October 19, 2026

House of Representatives

Reps summon Minister, DG over delay in releasing National Identity Card since 2012

Reps summon Minister, DG over delay in releasing National Identity Card since 2012

Bode February 7, 2024
  The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr Bosun Tijani over delay in the release of National Identity Cards from 2012 to date. Also summoned is the Director-General, National Identity Card Management Commission, Mr Abisoye Coker-Odusote The resolution followed the adoption...
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Insecurity: Speaker urges Tinubu to demand greater performance from service chiefs Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honorable  Tajudeen Abbas

Insecurity: Speaker urges Tinubu to demand greater performance from service chiefs

Bode January 30, 2024
  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has urged President Bola Tinubu to demand greater performance and accountability from Service Chiefs to stem insecurity in the country. Abbas made the call in his opening speech at plenary on Tuesday as the house resumed from Christmas...
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Tinubu gave us rice as palliative for our constituencies, not N100m – Reps Rep. Akin Rotimi

Tinubu gave us rice as palliative for our constituencies, not N100m – Reps

Bode January 5, 2024
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives has said the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government gave members rice to be distributed to their constituencies as palliative but not N100 million as being peddled. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, said this in...
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Reps pass N28.7trn 2024 appropriation bill as judiciary gets highest statutory transfer Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honorable  Tajudeen Abbas

Reps pass N28.7trn 2024 appropriation bill as judiciary gets highest statutory transfer

Bode December 30, 2023
  The House of Representatives on Saturday passed the sum of N28.777 trillion in expenditure for the 2024 fiscal year, following a report by Rep. Abubakar Bitch, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas who read the breakdown of the report during plenary gave the National Judicial Council...
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Reps committee commends JAMB for transparency, wades into its feud with Zenith Bank House of representatives

Reps committee commends JAMB for transparency, wades into its feud with Zenith Bank

Bode December 21, 2023
  By JOHN ONAH, Abuja –   The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for ensuring transparency in all its financial transactions and other activities. The committee, chaired by Hon. Oforji Oboku, gave the commendation on Wednesday in Abuja...
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Don’t abuse IPPIS exemption, Rep tells universities, others House of representatives

Don’t abuse IPPIS exemption, Rep tells universities, others

Bode December 15, 2023
  Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Rep. Abubakar Fulata, has said universities and other tertiary institutions should not abuse their exemption from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Fulata said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday, commending President Bola Tinubu...
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2024 budget: Reps reject CBN, Customs representatives, demand heads’ appearance House of representatives

2024 budget: Reps reject CBN, Customs representatives, demand heads’ appearance

Bode December 8, 2023
  The House of Representatives has rejected representatives of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor and Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service insisting they appear personally person to defend their 2024 budget proposal. Also the representatives of Federal Inland Revenue Service were also rejected by the House Committee on...
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Reps accuse NCAA of hiding IGR, threaten to remove MD, others House of representatives

Reps accuse NCAA of hiding IGR, threaten to remove MD, others

Bode December 1, 2023
  The House of Representatives has accused the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of hiding billions of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) thereby depriving the nation of its financial responsibility. The House of Reps Committee on Finance subsequently threatened to remove the Managing Director and other top officials from the...
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Only MDAs with judicious use of 2023 allocation will get from 2024 budget – Reps

Only MDAs with judicious use of 2023 allocation will get from 2024 budget – Reps

Bode November 30, 2023
  The House of Representatives, says only Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that made judicious use of their allocations in 2023 will receive funds from the 2024 budget. This indication was given by the Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Rep. Philip Agbase, who said the development is in line...
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Reps invite council, NUC others over termination of law programme in NOUN House of representatives

Reps invite council, NUC others over termination of law programme in NOUN

Bode November 30, 2023
  The House of Representatives has invited the Acting Executive Secretary, National University Commission (NUC), Director General, Council of Legal Education over termination of law programme at the National Open University Commission (NOUN). Others invited included heads of the Nigeria Law School, the Chairman of the Board of Benchers...
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Reps query Ministry over N4bn expenditure on recruitment of 100 sanitation personnel images 29 2023 11 02T053700.044

Reps query Ministry over N4bn expenditure on recruitment of 100 sanitation personnel

Bode November 28, 2023
  The House of Representatives Public Account Committee has queried the Ministry of Water Resources for spending N4 billion on the recruitment of 100 personnel for a period of three months. The money was said to be for a project known as Youth Engagement for Sanitation (YES) across the...
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