House of Representatives

Just in: Reps confirm Gen. Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff

The House of Representatives confirmed Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff on Thursday following a successful screening by the...

Just in: $500,000 bribe: Rep. Faruk Lawan regains freedom after serving jail term

Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, has been released from prison after completing his five-year sentence. He was convicted...

Abia Rep Nkwonta defects from PDP to APC

House of Representatives member Chris Nkwonta (Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency in Abia State) has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to...

Reps denounce arbitrary detention of journalists

Members of the House of Representatives have unanimously denounced the persistent harassment and unlawful detention of journalists in the country, noting that they...

Reps Speaker to ECOWAS: Help to combat terrorism, climate change

Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to...

Reps consider penalties for companies violating CSR

The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) took a significant step on Tuesday towards introducing legislative measures to impose penalties...

Senior customs officer dies during House of Reps committee grilling

A senior officer of deputy comptroller rank, of the Nigerian Customs Service (name withheld) of the Nigerian Customs Services who was at the...

Update: NASS passes N28.7trn 2024 Appropriation Bill

The Senate and the House of Representatives have approved l N28.7 trillion as the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The bill was passed by both...

Women Group drums support for Imo APC’s Princess Onouha as Speaker of 10th Assembly

In pursuit of women’s inclusion in the top hierarchy of the Federal legislative arm of government, women drummed support for the candidature of...

Naira scarcity: Reps demand overhaul of internet banking platforms

Nigeria’s Central Bank has been directed by the House of Representatives to order commercial banks to overhaul their existing online/electronic banking platforms for...

Breaking: Four days to election: House of Representatives candidate dies

Barely four days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, death has snatched the House of Representatives candidate of the New Nigeria People’s...

Opposition party pulling down my posters, billboards in Lagos, Banky W, House of Rep. candidate cries out

Nigerian musician and politician, Bakole Wellington a.k.a Banky W has accused opposition political party of pulling down his campaign billboards and tearing his...

Madam Minister, Quit Now, Federal Lawmakers Squeal

Following defiant refusal by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, to appear before it, the House of Representatives...

Controversial Gombe FMC Bill: House of Reps suspends action, awaiting Senate’s concurrence

    The House of Representatives says it has suspended action on a bill seeking to establish a Federal Medical Centre in Deba...

Reps summon Lai Mohammed over Twitter ban

As the dust of Twitter suspension in Nigeria is yet to settle, the House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Information...