A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere on Monday suggested that the country is finished. Ugochinyere stated that supporters of a serving Minister in President Bola Tinubu’s government were alleged to be busy burning headquarters of another arm of government, while the Police were unable to stop them. The statement comes amid […]
A bill for an Act to establish Nigeria Surrogacy Regulatory Commission has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which sought monitoring and supervision of surrogacy arrangements and to provide for the registration and regulation of surrogacy, was sponsored by Rep. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala (APC-Oyo) at plenary on Thursday. Surrogacy is a process […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill amending the 1999 Constitution for first reading. The proposed law is titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to Allow for the Participation of Candidates Who Are Not Sponsored by Political […]
The Federal House of Representatives will reconvene from its annual recess on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:00 am, following a revised schedule. The initial resumption date of September 17 was adjusted, as stated in an internal memo issued by Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Clerk of the House, on behalf of the House leadership. According to […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has demanded the reversal of fuel to the old price, urging the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) to comply. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Chairman of the committee in a statement in Abuja, described the hike in petrol price as unacceptable. He […]
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has vehemently rejected the recent fuel price increase by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, warning the Federal Government to urgently reverse the increase. Condemning the price hike, the caucus said the development was not only ill-timed but also grossly insensitive to the harsh economic conditions […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion Bill. The development followed the outrage which trailer the bill. Abbas announced the withdrawal of the bill on Wednesday in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Musa Krishi. Media had reported the introduction of the bill, which contains some draconian […]
On Monday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, sacked a powerful ad hoc committee probing NNPC Limited after weeks of infighting among members. In the past couple of weeks, the House had been divided between lawmakers supporting the Group Managing Director of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, and the anti-Kyari team, forcing the […]
The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the distribution companies, DISCOs, to reverse the tariff hike for Band A customers. This directive was given on Tuesday after the adoption of a report presented by the House Committee on Power. It would be recalled that NERC announced a hike affecting […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for First Reading the proposed bill that seeks to provide for a single term of six years for the offices of the President, State Governors and Local Government Area Councils. It is meant to achieve a reduction in government spending and wastage, efficiency in governance, and national stability […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he has no preferred candidate for the speakership of the 10th Assembly.Gbajabiamila in a twit on Thursday, denied media reports that he was against a particular candidate in the race. “Today, April 13, a national daily carried a cover story in which it reported that I […]
Following the just concluded National Assembly members election, the Labour Party (LP) secured six Senate and 34 House of Representatives seats. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Saturday, March 4. “In last Saturday’s elections, winners have also been declared […]
Police operatives in Rivers have intercepted a member of House of Representatives and a loyalist of PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Chinyere Igwe with about $500,000 during stop and search operation early Friday morning. The lawmaker, one of the top members of PDP presidential campaign council in Rivers was arrested by police operatives along Port […]
