House of Reps

Poison threat: Canadian-Nigerian national arrested, to appear in Ontario court today

Following her arrest by Toronto Police for an alleged poison threat, a Canadian-Nigerian woman will appear before a judge on Monday, September 2....

Prosecute Nigerian issuing poison threats, Reps tell Canadian govt.

The House of Representatives has called on the Canadian authorities to investigate and take legal action against Mrs. Amaka Patience Sunnberger, a Nigerian...

Reps investigate Yaba Psychiatric Hospital’s N422.3m contracts, N50.3m training expenses

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has requested the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, to provide a detailed explanation for the utilization...

Reps Speaker Abbas addresses concerns over subversion bill, promises transparency

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, has reacted to the rising concerns and outcry against the Counter Subversion Bill,...

Ex-Rep. Wole Diya passes away at 63

A two-term member of the House of Representatives, representing Somolu Federal Constituency, Lagos, Mr. Wole Diya has passed away. Aged 63, Diya died...

Is the House of Reps gaming NNPCL in contrived high-octane script?

by Barrister Musa Eleojo On the surface, the recent tiff between Aliko Dangote, Founding President/CEO, Dangote Group, and Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the CEO,...

Call for Kyari, Farouk’s removal premature, against parliamentary culture, says House of Reps

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected the recent call by one of their own, Rep. Philip Agbese, for the removal of the...

Reps approve a 10% increase for FG in CBN’s Ways and Means amid heated debate

Rowdiness and disorder took over during an emergency plenary session convened by House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday in Abuja. The...

Reps give Minister, AGF 60-day ultimatum to automate foreign currency collection at foreign missions

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has directed the Ministry of Finance and the Accountant-General of the Federation to implement...

Protest: Reps advocate peaceful resolution, want FG to dialogue with would-be protesters

In a bid to stave off the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1, the House of Representatives minority caucus on Wednesday advised...

Food security: Reps mull budgetary increase for farmers

Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced that the legislature intends to pass legislation aimed at increasing funding for...

Reps set to review N6.2trn FG’s supplementary budget

The Deputy Spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese, has disclosed that the 2024 supplementary budget of N6.2 trillion will be...

Food inflation: Reps pledge N648m, being 50% of six-month salaries, to provide succour for the poor

The House of Representatives unanimously agreed to sacrifice 50 percent of their salaries for a period of six months to help alleviate the...

Reps pass NDDC’s budget of N1.91trn

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) 2024 budget proposal, totaling N1.91 trillion. During the plenary session...

Reps officially declare seats of deceased colleagues vacant

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, formally announced the vacancy of two legislative seats on Wednesday. The seats became...

Breaking: Another House of Reps member, Ekene Adams, dies

A member of the House of Representatives, Ekene Abubakar Adams, who represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, is dead. His death was...