Reps to investigate NDDC over alleged abandoned shoreline project in Bayelsa
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC to liaise with NDDC to investigate…
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Reps move to establish state police, pass bill for second reading
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for the second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution…
Reps seek Navy’s synergy to fish out crude oil thieves
The House of Representatives Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft and Losses has pleaded with the Nigerian Navy to assist…
After DAILY POST report, Reps move to curtail negative effects of sports betting
After a comprehensive report by DAILY POST on the prevailing negative effects of sports betting on Nigerian youths, the House…
Monarch’s son, 32, wins House of Reps supplementary election in Taraba
Sadiq Tafida of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has emerged as the member-elect for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba…
Implement community policing – Reps tell IGP
The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to fully implement community policing as…
House of Reps aspirant, Ericbona Ushie sent to prison over alleged fraud
A Cross-River State born politician, Ericbona Eliom Ushie, has been remanded in prison custody by the Lagos State High Court…
Commuters’ right bill passes first reading at Reps
A bill for an act to provide for a law to protect commuters rights on Wednesday, scaled first reading at…
Reps seek decisive action against hospitals refusing to treat accident, gunshot victims
The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Ministry of Health on decisive actions against hospitals and healthcare facilities refusing…
Reps to investigate states’ utilisation of FAAC increased allocation
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Special Duties, National Planning and Economic Development to look into the…
Reps hail Super Eagles’ performance at 2023 AFCON
The House of Representatives has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for clinching the silver prize at the 2023 Africa…
House of Reps to immortalise late former Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba
A member of the House of Representatives and a New Nigeria People’s Party Chieftain from Kano State, Aliyu Madaki, has…
Reps swear in 12 elected members
The twelve newly elected members of the House of Representatives have been sworn in. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen…
Reps summon Wike, NSA, Security Chiefs over insecurity in FCT
The House of Representatives has invited Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT; Nuhu Ribadu, National Securiy Adviser,…
Reps urge FRSC, Police to enforce law on indiscriminate use of sirens
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, and Nigerian Police Force, to enforce the…
BREAKING: ADP, LP win Senate, Reps rerun elections in Plateau
The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Daniel Asama, has been declared winner of the House of Representatives rerun election…
Reps constitutional review committee targets 2025 for completion of process
The Deputy Speaker and Chairman Constitution Review Committee of the House of Representatives, Hon Ben Kalu, has said that the…
COVID-19: Reps ask 2 ministries to refund unutilized N85bn intervention funds
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has asked the Ministry of Industries, Trade and Investment to refund the…
Reps minority caucus demands sanctions against Appeal Court Justices over removal of Plateau lawmakers
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has demanded sanction of appeal court justices over the removal of Plateau…
Reps Deputy Speaker calls for collaborative efforts to advance Abia’s development
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has called for collaborative efforts from all citizens for…
Reps Appropriation Committee Chairman, Bichi breaks down N28.777trn budget
The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi has given a breakdown of the increased Appropriation Bill passed by both…
Plateau massacre: Reps call for joint military operation in Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe
The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, to launch a military operation to attack banditry…
962 bills in six months – Reps Speaker, Abbas presents scorecard
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says 962 bills have been introduced by lawmakers in the last…
Reps Southern Caucus mourns Akeredolu
The Southern Caucus of the House of Representatives has expressed sadness over the death of former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi…
Reps to investigate exorbitant charges by POS operators
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the exorbitant amount charged by Point of Sale (POS) for withdrawal of…
Reps support bill on online child access protection rights
The House of Representatives on Thursday supported a bill for an act to provide for the enactment of Child Online…
Reps Committee commences enumeration, valuation of public assets
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has begun action to ensure the enumeration and valuation of public assets…
‘Speed up adoption of Chinese currency’ – Reps urge FG
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to speed up the adoption…
Nigeria losing $7bn annually to poor management of ports – Reps
Two members of the House of Representatives have raised the alarm that Nigeria is losing $7 billion dollars annually to…
Tundun Biri: Reps to probe “accidental bombing”, directs compensation for victims
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the military bombing of innocent unarmed civilians in Tundun Biri, a village…
2024 Budget: Reps pledge legislative support to combat insecurity
The House of Representatives, on Friday, assured of adequate legislative framework towards the fight against insurgency, banditry and other forms…
Reps spokesman commends Tinubu’s minister for halting N-Power
The Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Chief Philip Agbese, has welcomed the decision of the Minister of Humanitarian…
2024 budget: ‘Revenue projection too small’ – Reps declare, summon FIRS, NNPCL, others
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has declared the estimated revenue in the 2024 budget as “inadequate”. The Chairman…
Reps committee vows to tackle air crashes in Nigeria
The House Committee on Aviation Technology has vowed to implement measures to reduce flight crashes in Nigeria. The chairman of…
Reps worry over surge in sophisticated financial crimes
The House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has expressed concern over the surge in sophisticated financial crimes and the…
Reps Speaker Abbas expresses concern over Kaduna village bombing
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed concern over the killing of some villagers at Tudun Biri community…
Reps deputy spokesman Agbese attributes colleague’s 2024 budget comment to election tribunal fatigue
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has chided fellow representative Yusuf Galambi for what he…
Reps to begin sectoral consideration on 2024 budget after second reading
The House of Representatives will soon begin sectoral debate and consideration of the 2024 Appropriation Bill. According to a statement…
Reps invite council, NUC others over termination of law programme in NOUN
The House of Representatives has invited the Acting Executive Secretary, National University Commission (NUC), Director General and Council of Legal…
Lawmakers propose 32 additional federal varsities
The 10th National Assembly has seen 32 measures in the Senate and House of Representatives to establish new universities, polytechnics,…
Reps vow to investigate N62bn FG HIV/AIDS intervention funds
The House of Representatives has vowed to investigate the utilisation and impact of the N62 billion federal government intervention funds…
DSTV/GOTV subscription hike: Reps ask NBC to dialogue with Multichoice
The House of Representatives has urged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to dialogue with the Multichoice Group over the recent…
Finally, Service Chiefs, IGP appear before Reps
The Service Chiefs, on Tuesday, finally appeared before the House of Representatives to brief the lawmakers on the security sector.…
Reps Committee queries Lottery Trust Fund over extra-budgetary spending
The National Lottery Trust Fund has been placed on a status inquiry over the spending of internally generated revenue, IGR,…
Insecurity: Reps urge Tinubu to sign DICON, Armed Forces Trust Fund Bills
The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of national importance, assent to the…
Insecurity: Deputy Reps Speaker Kalu advocates appointment of Chief of Space Staff
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called for the appointment of a Chief…
Speaker Abbas vows Reps will address Nigeria’s secrity challenges
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has assured that the 10th House will enact more legislation addressing the…
They must address us in person – Reps reject representatives of service chiefs
The House of Representatives on Thursday turned back representatives of the Service Chiefs, insisting that the chiefs must appear before…
Reps call for awareness programmes for PWDs
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, as well as religious organisations, to…
Reps investigate cancellation of visas granted 264 Nigerians by Saudi authorities
The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the immediate and remote circumstances surrounding the cancellation of already granted…