There was major scare inside the committee room of the House of Representatives probing alleged misuse of over N81 billion when the acting Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission Daniel Pondei suffered health attack. As a result, the committee went for 30 minutes break. Details loading…
After listening to former acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, via zoom, House of Representatives Committee on has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, to appear and make presentations before it on Monday, July 20, 2020. The committee also summoned the Managing Director of the commission Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei to appear Read More
Nigeria’s House of Representatives have ordered a warrant of arrest be issued against him the acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee (IMC) the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei. The arrest was triggered after Pondei alongside his team staged a walk out on the House committee on NDDC a while ago on Thursday. Details loading…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Umar Ghali Na’Aba, has advised committees of the House to stop the habit of visiting government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The former speaker in a good will message on behalf of former presiding officers on Wednesday, when 109 standing and special committees of the House were inaugurated said, “We feel embarrassed when Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, was visibly angry on Firday over absence of some security chiefs at a scheduled meeting to discus some important national security matters. Reacting to the development, the Speaker sent representatives of some of the security bosses out, with an order for them (the chiefs) to personally appear before the leadership of Read More
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, was visibly angry, Friday over the absence of some security chiefs at scheduled meeting to discus some important national security matters. Reacting to the development, the Speaker issued d fresh order for them to personally appear before the leadership of the House on Monday, September 23, 2019. Only Inspector General of Read More
The House of Representatives, has commended efforts of Chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Onyema Allen, over his humanitarian intervention, following the renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The House in a resolution on Tuesday also called on the authorities concerned to consider Allen for a national honours award. Details loading…
A fresh election at Tsamiya Polling Unit under Mariri Ward of Kumbotso federal constituency after the election petitions tribunal nullified the election of Munir Dan’Agundi, a member representing at the area on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). Umar Ballah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had filed a petition challenging the election of Mr Dan’Agundi for failure to Read More
The House of Representatives are talking tough over abandoned projects in the oil rich Niger Delta region on a day it held inaugural investigative hearing in Abuja. At the hearing room, none of the officials was available. Their unavailability triggered the federal Lawmakers to summon the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Acting Managing Director of the Read More
Plenary of the House of Representatives was on Tuesday, brought to an abrupt end over invasion of the National Assembly by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly called Shi’ite group. Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who called for a motion for adjournment of the session said, “we have to attend to some security matters. The group Read More
Barely one month after their inauguration, Nigeria’s House of Representatives is already ‘on fire’. This is because Wednesday’s plenary was disrupted by protesting members, when Speaker Gbajabiamila made moves to announce the principal officers. Details loading…
Hon. Professor Julius Ihonvbere has been appointed to head a 9-member committee to review the contentious House Rules of the 8th House. Details loading…
On Tuesday, newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila met with Lagos state governor Jide Sanwo-Olu in Abuja. Incidentally, Gbajabiamila represents one of the federal constituencies in Lagos. Both highly rated Nigerian politicians met behind closed doors and the speaker shared these pictures afterward.
The 9th House of Assembly on Thursday held its first plenary after members were inaugurated on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. The Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) swore-in Rep. Musa Sarki-Adar(APC-Sokoto) who was absent at the Tuesday’s inauguration. The oath of office was administered by the Clerk of the house, Mr Patrick Giwa at plenary in Abuja. The swearing-in was delayed Read More
Lagos Lawmaker Femi Gbajabiamila has been elected Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. He secured 283 votes to defeat his only challenger, Umar Bago who garnered a paltry 76 votes. Details loading…
The Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, Patrick Giwa, has disclosed that the eighth House will on Thursday round off its activities with a special valedictory session, at the green chamber. Revealing this via a statement in Abuja, Giwa said the program is slated to commence at 11: 00 am. Details loading…
National chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole Tuesday presented Leader of the House Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, as the preferred choice of the party for the speakership position, Rep Abdulmumini Jibrin, said after President Muhammadu Buhari met with Reps-elect elected on All Progressives Congress (APC) platform. Source at the meeting said the president declined to make comment on Gbajabiamila’s Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night hosted members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Sources told Blueprint newspaper that the meeting was conveyed to draw attention on the need to ensure that what transpired in 2015 concerting leadership of the Read More
BODE OLAGOKE, in this peace takes a look at the chances of House of Representatives’ majority leader, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, and the likely obstacles on his path to the exalted seat as speaker of the 9th house. Gbajabiamila’s competency Talk about academic qualification, he is qualified. Talk about the experience, he is even more qualified than most of his challengers. Read More
As race for the speakership of the 9th House of Representatives intensifies, a pro-gender activist, Barr. Esther Uzoma, has made a case for a female speaker. Uzoma at a press briefing, Friday in Abuja, said there was need for gender equity, competence and balance if Nigeria desired to be seen as a progressive democracy. “After 20 years of democracy, it Read More
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