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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...

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 … Read more...

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 … Read...

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...

The spending $496m without parliamentary approval has pitched Pres. Buhari against the House of Representatives with most members calling for the impeachment of the President, Thenation reports. Following the reading of President Buhari’s request in a letter by Speaker Yakubu Dogara at...

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. Buhari is buying 12 Tucano...

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...

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 … via Nigerian...

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...

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. In a motion of urgent public importance raised by Danburan Nuhu (Kano – APC), he...

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...

The House of Representatives yesterday ordered management of Intels to remit the multi-million dollar revenue accrued from pilotage service contract into the Treasury Single Account, TSA, within 24 hours. READ MORE HERE

An Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by the House of Representatives to delay the hearing of the case challenging the suspension of Hon. AbdulMumin Jibrin before the Federal High court. via Vanguard News – http://ift.tt/2jSdqie -- Get More Nigeria...

Twenty more exotic cars imported for members of the House of Representatives have arrived at the National Assembly in Abuja, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. Findings showed that the additional 20 units brought the total number of cars delivered to 260. READ MORE HERE

According to PUNCH investigation, some of the exotic cars delivered to the members of the House of Representatives have developed faults barely 90 days after the automobiles arrived in Abuja. The majority of the lawmakers, 240 out of the total of 360, took delivery of the Peugeot 508 cars...

Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday moved that the alleged deplorable state of the Presidential Villa Clinic should be investigated by the Committee on Health Services and report back within 3weeks. This is coming after several backslash on the deplorable state of the clinic by...