Members of the House of Representatives have faulted the Council of State for approving N27,000 as new minimum wage for workers in the country instead of...
The House of Representatives has passed a bill criminalizing estimated billing by electricity distribution companies in the country. The bill, sponsored by the Majority Leader of...
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank has revealed alleged plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest bigwigs...
THE leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ondo State and the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu are on collision course over his decision to back...
HOUSE of Representatives committee probing the fraud in National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has discovered another set of rice hidden in a warehouse in Lagos. This...
A record, 84 members of both chambers of the 8th National Assembly have, so far dumped the various political parties on which they were elected during...
A sub-committee on Capital Market and Institutions of the House of Representatives has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take over Capital Oil Plc....
A member of the House of Representatives, Musa Moba has labeled the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a deceitful and fraudulent party. Moba, from Kaduna State,...
Aggrieved All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives have resolved to dump the party, following their inability to secure return tickets for 2019, findings...
The House of Representatives has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $2.78 billion as part of capital funding for the 2018 budget, even as it...
Barring any last minute changes, more members of the House of Representatives would in the next few weeks be defecting from the ruling All Progressives Congress...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday lost members at the House of Representatives to other parties in the aftermath of...
Members of the All Progressives Congress caucus have suspended their plan to force Senator Bukola Saraki to resign as President of the Senate, or plot his...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that contrary to speculations, funding for the 2019 general elections is not under any threat...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, may have finally defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. Our correspondent gathered...
A plot to polarise the House of Representatives, especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus, has been uncovered. In this light, the recent crisis in which...
Senators loyal to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, have perfected a strategy to stop his impeachment and that of his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, according to SUNDAY...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have shifted the date to reconvene the National Assembly indefinitely. Both officials in a...
The resumption of the two chambers of the National Assembly is hanging in the balance as senators and members of the House of Representatives say there...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has commenced the disbursement of low denomination notes to aid easy accessibility of the currency and put an...
Members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have alleged a secret plot to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki....
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has decried the frequent increase in electricity tariff without significant improvement in power supply in the country....
As the battle for the control of the National Assembly rages between the federal lawmakers of the ruling All Progressives Congress and their Peoples Democratic Party...
The House of Representatives’ investigation into incentives/waivers granted to multi-national corporations is aimed at ensuring that Nigeria is not short-changed from benefits derivable from foreign direct...
A planned defection of the members of the Reformed All Progressives Congress in the House of Representatives earlier scheduled for Thursday (yesterday), was shifted to next...
The 8th National Assembly since its inauguration on June 9, 2015 has only received 12 Bills from the Executive arm of government. Findings carried out by...
Eminent Nigerians at the weekend suggested the way out of the killings in parts of the country. To a former Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba, the...
THE House of Representatives Committee on Customs has threatened to issue a bench warrant on 26 firms for failing to submit relevant documents over Customs duty...
Since 2016 when he presented his first ever budget as a civilian, President Muhammadu Buhari has had issues with the National Assembly such that questions now...
The National Assembly has embarked on a four-week recess. The leadership of the two chambers of announced this after their respective plenaries. The lawmakers are to...
The House of Representatives was on Thursday thrown into a rowdy session as members disagreed with the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari declaring June 12 as...
The Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday held a joint session at the National Assembly. The session was presided over by the Senate President...
The National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Dickson Akoh, has reignited hope that, despite its setbacks, the Peace Corps bill may still be assented to....
In flagrant disregard for the Code of Conduct for public officers and the Public Procurement Act, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Lasun...
The House of Representatives has summoned Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s harsh comments on members of the National Assembly. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and...
The House of Representatives yesterday declined comment on the ongoing controversy over the fate of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), which had since been passed...
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2018 Appropriations Bill after more than six months it was presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari presented a N8.612...
The joint Senate and House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the invasion of the Senate chamber and the snatching of its mace has invited Senators...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerians that the 8th Senate, particularly the House of Representatives, would ensure the passage...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) may have failed to institute a regime of efficiency and effectiveness in its handling of emergencies during periods of crisis...
Nigeria’s National Assembly has paid out a total N6.6billion for purchase of exotic cars for its members, PREMIUM TIMES and UDEME can authoritatively report today. Official...
Two lawmakers elected into the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected. Ben Nwankwo and Anayo Anebe, both from...
The Presidency is not taking kindly to a recent invitation by the House of Representatives to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to appear before an ad hoc...
House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Wednesday hinted at when the 2018 Appropriations Bill would be passed into law by the National Assembly. The speaker mentioned...
Legal practitioner and rights activist, Femi Falana has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to put an end to the payment of “illegal” salaries and allowances being paid...
From Ajansii Mgbo Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has descended heavily on political parties in Nigeria, describing them as weak, deceitful and lacking...
The House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs has explained why it rejected the 2018 budget proposals presented to it by the leadership of the police....
The controversial bill seeking to regulate Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria suffered a setback Wednesday as it received no support from any of the stakeholders who...
THE leadership of the House of Representatives has urged the citizenry not to expect the final budget in less than three months. Chairman, House Committee on...
