Public hearing for the north-central region will hold in Jos Idris Wase, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says the zonal public hearing on the proposed review of the 1999 constitution will begin on June 1. The deputy speaker said each zone will have two centres and the exercise will end on June 3. … Read more
A member of the federal house of representatives has sacked his side for describing Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau as a true hero. Abdulkadir Rahis, a member of the house of representatives from Borno, has sacked his aide, Bukar Tanda, for describing Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader as a “true hero”. Shekau, reportedly killed himself … Read more
The House of Representatives has expressed displeasure over the rape and gruesome murder of a job-seeker in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Iniubong Ephraim Umoren, who was murdered by a fake potential employer in the state. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that the victim had gone missing while attending a job interview in Akwa … Read more
House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the federal government to reopen the international wings of Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt airport shutdown down at the peak of the lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. The House also urged the Presidential Taskforce on COVID–19 to urgently direct the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to … Read more
The Committee on Basic Education and Services, House of Representatives has expressed concerns over the Federal Government’s decision to reopen schools on January 18, 2021. The Committee, in a statement issued on Saturday, wondered how schools can be closed when the nation’s infection rates were around 500, and now reopened when they are above 1000 … Read more
The house of representatives says it has resolved to summon President Muhammadu Buhari over the massacre at Zabarmari in Borno state. The resolution is sequel to the motion by house members from Borno state who insisted that the president must appear before the lower legislative chamber over the perennial insecurity bedeviling the nation. Over 40 … Read more
The House of Representatives technical committee on customs and excise has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to issue an executive order to decongest the nation’s ports. The committee made the recommendation to the federal government during a four-day oversight visit to the customs formations in Lagos which ended during the weekend. It also recommended that the … Read more
House of Representatives at the opening of plenary on Tuesday honoured Nigerians who lost their lives in the ongoing protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, noted the interventions by the House, the disbandment of SARS by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; and the President, Major … Read more
The house of Representatives has revealed the plans to make it mandatory for the President to comply with the Federal Character principle when appointing service chiefs. The proposal is contained in the Armed Forces Act Amendment Bill 2019, which passed the first reading on November 5, 2019. According to the lawmaker representing Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency … Read more
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, has warned the Nigerian Railway Corporation against disturbing the ongoing rehabilitation and expansion work at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State. Okechukwu, who is representing Aninri/Agwu/Oji-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu at the House, issued the warning in a statement ,saying that ongoing … Read more
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the 30-job slot allotted to each member of the House for their respective local government areas, in the recruitment exercise for the Federal Government’s Public Works Scheme. The Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu, in a statement issued on Tuesday, described the allotment of … Read more
– The House of Representative is set to take legal action against Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for alleged perjury and civil defamation – The Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila announced this at the plenary o. Thursday, stating that he has directed the Clerk to engage the Lawyer to file a suit against Akpabio … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Works, on Thursday, declared that with the amount of sleaze involved in the handling of the Second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road projects, it will be impossible for them to be completed and commissioned by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Read Also: Majority, Deputy Leader Of … Read more
The House of Representatives has approved the petition by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. Although, the Senate had recently okayed the borrowing plan amidst controversy. The approval was, however, authorised by the House at the plenary on Tuesday within about seven minutes. (PUNCH) Details later… … Read more
The House of Representatives says it has asked its members to return to the lower chamber on Tuesday for resumption of legislative activities. The resumption notice is coming at a time the country is witnessing a surge in its COVID-19 Cases. The lower chamber had, on the 24th of March, Suspended all activities and subsequently … Read more
One of the Federal lawmakers representing Ekiti Central Constituency II in the House of Representatives, Honourable Wumi Ogunlola has refuted the claim that federal lawmakers were rubber stamp legislators. She noted that not all of President Muhammadu Buhari’s requests were approved by the lawmakers. Adding that the lawmakers were elected to represent the interest of … Read more
The Members of the House of Representatives have turned down an amendment on the Constitution seeking to make the President and Governors serve only a term of six years. Ekohotblog gathered that most of the lawmakers who spoke during the debate on the bill opposed to it. The sponsor, Mr. John Dyegh (APC-Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency … Read more
The House of Representatives has begun investigation of Federal Government’s ministries, departments and agencies who failed to execute Zonal Intervention Projects with funds released to them. The move followed the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, and five others, at the plenary on Tuesday, titled ‘Need for … Read more
As the political crisis in Edo state persists, two of the state’s members in the House of Representative have distanced themselves from the press briefing of the APC Caucus. The representatives were Hons. Aisowieren and Dennis Idahosa representing Edo state. It could be recalled that three members of the House from the State led by … Read more
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the result of the February 23 National Assembly Election for the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State. The court barred the electoral body from conducting a re-run poll for the constituency until the results already … Read more