Members of the House of Representatives have begun moves to return the country to a parliamentary system of government...

President Muhammadu Buhari is to present the 2019 appropriation bill to the joint session of the National Assembly next Wednesday. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, dropped the hint yesterday while reading the president’s correspondence at plenary. It read: “May I crave the kind indulgence of the House of Representatives to grant me…

The Senate yesterday approved a request by the executive for the payment of N338.9 billion local debts owed by the Federal Government...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, swore in three new members to formally join the House on Wednesday. The three new members of the House of Representatives were elected to fill the vacancy in their respective federal constituencies. The new members were Tunji Olawuyi representing Kwara, Irepodun/Isin/Oke Ero/Ekiti Federal Constituency, Yusuf Nuhu of…

The Presidency, the Senate and House of Representatives have assured Nigerians of their resolve to see the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill...

Erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo, has for the umpteenth time, endorsed his former deputy and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for the highest office in the land. Speaking yesterday during Atiku’s turbaning as seventh Waziri Adamawa in Yola, he stated that no Nigerian knew the politician more, pointing out the celebrant was…

Nigeria's House of Representatives on Wednesday h adjourned its plenary session for the day over faulty microphone system. The House had on Tuesday adjourned plenary to Wednesday due to the same reason. Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said the problem has not been fixed because it can only be done by the manufacturers of…

Barring last minute changes, the House of Representatives will push for the stoppage of discrimination against job-seekers on the basis of age.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says there is need to strengthen the Act establishing the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to tackle the challenges associated with adulteration of petroleum products in the country.

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday threatened to summon the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, if Rep. Abubakar Lado...

Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerians that funding for the 2019 general elections was intact and not under any threat of sacrificing it for contingencies that may arise in the Service Wide Votes. The lower legislative arm of the Nigeria government resumed on Tuesday 9 October after going on recess…