The House of Representatives despite efforts from lawmakers to save the Peace Corps Bill, finally killed it after a two-hour long debate. The bill which was initially rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari who cited security and paucity reasons couldn’t…
Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday failed to agree on whether the card reader should be used for the 2019 polls. Some members argue that the Supreme Court had in 2015 decided that the card was not recognized…
The House of Representatives’ bold initiative to criminalize estimated billing, a fraudulent practice deliberately employed by unconscionable power distribution companies to fleece their customers, is a welcome intervention. Doubtlessly, in the absence of strong regulation, the power companies need the…
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has said that another $202m belonging to the National Intelligence Agency is unaccounted for and must be recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The committee, which is chaired…
CAN DECLARES APRIL 29 DAY OF PROTEST, PRAYERS In a rare and strong condemnation of the killings being carried out by suspected herders of cattle in the country, particularly in the Middle Belt, the House of Representatives Wednesday passed a…
The House of Representatives was in a rowdy session yesterday following calls by some lawmakers for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the unauthorised withdrawal and spending of $496,374,470.00 million on war planes. The House was sharply divided over…
The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo-led executive, paid members of the House of Representatives N500, 000 each to impeach a former Speaker of the House, Ghali Umar Na’Abba. This was revealed yesterday by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee…
The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee to curb Excessive Electricity Charges being levied on consumers by distribution companies (Discos) yesterday said it would meet with community development associations (CDAs) in different geo-political zones in the course of its assignment. Chairman…
The House of Representatives on Monday commenced investigation into the disbursement of N23 billion released by the Federal Government to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Chairman, Committee on Tertiary Education of the House, Rep. Suleiman Aminu, requested for…
The House of Representatives Committee on Labour, says it will investigate the alleged casualization of young Nigerians participating in the Chevron Nigerian Limited vocational training programme. According to Rep. Mayowa Akinfolarin, who sponsored the motion on the matter, said, that…