HOUSE OF REPS

The House of Representatives has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prevent looters from recovering their loot in the ongoing auction of seized and forfeited assets. The call was made by the House Ad Hoc…

The House of Representatives has reacted to the allegation made by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, that the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, deceived the union to call off the…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the House of Representatives to pass the Electoral Offences Commission bill. A statement signed by the Deputy Director Public Affairs of the NHRC, Fatimah Mohammed, noted that the…

The House of Representatives has proposed to criminalise the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) with the proposal of a five-year jail term for offenders. A bill to that effect scaled through the second reading at the lower chamber…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a N819.5 billion supplementary budget to the National Assembly. The budget, which is expected to be funded by domestic borrowings, will increase the budget deficit to N8.17 trillion. President…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has once again failed to appear before the House of Representatives over the apex bank’s recent policy on cash withdrawals. Following a letter sent last week Thursday to…

The House of Representatives has lamented over the inadequacy of the National Assembly budget. This was made known by the spokesman of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, stressing that the National Assembly cannot function…

Some members of the House of Representatives have called for better welfare and protection for journalists to enable them to discharge their duties effectively. The lawmakers, who are chairmen of committees of the house, made the call…

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmoud Yakubu, says the electoral umpire is planning to relocate its offices in vulnerable areas, assuring that the commission will recover from attacks on its…

The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee investigating the Structure and Accountability of the Joint Venture (JV) Business and Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) of the NNPC from 1990 till date, is set to issue a warrant of arrest on…