Tag: House of Representatives

Lawmakers: Bill to Create Office of Prime Minister and others that Passed Second Reading

The House of Representatives has sat over the bills proposed by lawmakers. Some bills passed through the second reading, while others didn't. In the ongoing Constitutional Amendment proposals, the House…

Direct Primary Will Strengthen Our Democracy – Reps Spokesman

Spokesman of the house of representatives, Benjamin Kalu says adoption of direct primary for selection of political party's candidates will strengthen democracy. The national assembly, on Tuesday, approved the conference…

China Rejects Nigeria’s $22bn Loan Request

The House of Representatives has approved a counter request for a loan of $973,474,971.38 after the Federal Government's request for a $22.7 billion loan from China Development Bank was rejected.…

Reps Pass Bill For Free, Mandatory Healthcare Services for Children

A bill seeking free and Mandatory healthcare service for all Nigerian children was on Tuesday, November 16 passed for a second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill titled…

BREAKING: Nigeria Air Launch Fraudulent – House of Reps

The House of Representatives has declared the launch of Nigeria Air airline as fraudulent. This is as the House poked holes in the purported launch of the airline at the…

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BREAKING: Pandemonium as Fight Breaks Out At House Of Reps

Though the individuals has not been confirmed, it was gathered that they are members of the oil host communities who had come to make presentations on the bill. The venue…

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Reps Move to Jail NYSC Fund Defaulters

A bill seeking to jail companies and business owners over failure to remit 1% of their profit to the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill 2021, has been…

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Reps Probe NNPCL Over Missing N2 Trillion

The House of Representatives has probed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over alleged N2 trillion it failed to account for during its transition from NNPC. The  House Committee,…

People Became Billionaires From COVID-19 Fund Misappropriation, Federal Lawmaker Alleges

Honourable Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, the lawmaker representing Ukwa East and Ukwa West Federal constituency of Abia state, has alleged that COVID-19 funds were being misappropriated in Nigeria by some individuals. The…

Twitter Ban: FG Has no Right to Regulate Freedom of Opinion – Minority Caucus

Following its recent "declaration" of lifting the country's ban on the use of Twitter, the House Minority Caucus accused the federal government of wanting to "suppress" constitutionally guaranteed rights of…