At the conclusion of plenary on Wednesday, there was some tension between House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Idris Wase. The speaker maintained...
The House of Representatives has chosen to summon Gen. Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff, and Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, Chief of Army Staff, as a...
Dr. Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representatives was Friday detained on suspicion of money laundering after being found in possession of $498,100 in...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq, to resign from the position if she has...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, nullified the primary election that produced Sani Galadima as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate...
The House of Representatives has pushed forward the resumption of plenary by 24 hours. The lower legislative chamber adjourned the plenary after passing the 2023 budget...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Okolieaboh Sylva, for failing to submit the 2020 audit reports of...
A bill seeking to make Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) results valid for four years passed the second reading in the House of Representatives on...
The House of Representatives Committee on Correctional Service said on Thursday 421 out of the over 800 inmates who escaped from the Kuje correctional centre in...
The House of Representatives has revealed its plan to investigate subsidy payments, accusing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of padding the cost of subsidy. During...
The House of Representatives has postponed the resumption of plenary to June 7 over ongoing party primaries across the country. The Clerk of the House, Dr....
The House of Representatives on Wednesday renewed its demand for a declaration of a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. The resolution followed the...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that first-class graduates from Nigerian tertiary institutions secure automatic employment in order to encourage...
Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted on 56 Bills related to amendment of the 1999 constitution. Below are the 56 Bills and how...
The House of Representatives on Thursday proposed a 10-year jail term for promoters of Ponzi schemes in the country. This followed the presentation of a bill...
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its Committees on Anti-Corruption and Public Service to investigate alleged project racketeering and corruption in the nominal rolls of...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday warned against the unwarranted assaults of judicial officers. The lower legislative chamber was reacting to the October 29 raid on...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Defence, Major Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), and his Police Affairs counterpart, Mohammed Dingyadi, over the growing...
The House of Representatives is to debate a Bill seeking to make compulsory, drug testing for politicians and security agents in the country. The proposed Bill...
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion seeking the declaration of Bauchi as an oil and gas producing state. A member of the House,...
The House of Representatives has adjourned debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill following after the parliament descended into a rowdy session on Thursday. The problem...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted pay-per-view, pay-as-you-go, and price reduction for DSTV and other cable satellite operators in the country. The lower legislative chamber...
A Bill for an Act to provide for state police in Nigeria, on Tuesday, scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. Rep. Onofiok Luke (PDP-Akwa-Ibom)...
Members of the House of Representatives were on Thursday divided over the recommendations on the ban of the social media platform, Twitter, since it was first...
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday grilled the National Examinations Council (NECO) over failure to remit the sum of N636,778,000 to the Federal...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday shut down a motion seeking the reopening of the Idiroko border and other land borders in the country. This followed...
The House of Representatives has commenced an investigative hearing into the alleged $30 billion annual revenue leakages arising from payments on contracts by companies. The Chairman...
Media bodies and organisations on Thursday urged the House of Representatives to drop all press regulations bills before the parliament. The groups made the call at...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday asked the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, to resign from...
The House of Representatives on Sunday ruled out the re-enactment of the 1963 Constitution as demanded by some people in the country. The Chairman of the...
House of Representatives Committee on Defence on Saturday commiserated with the families of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives is set to begin investigations into the alleged failure of the N2 billion Safe School Initiative Intervention Programme (SSIIP) of 2014. Honourable...
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the recapitalisation of Microfinance Banks (MFBs) with immediate effect. This followed the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate complaints by airline operators and other stakeholders on the handling of COVID-19 intervention fund by the Ministry of...
The House of Representatives has stated that it will prioritise issues of local government, electoral and judicial reforms in amending the 1999 Constitution. Deputy Speaker of...
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yuguda Hassan Kila, representing Gwaram federal constituency of Jigawa State, is dead. It was learnt that Kila died...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the allocation of crude oil under the Direct Sale Direct Purchase (DSDP) scheme. This followed the adoption of...
The House of Representatives has stated that it will domesticate laws on treaties, protocols, agreements, conventions, pacts, and accords to become operational in the country. Rep....
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to lift the embargo on employment into Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). This followed the adoption...
The screening of the new Service Chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 26 has commenced in the House of Representatives. The chairman of the...
A Bill seeking the establishment of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on...
Ahmad Tijjani Abubakar, a legislative aide to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase Idris, has resigned from his appointment with the lawmaker,...
The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to honour the House of Representatives’ invitation for briefing on the...
The House of Representatives said on Thursday the invitation extended to President Muhammadu Buhari was not aimed at ridiculing him over the current security situation in...
The House of Representatives has tasked the federal government of Nigeria to review the salaries, allowances and welfare of doctors in Nigeria to end brain drain...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday knocked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, over the continued maltreatment of Nigerians in foreign countries. The Egyptian police...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Saturday the House would reconvene plenary next week to address several bills currently before the...
Suspected hoodlums on Saturday invaded the office of the ex-Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, in Osun State and looted valuables from the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday reacted to criticism trailing the suspension of public hearing and committee sittings by the House...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday the decision of the House of Representatives leadership to send on compulsory vacation, the various House committees probing...
