•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to rescue Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia affected by the recent labour and immigration reforms introduced by the Saudi authorities. The call followed the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance moved by Rep. Muhammad Bello Shehu (NNPP, Kano) ...
The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the delayed implementation of the ₦25,000 wage award and ₦32,000 palliative approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Nigerian pensioners nearly two years ago. The resolution followed a motion moved by Deputy Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ayokunle Isiaka, during ple...
•House of Representatives A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago, reports The PUNCH. Leading the debate during plenary today, Ago said the bill [&...
•House of Representatives Three members of the House of Representatives – one from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) – have officially dumped their parties for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who resigned from their parties included Oluwole Oke (Osun, PDP) as well as ...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives, today, rejected a constitutional amendment bill seeking to rotate the office of the president and vice president among the six geopolitics zones of the country. In addition, the House rejected six other constitutional alteration bills listed in the order paper of the House for considerati...
•House of Representatives The Benue and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly have rejected the summons issued on them by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, describing it as unconstitutional and an overreach of federal legislative powers. The House of Representatives committee had last Friday summoned the Governors of Benue...
•Boko Haram terrorists The House of Representatives yesterday erupted into a fiery debate as lawmakers from conflict-hit regions raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation. Leading the charge was Ahmed Jaha (APC, Borno), who warned that Boko Haram has not only resurged but returned with deadlier tactics, including th...
•FCT Minister Nyesom Wike The six FCT area council chairmen, on Tuesday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Area Councils and Auxiliary Matters that their allocations are not enough to pay the N70,000 national minimum wage the striking workers of the councils demand. The council chairmen, through their leader, Danladi Chiya, who is...
•Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) A coalition of 35 civil society organisations in Rivers State has jointly petitioned the House of Representatives, decrying what they termed “severe and brazen acts of lawlessness and impunity” being perpetrated by the state’s administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.). In a strongly worded letter titled...
•Ibas and House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has reminded Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) that by the provision of the 1999 Constitution (As amended), he must report to the National Assembly in running the affairs of the oil-rich state. The Speaker gave the c...
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