House of Reps

House of Reps Approves $347m Loan for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, others

The House of Representatives has greenlit President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow an additional $347 million for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The...

Reintroduce five-year multiple visa regime, Reps urge US

The House of Representatives has urged the United States government to reinstate the five-year multiple visa regime for Nigerian citizens, which was recently...

Power Play: Senate, House of Reps in Turf War Over Bill Concurrence

Amid legislative gridlock, the House of Representatives has announced the suspension of all Senate-sponsored bills, citing prolonged delays by the upper chamber in...

Fake Degrees: Reps Give Togo Clean Chit, Vow to Sanction Benin Republic

When early a year and five months after a blanket ban on degrees from both Togo and Benin Republic, Nigeria’s House of Representatives...

N1.12trn Agric Funds Scandal: House of Reps Launches Investigation

The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has launched an investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.12 trillion earmarked for...

Just in: House of Reps Invites Edun, Cardoso Over Audit Infractions, Fiscal Breaches

The House of Representatives’ Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Public Assets has summoned the Finance Minister, Mr. Wale Edun, and the Central...

Reps Push Bill for Seven-Year Jail Term in Workplace Bribery 

The House of Representatives is proposing a bill that seeks to impose a seven-year jail term or a ₦5 million fine for individuals...

House of Reps Shelves Compulsory Voting Bill After Public Pressure 

By Daniel Okejeme Following public outcry, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn a bill that sought to make...

Just in: Reps to Probe JAMB’s 2025 UTME Results Errors

Amidst significant disruptions and widespread reports of failure, the House of Representatives has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the technical issues that plagued...

House of Reps Rejects Bill to Limit INEC’s Power, Six Others

A move to amend Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, which would have significantly reduced the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) authority by transferring the registration...

Just in: Three Katsina PDP Reps Jump Ship, APC Welcomes the Defectors

As the wave of defections continues, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has again lost three House of Representatives members from Katsina to the...

Insecurity: Reps “invite” Benue, Zamfara Govs, State Assemblies

Amid worsening and persistent insecurity in Benue and Zamfara states, the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned Governors Hyacinth Alia...

Rivers Administrator Ibas at Reps, Wants More Time for Briefing

Due to the precarious security and political environment stemming from the state of emergency, Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, asked the National...

Just in: Reps committee invites Rivers administrator for oversight hearing

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has invited the Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, to...

House of Reps Advances Bills For Creation Of Ijebu, Orlu, Oke-Ogun, Three Other States

The House of Representatives has passed four bills seeking to create new states, including Ijebu, Orlu, Oke-Ogun, Ife-Ijesa, Tiga, and Etiti States to...

NASS Moves to Strip Vice Presidents, Governors, Deputies of Immunity, Bill Advances

A bill aimed at stripping the vice president, governors, and their deputies of immunity has passed the second reading stage in the House...