House of Representative

…felicitates him on 55th birthday anniversary By Msugh Ityokura The chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Amadu has lauder the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko as a full fledged administrator who is dedicated to sports development in the country. He also felicitated Dikko on his 55 birthday […]

The House of Representatives has called Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, to testify about Twitter’s suspension. The summons was delivered by House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary on Tuesday. A combined committee of the House of Representatives, Commerce, Information and National Ethics, and Justice was charged with conducting an investigation within ten […]

The House of Representatives has decided to look into the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway rehabilitation contract that was awarded during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure. Three companies involved in the project will be investigated by the ad hoc committee, which has yet to be formed: Messrs Esser Contracting and Industry Company (Turkey), CGGC Global Projects Nigeria […]

The House of Representatives has passed its second reading of a bill that would allow a president to be impeached after 30 days without a cabinet. The bill, which gives the President 30 days to choose his cabinet, passed its first reading in December 2021 and is sponsored by Kpam Sokpo, a Benue state legislator. […]

The Nigerian House of Representatives has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari declare a state of emergency due to the country’s growing security problems. The green chamber also decided to summon Mohammed Monguno, the country’s national security adviser (NSA), as well as service and paramilitary leaders, to testify on the country’s security situation. The resolutions were […]

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Services has been tasked with investigating the high acceptance fees paid by Nigerian universities. This was in response to a motion made by Julius Ihonvbere, a senator, during plenary on Wednesday. The House is concerned that some public universities’ arbitrary high admission fees for new students […]

The House of Representatives will look at the country’s constant jailbreaks. The House is concerned that the jailbreaks would just add to the country’s instability. During plenary on Thursday, Hon. Chudy Momah made the motion. His comment comes after gunmen targeted the Nigerian Correctional Services and the Police Headquarters in Imo State on April 5, […]

Suleiman Aliyu, a member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna State’s Lere Federal Constituency, has died. After a brief illness, Mr Aliyu died in the early hours of Tuesday at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna State. The deceased recently won his case at the Court of Appeal, restoring him as the All […]

Tom Okpe, Abuja House of Representatives Minority Caucus has demanded the review of $1.5bn Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives made this known at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Tuesday saying; “after a thorough evaluation, the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives rejects the $1.5 […]

Tom Okpe, Abuja House of Representatives has directed Head of Service, HoS of the Federation to cause the immediate posting of 35 persons employed since 2018 but not posted and ensure that their years of service are regularized and reconciled with others who were employed on the same date and grade levels. The Green Chamber […]

Bill for an Act to establish Federal College of Education, Bende in Abia has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which seeks to provide full-time courses, training in technology, applied sciences, commerce, social sciences, arts and humanities among others was sponsored by Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) at plenary on Thursday. The […]

The House of Representatives has said that it was abnormal to produce Nigerian passports outside the country in view of its security features. Rep Timehin Adelegbe, Vice Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said this at the public hearing on incessant malpractices associated with diplomatic postings and deliberate draining of resources on Tuesday in Abuja. […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has received the petition by Mutual Union of Tiv in America (MUTA) submitted by Rep. Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue). Gbajabiamila, who accepted the petition at plenary on Tuesday, said the house did not discriminate against Nigerians irrespective of where they lived. Dailytimes reports that the petition […]

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Arms and Ammunitions Purchase has summoned the Chief of Army Staff, Major-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele over the alleged misappropriation of funds meant for arms and ammunitions purchase by the military. This followed the absence of the Chief Of […]

Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Monday held her first retreat with issues such as the creation of special constituency for women, electoral reform, education, local government reform among others topping the agenda The retreat is aimed at ensuring that members of the committee understand the importance of the work entrusted to […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals has asked the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, and the National Security Adviser, Major-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd) to immediately stop the licensing of the sale of explosive devices to oil servicing companies operating in Nigeria. Chairman of the House Committee, Micheal Enyong gave the […]