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    Politics House of Reps Honour Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye With Standing Ovation

    The House of Representatives on Thursday honoured a US-based Nigerian medical doctor, Prof. Oluyinka Olutoye, for the rare medial feat he recorded recently by operating on a 23 weeks old foetus. the House passed a resolution to honour Olutoye with members, led by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara...
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    Politics Why I Won't Fly Local Airlines in Nigeria - Deputy Speaker, Lasun

    Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun on Tuesday said that he has continuously refused to fly local airlines in Nigeria because of the deficiencies in the operations and managements of the airlines. Lasun who stated this when he represented the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara in a public...
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    Politics President Buhari Advised To Declare State of Emergency in Southern Kaduna

    A Member of the House of representatives, Barr. Sunday Mashall Katung has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to declare total war on the killer herdsmen who have in the last couple of months continued with their unprovoked attacks on the agrarian and peace loving people of southern Kaduna...
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    Politics Court Sacks 2 Enugu Federal Lawmakers, Orders Refund of all Emoluments

    A Federal High Court in Abuja, has today ordered two House of Representatives members from Enugu State to vacate their seats and refund all emoluments they have earned back to National Assembly's purse. The affected lawmakers are: Hon. Stella Ngwu from Igbo-Etiti/Uzo-Uwani Federal Constituency...
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    Politics House of Reps to Interfere in NYSC's Quota For Mobilisation

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed its Committee on Youth Development to look into the reduction of batches of students to be mobilised annually by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), noting that the development would cause hardship for graduated students. The NYSC had...
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    Politics House of Reps Clear 3 Lawmakers over US Sex Scandal

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 11th cleared three members accused of sexual misconduct in the United States. The three members are Mr. Mohammed Garba-Gololo (Bauchi State); Mr. Terse Gbillah (Benue State), and Mr. Samuel Ikon (Cross River State). The US had in June...
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    Politics House of Reps Set Up Committee to Probe DSS’s Raid on Judges’ Homes

    The house of representatives on Tuesday set up an Ad-hoc committee to investigate the raids carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS) on some judges homes across the country over the weekend. The house resolved to investigate the matter, following an urgent motion on matters of...
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    Politics Suspension: Jibrin Reacts Strongly, Reveals His Next Move

    Embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted to his suspension from the parliament for 180 legislative days. The lawmaker had after his removal as chairman, Appropriations Committee, accused the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara; the...
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    Politics Budget Padding: House of Reps Suspends Jibrin For 180 Sitting Days

    House of Reps on Wednesday suspended Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin for six months following report by its Committee on Ethics over budget padding allegations. The lawmaker was suspended for allegedly breaching the practices and precedents of the House of Representatives. According to the House...
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    7 Things Nigerians Expect As National Assembly Resume

    Distinguished senators and members of the House of Representatives would on resumption seek to attend to various political and economic matters as its affects the country. They are expected to focus on some issues of national importance while holding in the reserve, their trump card against...
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    Politics Abdulmumin Jibrin Speaks on Alleged £1.558m in UK Bank

    Embattled member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has described allegation accusing him of owning substantive amount in a UK bank as false and cheap blackmail. The National Youth Council of Nigeria had on Sunday said it has traced £1.558m (N825m) to a United Kingdom account...
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    Politics Budget Padding Is Our Usual Business – Lawmaker Confesses

    A member of the House of Representatives, Lawal Gumau on Thursday said the lower legislative chamber has been engaged in the padding of Nigeria’s budget since 2011. Gumau, who was speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily said “since 2011 when I came, there was no year when there was no padding...
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    9 Reasons Why Nigeria's 8th Assembly Is A Joke!

    The recent trend of happenings in Nigeria's political space has left everyone to conclusively say the country is a joke! Especially with the law makers, ever since the inauguration of the 8th Assembly in June 2015, the National Assembly activities have been marred with a lot of flaws than...
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    Politics Sex Scandal: House of Reps Set up Investigation Committee

    The House of Representatives on Tuesday, mandated its committees on Ethics and Privileges and Foreign Affairs to investigate alleged sexual misconduct against three of its members. The Nigerian lawmakers; Mr. Mohammed Garba-Gololo (Bauchi State); Mr. Terse Gbillah (Benue State), and Mr...
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    Politics Dogara’s 10 Tough Decisions in 12 Months

    Since his emergence as Speaker of the House of Representatives on June 9, 2015, Yakubu Dogara has taken some tough decisions, most of which observers say shaped, both positively and negatively, his one year in office. Daily Trust examines 12 of those decisions. 1. Grandstanding on APC’s...
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    Politics NASS Report Card: How Dogara Emerged Speaker, House of Representatives

    Today, Thursday 9 June, 2016, makes it exactly a year President Mohammadu Buhari inaugurated the 8th House of Representatives. The speaker, house of representatives, Yakubu Dogara emerged victorious after a keen contest with Femi Gbajabiamila. How did it happen? ---- Recall that against...
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    Politics Nigeria: Dogara Launches e-voting System at House of Reps

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, in a blog post, has introduced electronic voting system in the conduct of activities of the House. Dogara had announced the adoption of the e-voting system last Thursday. He said the act was in compliance with the 8th...
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    Politics House of Reps Finally Amends Code Of Conduct Bureau And Tribunal Act

    The House of Representatives has considered and passed an amendment to the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act The Act makes it mandatory for the bureau to ensure that any one who is deemed to have breached the provision of the act is given the chance to explain before such a case is...
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    Business MTN Shares Declines After FG Suspends Talks on $3.9bn Fine

    MTN Group Limited shares fell after Nigeria suspended talks about a $3.9 billion fine on the South African mobile-phone company. The stock declined as much as 2.9 percent, the most since May 12, and traded 1.5 percent lower at 126.50 rand monday in Johannesburg, valuing the company at 233...
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    Metro Reps Alert Nigerians Over The Existence Of Killer Tomato Paste

    The House of Representatives on Wednesday alerted Nigerians on the alleged existence of cancer-causing tomato pastes imported into the country by some unscrupulous people. The House, therefore, mandated its Committee on Health Services and Drug and Narcotics to investigate the alleged...
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