House of Reps

Alleged N178bln debt: Reps dismiss petition against NPA, laud Bello-Koko, NPA 

A petition alleging that Mr. Bello Koko, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), recorded a “bad debt of N178 billion”...

State Police Bill scales second reading in House of Reps

A bill proposing an amendment to the 1999 Constitution to establish state police has successfully passed the second reading in the House of...

Breaking: Reps want presidential system scrapped, opt for parliamentary

At least 60 House of Representatives members on Wednesday proposed a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria and return the country...

$500,000 bribe charge: Supreme Court affirms ex-lawmaker Lawan’s five-year jail term

The nation’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the five-year sentence slammed on a former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, by the Court...

2024 budget will be people’s budget – Speaker Abbas

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, has assured that the 2024 budget will be the “people’s budget” that will...

2024 Appropriation Bill scales second reading at House of Reps

The House of Representatives on Thursday began debate on the general principles of the 2024 budget proposal of N27.5 trillion at its second...

2024 budget: Reps convene first budget town hall meetings for public input

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, has assured Nigerians of their participation in the budgeting process and eventual approval...

Better equipment, inadequate training, poor welfare: Security chiefs table challenges before Reps

Service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, have outlined their challenges in tackling insecurity in the country. They listed their...

Reps livid at absence of service chiefs, IGP at plenary session

The House of Representatives on Thursday rebuffed the representatives of the Service Chiefs at its plenary session, insisting that the heads of the...

Just in: Amid outcry from Nigerians, N5bn presidential yacht already delivered — Ndume

Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives rejected the N5 billion presidential yacht vote, the Chief Whip of the 10th Senate, Ali...

SERAP, House of Reps in legal battle over purchase of bulletproof 360 SUVs valued at N57.6bn

With national debt overhang of N80 trillion and economic downturn, the House of Representatives has been hauled up before the court for procuring...

Amid pains of fuel subsidy removal, 360 Reps in unimaginable opulence, acquire N160m bulletproof SUVs each

The social media is already awash with reports of members of the House of Representatives acquiring bulletproof Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at a...

NSIA Outlines Aggressive Healthcare Expansion Plan As Authority’s Infrastructure Intervention Excites Reps Committee Chairman

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority on Monday received members of the House of Representatives who were in Lagos to inspect projects undertaken by...

Speaker Abbas announces House Standing Committees, Faleke, Gagdi, retain committee chairmanships

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday, announced the standing committees for the 10th House, raising the committees from...

House of Reps rolls out legislative action plan to boost Nigeria’s economy

The leadership of the 10th House of Representatives has unveiled a programme of action aimed at boosting the agricultural sector, create jobs, and...

Suspend Electricity Tariff Hike, Reps Orders National Electricity Regulatory Commission

The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been directed to suspend the proposed increase in electricity tariffs by distribution companies across the country....