Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has advocated for local refining of crude oil to make fuel available and easily accessible to all Nigerians, saying every other measure to put an end to the recurring problem of fuel scarcity will work temporarily which he described as embarrassing. The Speaker made his position […]
…Says they are becoming white elephant projects The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday called for the completion of Second Niger Bridge and Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He said that they were critical to national development, but are almost becoming white elephant projects. Dogara made the call while declaring open a two-day investigative […]
…Speaker ready for consensus, reconciliation In spite of comments made by one of the Speaker Yakubu Dogara’s close political allies and member representing Lere/Bula in the Bauchi House of Assembly, Mohammed Aminu Tukur that the rift between members of the National Assembly representing the state, and Governor Mohammed Abubakar and his cronies, including state APC […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the 2018 is pivotal to country’s quest for change, stressing that no act of unpatriotism will divert his administration from the course “we have set ourselves.” Buhari, who stated this today during his 2018 New Year nationwide broadcast to the nation, also disclosed that the federal government would […]
Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi state has described the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara as a son and single individual who excelled to the level of his forefathers who immensely helped in establishing Nigeria as country. The Governor who was represented by his deputy, Engineer Nuhu Gidado explained that, “Bauchi state is proud […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, as he turned 50 years. Buhari joined the National Assembly, the Nigerian Bar Association, friends and family of the “erudite and charismatic leader” in celebrating the years of remarkable achievements and awards that have culminated into this golden jubilee. […]
It was an unusual sight Thursday, as members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) openly jubilated as one of their member in the House of Representatives defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP lawmakers described Hon Johnson Agbonnayinma, the defecting lawmaker as “an outcast” whose defection to the APC is a welcome […]
Yakubu Dogara, Nigeria’s House of Representative speaker said Pope Francis has been praying for the peace and stability of Nigeria. The speaker, according to Premium Times’ report, who met with the head of the Catholic Church at Saint Peters Square, Vatican City quoted him as saying “I pray for the peace of Nigeria.” The Speaker led […]
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has commended Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara for sponsoring the North East Development Commission Bill. Speaking at a two-day Legislative Summit for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development organised by the House of Representatives’ Adhoc Tactical Committee on Economic Recession in Abuja Monday, Governor Tambuwal said […]
The House of Representatives has mandated its Ad Hoc Committee on Bail-out Funds to investigate non-payment of salaries of Kogi State workers and report back within one week. The House also mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to within one week report and explain the utilisation of Salary Bail-out Fund given to states. The […]
The House of Representatives has just sworn-in Dorathy Mato to take over from Herman Hembe as the representative for Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State. Hembe, a former Chairman, House Committee on Federal Capital Territory, was ordered to vacate the seat by the Supreme Court on June 23. The Court decided that Mato was the […]
…APC, PDP others felicitate with Muslim faithful As Muslim faithfuls globally celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival, President Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, state governors, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) among others have felicitated with them. Buhari, in his message, appealed to all Nigerians to rise […]
Having agreed not to investigate Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for alleged breaches on the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007, the House of Representatives yesterday reversed self and announced commencement of the investigations. Adopting a motion by Deputy Minority Leader, Chukwuka Onyema, the lawmakers said their decision was based on fresh facts concerning the alleged […]
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