House of Representatives

Ayodele Olalere As the October 31, 2020 Lagos East Senatorial by-election draws closer, the battle for who replaces the late Senator Adebayo Osinowo in the Federal House of Representatives has begun. The coast is clear, the war drums…

The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) has summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, to appear before it. Akpabio is to appear before the lawmakers in company of…

The House of Representatives has thrown out a prayer seeking to recommend castration as punishment for rapists. The House at its plenary, on Thursday, considered and adopted a motion on the rising cases of sexual violence in Nigeria. …

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investment Programme (SIP), Mrs. Maryam Uwais, has faulted the leadership of the National Assembly over its claims about the conditional cash transfer scheme of the Federal…

The Member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Benue State, in the House of Representatives, Dr. Francis Ottah Agbo, has called on the Federal Government and the 36 states governments to immediately set up Price Control…

Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Abba Kyari, has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, to request all members who recently returned from foreign trips to present themselves at the…

Ademola Adeshina  The House of Representatives has banned all forms of open worships across the country over fear of the coronavirus spread after a two-hour debate on Wednesday. It said the measure was based on cues from Saudi…

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday visited the scene of explosion which happened at Abule-Ado in Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos State. It was reported that the explosion which…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, inaugurated a Joint Committee of the National Assembly and the Executive to ensure seamless passage of bills into law. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, says the country democratic system is still unripe for Diaspora voting in the 2023 general elections. He said this during a Diaspora Voting Stakeholders Workshop, on…