Security operatives, on Monday, took over the National Assembly. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the management of the National Assembly, in the early hours of Monday, beefed up security in and around the premises apparently to stop a planned protest by some legislative aides. It was gathered that the legislative aides, under the auspices of … Read more
According to the lawmaker, the CBN Governor feels he is bigger than Nigeria. Tajudeen Adefisoye a House of Representatives member, has reacted to the continuous fall of the Nigerian Naira in parallel and official markets. In a tweet shared by the Hous of Reps member, Adefisoye said the recent exchange rate is now scary. He … Read more
On Tuesday night, 35 Nigerians were reportedly massacred in Yelwan Zangam in Jos, Plateau state, barely a week after innocent travelers were ambushed and brutally murdered in the state. Members of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives have said that Nigerians do not deserve the torment which has become their plight in recent … Read more
Recall that the doctors embarked on strike on the 2nd of August, over issues of Resident Doctors Training areas, minimum wage regularization and others The House of Representatives’ intervention into the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) ended in a deadlock on Tuesday. The meeting, which was convened at the behest … Read more
The PDP has also lost the Governors of Ebonyi, Cross River, and Zamfara to the All Progressives Congress (APC) A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the House of Representatives have asked the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus, to “honourably” resign from his position. At the PDP National Secretariat on Monday, some party … Read more
…the green chamber has stepped down the controversial section 52(3) of the bill which deals with the electronic transmission of election results The House of Representatives, on Friday, passed the Electoral Amendment Bill, moments after opposition lawmakers walked out on the plenary session at the National Assembly Chambers. By this, the green chamber has stepped … Read more
…the Speaker stressed that no one can impose their own will over others… Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, tasked his colleagues that their deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill come at a very special moment in the nation’s history and would require them to do all in the best … Read more
The House of Representatives is in a rowdy session as lawmakers debate over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. There was uproar on Thursday after Deputy Speaker Idris Wase ruled against e-transmission of results despite a resounding ‘yes’ vote in favour of electronic transmission. More to follow…
Contrary to her initial statements that she had stabbed Ataga as a way of self-defense, she now claims she had nothing to do with his death The House of Representatives has asked the police to ensure that Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV’s CEO, Usifo Ataga, does not die in police custody. Representative … Read more
…an advertorial published on Monday by some newspapers against the media regulation bills being considered at the National Assembly. The House of Representatives has weighed in on the proposed Press Council Bill currently before the National Assembly, saying that no attempt will be made by the lawmakers to gag the media. Spokesman of the House … Read more
The bill seeking to jail unauthorized protesters scaled first reading in the House of Reps The House of Representatives has proposed a bill seeking to jail unauthorized protesters for five years in the country. The bill which is sponsored by Rep. member, Emeka Chinedu Martins (PDP-Imo) was approved for second reading after it was presented … Read more
President Buhari sent the bill to the National Assembly in September last year. The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the long awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after considering and adopting the bill’s 318 clauses. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila said the electoral act amendment bill will be passed in the coming … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria last week announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country Members of the House Representatives have resolved to invite the Minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed in a bid to investigate the legality of the Twitter ban by the Federal Government. The decision was reached on Tuesday during … Read more
The caucus faulted the directive to the National Broadcasting Commission to license social media operators in the country… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has threatened legal action against the Federal Government over its ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria. A statement by the leader of the caucus Kingsley Chinda, … Read more
The House of Representatives passed its own version of the bill in May 2019 The Senate has passed a bill seeking to prohibit discrimination between the university degree and the Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders in the country. The bill was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure and passed the third reading during Wednesday’s plenary … Read more
Two members of the house of representatives Uzoma Abonta, a member from Abia, and Buba Yakub, from Adamawa, had a spat on Thursday as the former accused the latter of plagiarising his bill. The squabble between the two lawmakers, which engendered mild pandemonium, took place during lower legislative chamber public hearing on Thursday. The … Read more
“From the EFCC account, you took N19 billion. You took a whole N19 billion from EFCC account” A house of representatives committee has queried Ahmed Idris, accountant-general of the federation (AGF), over an alleged illegal withdrawal of N19 billion from the recovery account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ekohotblog had earlier reported … Read more
“I don’t know, maybe administrative exigencies must have warranted the management of that time to do one or two things…” Some financial transactions made during the tenure of the former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday, resurfaced at the ongoing House of Representatives probe into recovered loots. … Read more
“Where the money comes from is a function of the federal ministry of finance” The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) illegally paid N2 billion to Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), from recovered loot, a house of representatives panel has said. The house ad hoc committee probing the status of recovered Loot disclosed this … Read more
The Beechcraft 350 aircraft conveying the Chief of Army Staff and ten other officers crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday due to bad weather The House of Representatives has postponed its planned security summit scheduled to hold on Monday. This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Clerk of the … Read more