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26 Mar
If a bill being considered by the House of Representatives scales legislative hurdles, the federal government would be stripped of exclusive powers over the control of oil and gas resources in the country. On Wednesday, a bill aimed at achieving this goal scaled the second reading stage on the floor of the House, presided over…
27 Feb
Members of the Bauchi State Caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday rose from an emergency meeting with the resolve to push
28 Nov
The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) Thursday said it will hold a national dialogue
27 Nov
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to urgently deploy security personnel to communities in Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency, Benue State to address ongoing attacks by gunmen. This resolution followed a motion presented by Ojema Ojotu, the representative of the constituency, during Wednesday’s plenary presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Recent times have…
22 Nov
The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening human rights protection in Nigeria, pledging to pass
21 Nov
A bill proposing the creation of Ogbomoso as a new Oyo State has successfully passed its second reading in the House of Representatives.
21 Nov
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a bill seeking a six-year single term for Nigeria’s presidency.
19 Nov
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, transmitted the National Social Investment Programme Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Bill, 2024
22 Oct
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for alternating presiding roles between the Senate President and the Speaker at joint sess
17 Oct
A bill seeking to allow for independent candidacy during elections has scaled its second reading in the House of Representatives.
2 Oct 2024
A member of the House of Representatives representing the Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency of Abia State under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Christian Nkwontax has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Nkwonta announced his defection in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, read at…
1 Aug 2024
25 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have cancelled their participation in the protest scheduled for Aug.1-10 after a town hall meeting hosted by Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. Dr Matthew Nabut, Executive Director, Centre for Change and Democracy Studies, said this on behalf of the group in a statement in Abuja…
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