Tag: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BREAKING: House of Reps approves June 12 as Democracy Day
The House of Representatives has approved a new date June 12 as democracy day.
The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill...
Electorate drags rep. member to court over N1.5bn constituency projects
An electorate, Adamu Muhammad-Alangade, has dragged a House of Representatives member, Mohammed Datti-Babawo before a Sharia Court II, Sabongari, Zaria demanding explanation on how...
Bill to make June 12 Democracy Day passes 2nd reading
A Bill for an Act to amend the Public Holidays Act to declare June 12 as ‘Democracy Day’ in Nigeria has passed the second...
NEMA DG denies Reps’ allegation of misappropriating N33bn
Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, has denied misappropriating N33 billion as alleged by the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and...
Reps adjourn sitting over faulty sound system
The House of Representatives on Tuesday adjourned its sitting over a faulty sound system.
Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said that the adjournment was...
Banky W joins Lagos House of Reps race
Entertainer and youth advocate, Banky W, has declared his intention to run for the House of Representatives election in February 2019 on the platform...
Abiola’s daughter declares for House of Reps
Rinsola Abiola, daughter of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Abiola, has declared her intention to contest the 2019 House...
House of Reps member, Funke Adedoyin, dies of cancer
A member of the House of Representatives, Funke Adedoyin, has died after battling an undisclosed form of cancer.
The 56-year-old, who held ministerial positions under...
Quilox nightclub founder, Shina Peller, declares for House of Reps
Founder of celebrity hangout, Club Quilox, Shina Peller, has declared to run for a seat in the House of Representatives in 2019.
The son of...
Attack on Senate: Saraki commends senators, reps for defending democracy
Senate President Bukola Saraki has commended federal lawmakers for standing up firmly in defence of democracy and the rule of law in an attack...