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    Politics Reps Hit Back At Obasanjo, You Are The Grandfather of Corruption

    House of Representatives of Thursday hit back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying he is the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria. Recall that while delivering his keynote at the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture, Obasanjo lashed at the Buhari administration for repeatedly lumping...
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    Metro Nigerian Lawmakers Reject Bill To Make History Compulsory Subject in Schools

    Nigerian lawmakers on Thursday threw out a bill seeking to make history a core learning subject in the nation’s primary and secondary schools. The proposed legislation was rejected by the House of Representatives after members raised concerns about the implication of a language in it. The...
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    Politics House of Reps Order EFCC, CBN To Arrest ‘MMM’ Nigeria Promoters

    The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria to immediately go after the promoters Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, otherwise known as ‘MMM’ in Nigeria. Lawmakers warned that the “trick” used by the operators was to...
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    Politics House of Reps To Order Arrest of Customs Boss, Hameed Ali

    A House of Representatives panel has threatened to issue arrest warrant against the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Hameed Ali over his failure to appear before it in person. The committee wants Ali to explain why the service paid the sum of N250 million to a firm...
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    Politics US Sex Scandal: Why We Cleared The 3 Lawmakers - Reps

    The House of Representatives yesterday exonerated three of its members from allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against them by the erstwhile United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle. Explaining the rationale behind the decision, Chairman of the Ethics and Privileges...
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    Politics Ed-El-Kabir: House of Reps Postpone Resumption Date

    The House of Representatives has postponed resumption by one week its anticipated resumption. Recall that the lawmakers proceeded on their annual recess on July 20 and were scheduled to reconvene on September 13. According to PUNCH, the resumption date had been postponed by one week due to the...
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    Politics Breakdown of Salaries And Allowances of Nigerian Senators, Reps

    At a time Nigerians are groaning under the yoke of recession, members of the National Assembly (NASS) comprising the Senators and Members of House of Representatives have received a total sum of N6.78 billion as their official salaries and allowances in one year, investigation by Economic...
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    Politics Reps Postpone Sex Scandal Hearing

    The House of Representatives have postponed the hearing of three members of the House of Representatives accused of sexual misconduct. The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, had petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, accusing some...
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    Politics Fuel Price Hike: Commotion at House of Reps Over Kachikwu [TheCable]

    There is commotion at the house of representatives over admittance of Petroleum Minister, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu into the lower chamber, The Cable reports. Members of the house are divided over a motion to admit Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, into the green chamber. Kachikwu is...
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    Politics Gbajabiamila Supports Fuel Subsidy Removal

    House of Representatives Leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed support for the removal of fuel subsidy. He argued that the government is left with no option but to take the decision in order to save the country’s economy from a total collapse. The lawmaker was one of the key participants...
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    Metro House of Reps Walk Out NTI Boss Over Poor Budget Defence

    The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education yesterday walked out the Nigerian Teachers Institute boss, Mr. Aminu Ladan Sarahu over poor presentation of his institute’s 2016 budget proposal. The committee headed by Rep Zakari Moham-med, APC, Baruten/ Kaima Federal Constituency...
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    Politics Nigeria's 2016 Budget: Amaechi Divides House Of Representatives

    The All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives clashed with their Peoples Democratic Party colleagues on Thursday over the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. According to PUNCH, Amaechi, who appeared before the joint Committee on Marine/Land Transport to...
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    Business House of Reps Set to Probe UBA Over Alleged N88m Fraud

    The House of Representatives committee on public petitions would soon commence a probe into an alleged fraud of N88 million involving the United Bank for Africa (UBA). This followed a petition on the matter forwarded to the House by one Mr Eddy Onyenweuzo through Rep Obinna Chidoka (PDP...
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    Metro $620,000 Bribery Scandal: Farouk Lawan, Emenalo To Appear In Court Tomorrow

    Hearing is scheduled to commence tomorrow in the trial of the former chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, who allegedly accused of obtaining $620,000 bribe money from the chairman of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola. A source at the Awomolo...
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    Politics Crisis Hits House Of Reps As 11 APC Lawmakers Drag Dogara to Court

    Eleven members of the All Prohgressives Congress at the lower chamber of the National Assembly have dragged Speaker Yakubu Dogara and the Clerk, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori to an Abuja Federal High Court seeking that the court “declares the new Standing Orders as null and void as well as...
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    Politics House of Reps Pass Bill to Break Monopoly of DSTV

    The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill meant to make broadcasting more competitive in the country through second reading, the Nation reports. The bill sponsored by Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnena Elendu- Ukeje is titled ” a bill for an Act to amend the...
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    Metro Police IG Arase's Claim 90,000 Officers Killed in Boko Haram Insurgency False - allAfrica

    Nigeria's House of Representatives resolved last Wednesday to investigate claims earlier in the month by Nigeria's inspector-general of police, Solomon Arase, that 90,000 police officers have been "lost" to the Boko Haram insurgency since 2011. "Based on the figure at disposal, we have 90,000...
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    Politics House of Reps Clarifies Call on Social Media Censorship

    The House of Representative has clarified its decision to censor social media in the country. The House says its call for censorship on social media is for telecommunications company to develop applications or softwares that will pull down all pornographic materials on Nigeria’s social media...
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