The House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee to oversee the caretaker government in Rivers during the state of emergency. Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said that the inauguration of the committee was in line with Section 11(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)....
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The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Midstream), Rep. Odianosen Okojie (APC-Edo), has urged the new management of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise national interest in the discharge of its responsibilities. In a statement on Saturday, Okojie commended the outgone management, led by Mr Mele...
The House of Representatives passed for second reading bills seeking to alter the Constitution to review death penalty, ensure Local Government reforms and review indigene and citizen status in the country. The bills were sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu. The bills which were presented by the...
The House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously approved the state of emergency declared in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house, while approving the state of emergency, however, made three amendments to the president’s request. NAN reports that the Speaker, Rep....
The Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi (APC-Ekitit state) has said the House of Representatives will on Wednesday, debate the state of emergency declared on Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Tuesday, Rotimi said that President Bola Tinubu had officially written the house...
The House of Representatives on Thursday, adopted the Tax Reform Bill as a working document. Arising from the Committee of the Whole, the Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said that after deliberations on clauses of the bill, the house adopted it as a working document. Abbas who commended the Committee...
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to direct Internet Service Providers (SPs) operating in the country to take immediate steps to block all websites that host obscene and pornographic contents. The call was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Dalhatu Tafoki...
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend its directive increasing ATM withdrawal charges. This resolution was taken as a result of a motion on urgent national importance moved by Rep. Marcus Onobun (Esan Central/West/Igueben Federal Constituency, in Abuja on Tuesday. Onobun said...
The House of Representatives has secured the commitment of seven major oil companies to pay the $37,435,094.52 (approximately ₦58 billion) owed the country before August. This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., in Abuja on Monday. Rotimi...
The House of Representatives on Thursday set up a six-man committee to investigate the utilisation of all public intervention funds disbursed by the Federal Government from 2015 to date. The Committee to be chaired by Rep. Emeka Chinedu, has Chike Okafor, Shittu Galambi, Miriam Onuoha, Oshaba Babatunde and Inuwa...
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has rejected all 31 proposals for the creation of states, citing failure to meet constitutional requirements. The House received proposals for the creation of 31 new states on February 6, 2025. However, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu,...
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the delay by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting by-elections into the vacant seats in the legislature. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jafaru Leko (APC-Bauchi)...
The House of Representatives, on February 6, stirred the hornet’s nest on the contentious issue of state creation with the announcement that it had received proposals for creation of 31 new states. This development once again brings to the fore the long-standing discussions on the challenges of creating states...
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N54.92 trillion. Presenting the report, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rep Abubarka Bichi, said that N54.2 trillion naira was approved, but with an additional N700 billion naira to make the total budget N54.9 trillion Bichi...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, to appear before it on Feb. 18. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Media/Public Petitions Committee, House of Representatives, Chooks Oko, on Wednesday in Abuja. Oko said...
The House of Representatives has pledged to prioritise the interest of all Nigerians in increasing the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. Deputy Spokesperson for the house, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Deputy Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) says plans are ongoing to increase funding for some strategic agencies in the 2025 Appropriation Bill. The agencies are National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) among others....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The lawmaker representing Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Daniel Asama, has emphasized the need for ranching as a sustainable solution to the recurring conflicts between farmers and herders in Plateau State. Speaking after a courtesy visit to Governor Caleb...
The House of Representatives has thoroughly reviewed the N49.70 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu the Deputy Spokesperson, Rep. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), has said. In an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Agbese said that all the committees of the house...