•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has voted in support of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a move that has split Nigerians and has continued to attract severe criticism, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy [...
•House of Representatives Two members of the House of Representatives, Marie Ebikake and Blessing Amadi, today were literally at each other’s throats over the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, last night. Ebikake and Amadi, who represent Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency of Bayelsa and Port Harcourt T...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives will today (Thursday) begin clause-to-clause consideration of the reports of the tax reform bills. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, who announced this before adjournment of sitting yesterday, said the whole of today will be dedicated to the consideration of bills, r...
•Oil exploration in Nigeria The House of Representatives says it has secured the commitment of seven oil companies to settle a sum of $37.4 million owed to the Federation Account before August 2025. In a statement yesterday, Reps spokesman Akin Rotimi said the companies made the pledge amid the ongoing investigation by the Public Accounts [&he...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on Science and TechÂnology has called on the NationÂal Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) to ensure clear and transparent labeling of all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) products in accordance with global best practices. The call was made during a budget defense sessi...
•Late Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga A member of the House of Representatives representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga, also known as Ijaya, has passed away. Onanuga, who served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House, died following a brief illness. This was confirmed in a tweet on the official X a...
•House of Representatives The plenary of the House of Representatives went up in uproar today as members of the opposition protested the defection of another member of the Labour Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency of Plateau state announced his defection to the APC, rep...
•House of Representatives The green chamber experienced a rowdy session when a member of the house from Ekiti State, Akin Rotimi touched on the controversial tax reform bills. The lawmaker in moving a motion for consideration of two reports had introduced himself as being from Ekiti State, the first state to adopt the tax reform […]
•Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede The House of Representatives today confirmed the appointment of Olufemi Oluyede as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). While the constitution does not make provision for confirmation of appointments by the House of Representatives, the lawmakers adopted a report of its ad–hoc committee on the confirmation/screening of the...
•CCT chairman, Danladi Umar The House of Representatives today, Tuesday, November 26, asked the President to sack Danladi Umar, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), for misconduct. The House resolution at plenary agreed with the position earlier taken by the Senate on the matter, reports The Nation. Acting on the provisions of paragraph 17 (3),...
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