaker said the year 2023 will be significant for Nigerians, being Read More
The House of Representatives has passed the 2023 Appropriation Bill, leaving about N1.31 trillion above the figure presented for consideration by President Muhammadu Bauhari. Buhari had in his proposal to the National Assembly requested an aggregate expenditure of N20.51 trillion, while the House on Wednesday passed at total of N21.82 trillion. Details loading…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency, Alhaji Muhammed Ajia, has promised to sponsor a bill on national security architecture aimed at improving internal security. Ajia, a retired police security chief, said one of the reasons Nigeria still contends with serious security challenges is because the country is spending hugely on defence without commensurate consideration for Read More
The Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating federal government’s abandoned properties, Hon. Gaza Gbefwi, has disclosed that the decision was to correct the mistakes made in the past. Gbefwi, who spoke during at a public hearing recently in Abuja, said the committee investigating the federal government’s abandoned properties in the FCT wants to recover the best of Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and minority caucus of the House have rejoiced with the Nigerian Muslim family on the occasion of this year’s Eid el-Kabir commemoration. Gbajabiamila in his message by his lead media aide, Lanre Lasisi, on Friday noted that the period called for sacrifice and commitment to the course of the Almighty Allah, urging Read More
The lawmaker representing Iseyin/ Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Honourable Shina Peller on Tuesday announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Accord party. Honourable Peller in a statement he shared on his verified social media platforms hinted that he has formally informed the leadership of the House of Representatives of the development. The lawmaker stressed that though there Read More
The Minority Leader in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has donated four automated wheelchairs to four physically challenged persons in his constituency. Elumelu said the kind gesture became imperative in a bid to ensure that those living with disabilities were not left out in the scheme of things in his effective representation. Represented by Hon. Augustine Chikezie, Read More
A member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast and decisively in securing the release of the remaining kidnapped victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. A viral video of the victims, pleading for urgent intervention in the face of threats by their abductors to kill them within a specified time, if certain Read More
Delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state, Sunday, elected candidates to fly the party’s flag at the 2023 State House of Assembly and Federal House of Representatives election. The peaceful exercise was conducted under tight security at designated centers across the state. The primary was supervised by a five-man committee of PDP. Among those who got the Read More
Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sign the one item amendment to the Electoral Act 2022, in order to avert possible political crisis. The House had momentarily called off its ongoing break to pass the amendment, which bothers on elected political office holders initially restrained from participating as delegates in their respective Read More
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has pledged its support for the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), as well as other revenue generation agencies, to enhance their operational efficiencies. Chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, gave the assurance, Tuesday, when Acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr Haruna Abdullahi, appeared before the panel on various issues Read More
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to vacate his seat as a member representing Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State. Delivering judgment, Justice Donatus Okorowo, declared that having defected from Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress, Dogara was no longer qualified to occupy the seat Read More
A book titled “Reflections on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy: 1960 – 2020” co-authored by the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, Prof. Tony Onyishi, and Mr. Emmanuel Ukhami is to be publicly presented Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in Abuja. The event, which is scheduled to hold at the Yar’Adua Centre under the distinguished chairmanship of Nigeria’s Read More
Kaduna state Governor Nasir el-Rufai has confirmed that eight dead bodies were recovered, 26 people injured, with several passengers onboard the Abuja-Kaduna train attacked Monday night by bandits, still missing. The train departed Abuja minutes after 6pm Monday evening and attacked between Kateri and Rijana, as bandits bombed the train track leaving it stranded before attacking the train and its passengers. Kaduan state Commissioner for Read More
A former House of Representatives member, Hon Chuma Nzeribe, will face judgment in the criminal charges of impersonation and cheating brought against him by the federal government. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja will on March 21, 2022 deliver judgment on a four-count criminal charges against the former federal Lawmaker. Nzeribe, a former governorship aspirant on Read More
The House of Representatives has amended the controversial section 84 of the Electoral Act amendment Bill, leaving politics parties with the option to adopt either direct of indirect primary election in nominating candidates for elective positions. President Muhammadu Buhari had withheld assent to ghe Bill as passed by the National Assembly over issues with the compulsory direct primaries for all Read More
The Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Babangida Nguroje, has expressed shock at the demise of a father, husband, uncle and elderstatesman, Alhaji Abdumumuni Vaki, describing him as a forthright community leader who did his best for the people of Taraba state and contributed immensly to Read More
In the face rising insecurity and daily loss of lives across Nigeria, Caucus of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, has concluded that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has been seized by hostage takers and related elements. The caucus, therefore, demanded that the President should resign for failing to protect the lives and property of citizens. Read More
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), has commended the House of Representatives over the bill on the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund which recently scaled first reading. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Tuesday, Executive Secretary, Comrade Ikpa Isaac, said the House of Representatives Committee on NYSC, led by Akinfolarin Mayowa, displayed courage and proved Read More
The House of Representatives has okayed about N17.13 trillion as aggregate expenditure of federal government in the 2022 fiscal year, a fugure that is up by N74 billion higher than President Muhammadu Buhari’s initial proposal of N16.39 trillion. Of the aggregate expenditure of the N17.13 trillion, N869.67, billion has been earmarked for Statutory Transfers, N3.88 trillion for Debt Service, N6,91 Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured Nigerians that despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s communicated veto on the Electoral Act amendment bill, the House will not not give up on it, as it will review the issues when they are back from the yuletide break. In a letter read to members at plenary on Tuesday, the President cited Read More
Following widespread concerns over the recent death of a 12- year- old student, Sylvester Oromoni, the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to set out strict guidelines for the operations of boarding schools across Nigeria. The House while condemning in strong terms, recent incidences of inhuman treatment and abuses happening in boarding schools across the country, Read More
There was anger on floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday, when lawmakers took turns to condemn the suspension of visiting visas to travellers from Nigeria to the United Kingdom due to reported emergence of a new COVID-19 variant; Omicron. Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, had in a motion on the matter, demanded urgent intervention of the Read More
The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into 77 oil and gas companies. The House consequently mandated the Committee on Finance to liaise with relevant agencies to ensure that the 77 Oil and Gascompanies pay the respective accrued debts to the federal government.Following adoption of a motion brought on the matter by Ahmed Munir Wednesday, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, directed Read More
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