By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The House of Representatives has adjourned its plenary until May 16, 2023. The Clerk of the House, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the earlier adjourned date of May 9, will no longer stand...
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Opposition members-elect of the House of Representatives have setup a committee to screen and selected candidates to run for Speaker of the 10th Assembly. In a statement on Monday, the members-elect announced Rep. Nicholas Mutu as Chairman, and Rep. Victor Ogene as Secretary of the 11-man committee. The statement...
Rep. Aliyu Betara (APC-Borno) has officially declared his intention to run for the office of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, ahead of the June 5 inauguration. Betara accused Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila of sponsoring an unpopular candidate to succeed him. Betara, the incumbent Chairman, House Committee on...
The North-Central stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to ensure the zoning of the Speakership of the 10th Assembly to the zone. Their spokesman, Rev. Dominic Alancha, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the stakeholders were...
A group of newly elected members of the House of Representatives under the auspices of New Vision, has pledged their support for Hon. Muktar Aliyu Betara for speakership of the 10th House of Representatives. Betera is the lawmaker representing Biu/Bayo/Shani Federal Constituency of Borno State, The group disclosed this...
The Centre for Human and Social-economic Rights (CHSR) says it is illegal for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delete inactive voters from its register. The National President, CHSR, Mr Alex Omotehinse, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos....
A few days ago, a pressure group in the House of Representatives, The Joint Task-10th Assembly unveiled its agenda ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. The group led by the Chairman, Hon. Bello Kumo (APC, Gombe) and co-chairman, Hon. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) has made its...
The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to develop a system to delete dead voters from the voters register. This was the resolution of the lawmakers after a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Leke Abejide, drawing the attention of the House...
The Senate has joined the House of Representatives and the ECOWAS Parliament to appeal to the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, for leniency in the sentencing of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. The Senate’s decision to appeal for clemency followed a motion raised by Senator Chukwuka...
The House of Representatives is to investigate the circumstances that led to the hard diplomatic stance of the Egyptian authorities over the plight of Nigerians affected by the ongoing crisis in Sudan. The Speaker, of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, said this in Abuja during a situation...
The House of Representatives has ordered the suspension of planned disbursement of 700 million dollars cabotage vessel financing fund to Nigerians and companies by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Henry Nwawuba (PDP-Imo) during...
The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to appear before it to give account of evacuation status of Nigerians in Sudan. The Speaker of the House of Reps, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila said...
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami has dismissed claims that Nigeria lost over 2.4 billion dollars revenue from alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil exported in 2015 to China. Malami faulted the allegations in Abuja on Thursday at ...
Among those jostling to be the Speaker of House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, Rep. Miriam Onuoha, representing, Isiala Mbano/Okigwe/Onuimo Federal Constituency, Imo, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the only female. In the history of Federal legislation in Nigeria, Mrs Patricia Etteh...
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee has threatened to summon the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and other top government officials over the alleged loss of $2.4 billion from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil. Malami and others, including the Minister of...
Miriam Onuoha (APC-Imo) the only female aspirant for the office of the Speaker says her eye is on the number one seat in the 10th House of Representatives and not to be principal officer. Onuoha made this known in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate, Rep. Abass Agboworin, as the winner of Saturday re-run election in Ibadan South-East/North-East Federal Constituency of Oyo State. Agboworin, a current occupant of the seat, was declared elected after he polled 28,111...
A socio-political group, Ondo Democracy Front, has asked the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give the position of Deputy Speaker to Ondo State in view of its role in the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as president-elect. In a statement on Sunday in Akure by...
The House of Representatives has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding of humanitarian intervention by the Federal Government. This followed the adoption of an urgent motion of public importance by Rep. Unyime Idem (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) on the floor...
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abass who has sponsored the highest number of bills in the current Assembly is set to declare for Speaker. of the 10th Assembly Hon Abass who represents Zaria Federal constituency of Kaduna state is the chairman of the House committee...