The House of Representatives, Tuesday passed a bill which put to an end the controversial dichotomy between Polytechnic Higher National Diploma and the Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the Nigerian universities. This development was sequel to an adopted bill sponsored by Ali Isa and Edward...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, as its candidate for the position of speaker in the 9th assembly.
Gbajabiamila was adopted after an intensive deliberation between the party’s house of representatives...
Their fathers labored for Nigeria. They built a nation from nothing to something. They fought and won the civil war. They were good in anything they did. *They were mostly teachers, civil servants, artisans, farmers and traders. Few were lawyers, doctors and engineers.* Regardless of their...
The House of Representatives has called on the executive to as a matter of urgency, commence further negotiation for the safe release of the women who are still being held captive by Boko Haram terrorists.
The lawmakers’ call comes in the wake of the killing of a Red Cross …
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In its bid to curb cases of estimated billing in the country by electricity distribution companies (DisCos), the House of Representatives has expressed its determination to encourage and strengthen operations of indigenous meter manufacturers.
Consequently, its …
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An erstwhile Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na ’abba, has revealed how much former President, Olusegun Obasanjo paid each of the National Assembly members in 2006 to make him life president.
He said the third term agenda, which involved a constitutional amendment, and the...
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A bill seeking to legalize two-week paternity leave for men after their wives must have been delivered of babies has been rejected by the House of Representatives.
The lawmakers argued that since it’s the woman who carries the child for nine months, the leave should be for the …
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Over 40 bills seeking the establishment of new universities in the country are before the House of Representatives.
The high number of the bills made lawmakers to express fears on Wednesday over the proliferation of universities that ended up being poorly funded. The Chairman, House …
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Hours after the House of Representatives resolved to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the killings in Benue State, the Presidency said he would react appropriately when officially summoned.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this...
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Abuja Members of the House of Representatives did not mince words on Tuesday when they said President Muhammadu Buhari committed an “impeachable offence” by authorising the purchase of $462million jets for the military without appropriation by the National Assembly.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has formally requested the House of Representatives to include the procurement of the Super Tucano aircraft to fight insecurity in the country in the 2018 Appropriation Act, after authorising the withdrawal of $462m from the excess crude account for the procurement...
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the alleged suspicious withdrawal of N10 billion from National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) account while the executive secretary was on suspension. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Chike...
These are the stories you should be monitoring today. President Muhammadu Buhari vowed that the abduction of schoolgirls and the kind of attack on Rann in which humanitarian workers were killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents would not be allowed to recur. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo...
*As ministry proposes N2.6bn 2018 budget By Emman Ovuakporie THE Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Tourism and Culture yesterday cautioned the Federal Government not to sell the National theatre situated in Iganmu, Lagos state. The chairman of the House committee on Culture...
Ebonyi state House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended the member representing Afikpo North East constituency in the Assembly, Mrs Maria Ude Nwachi aka Afikpo Chic, for alleged gross misconduct. Mrs. Nwachi was accused of allegedly posing as public photographer. The motion for he suspension was …...
The House of Representatives has resolved to send a delegation to India to ascertain the condition, state of health and mental well-being of Nigerian students arrested in that country. The House, while adopting a motion by Frederick Yietiemone Agbedi (PDP, Bayelsa) urged …
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The House of Representatives has on Tuesday mandated its committee on national security and intelligence to investigate reports of $44 million allegedly missing from the vaults of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
The sponsor of the motion which led to this resolution, Rep. Douye Diri...
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated a joint committee to investigate the controversy surrounding why a graduate of law was barred from the call-to-bar ceremony for insisting on wearing the hijab.
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives on Tuesday walked out of a House sitting in protest against the failure of Speaker Yakubu Dogara to declare a defector’s seat vacant.
The lawmakers want the speaker to declare the seat of Hon. Igbokwe Raphael Nnanna, who...
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