The House of Representatives on Friday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to borrow $8,325,526,537 and €490,000,000 under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan. The lawmakers took...
The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and retained the provision of 3 percent equity shares for the oil producing communities....
The House of Representatives is set to pass the amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 today (Thursday). Ripples Nigeria had reported that the Committee on Electoral...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the supplementary recruitment of 44 candidates by the Nigerian Navy, for allegedly violating the principle of Federal character....
The House Of Representatives has rejected a bill aiming to ensure operatives of the Federal Fire Service bear firearms. The bill was meant to grant firefighters...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, presented a bill seeking a five-year-jail term for ‘unlawful protesters’ in the country for consideration. The bill entitled: ‘An act...
The House of Representatives has commenced investigations into the compliance level of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Nigeria Customs Service...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation followed the adoption of a report...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that the house will work hard to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before...
The House of Representatives committee investigating the status of recovered loots has summoned the Chairman of the panel that investigated arms procurement from 2007 to 2015,...
The House of Representatives and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Tuesday clashed over the whereabouts of the $44 million recovered from the...
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, called on the Federal Government to collaborate with the Niger State Government to secure the rescue of over 130 students...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt any plan to further devalue the Naira. The House made the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday asked the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, to resign from...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday disclosed that an invite has been dispatched to the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed over “the objectives, intent, and duration...
The House of Representatives Committee has summoned the Inspector-General of Police and the National Security Adviser to appear before it over recovered looted funds from 2002...
The House of Representatives planned to deliberate a proposal to change the country’s name to the United African Republic in the coming days. The Special Committee...
The House of Representatives said on Friday only 73 out of over 900 public institutions in the country are complying with the provisions of the Freedom...
The House of Representatives is considering discontinuing the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020,...
The Minority Leader of House of Representatives, Ndidi Elumelu, on Saturday demanded a “system-wide investigation” into the crash of military planes in the country. Elumelu’s call...
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has threatened to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the circumstances surrounding the revocation and re-award of Oil...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate how the N500 million safe school initiative fund earmarked for rebuilding of Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Again, El-Rufai rules out negotiation, amnesty for bandits, kidnappers in Kaduna The Kaduna State...
The House of Representative on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the country’s security challenges. The lawmakers made the call...
The House of Representatives has expressed anger over the failure of Heads of Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to appear at its investigative hearing in...
ExxonMobil has been accused of breaching Nigeria’s law on local content following a split in contract process which is said to favour foreign contractors against those...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to commence an investigation into the high acceptance fees charged by higher institutions in Nigeria. The House directed its...
The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the approved $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, alleging that the figure...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to include tuberculosis in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) package. The call followed the unanimous...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to undertake an investigative hearing as well as comprehensive audit of funds spent on rehabilitation, repairs and maintenance of...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday described as abnormal the production of the Nigerian passports outside the country. The Vice Chairman of the House Committee on...
The House of Representatives has revealed its invitation to the nation’s service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and other heads of paramilitary agencies, in order to...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday set up a special committee to address the country’s insecurity. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who announced the...
House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has assured that it was working on a petition by a group -Mutual Union of the Tiv in America against...
The House of Representatives has urged telecommunication operators to halt the planned withdrawal of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to financial institutions in the country....
A bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution to grant the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly powers to summon the President and...
The House of Representatives said on Thursday the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would be passed into law before the end of the year. The House Spokesman,...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to halt appropriation of £4.2 million recovered from former Gov. James Ibori of Delta. The resolution followed...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday disagreed with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the interpretation of the corporation’s Act. The...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 3, tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to embark on constituency delineation in the country. The resolutions of...
The House of Representatives has urged authorities of the Nigerian Army to improve the welfare of soldiers in the frontline to boost their morale for better...
The House of Representatives has stated that it is working on plans to amend the National Health Act towards making healthcare service affordable to Nigerians. Speaker...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of the new service chiefs nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari had on January 26 appointed...
The House of Representatives and the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, February 16, had a mild disagreement over the processes involved regarding the payment of the...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 16, inaugurated an Adhoc committee to investigate the disbursement of funds received by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of...
The House of Representatives has pledged its commitment towards curtailing the proliferation of arms and ammunition in the country. Rep. Akinremi Olaide, Chairman, House ad hoc...
The House of Representatives has set up a 40-member joint committee to screen the new Service Chiefs. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced this...
The House of Representatives has extended an invitation to the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, to appear before it on Thursday, February...
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services on Saturday urged the Federal Government to postpone the resumption of schools across the country by...
Members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have hit the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC)...
