Reps give defaulting committees one week to submit pending bill reports

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The House of Representatives has issued a one-week ultimatum to its standing committees to submit reports on bills pending before them or risk being discharged of those assignments.... Read More

Reps panel vows to block $9bn annual loss to illegal mining

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining, vowing to block the estimated $9 billion Nigeria loses every year to illicit mining operations ac... Read More

Reps probe Federal Scholarship Board over alleged mismanagement, unpaid stipends

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has directed its Committees on Diaspora, University Education, Foreign Affairs, and Anti-Corruption to investigate the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) o... Read More

Nigerian lawmakers move to counter US Senate bill targeting Nigeria over religious freedom

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has expressed serious concern over a bill recently introduced in the United States Senate seeking to classify Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concer... Read More

Tension in House of Reps as speaker, lawmaker, clash over Nnamdi Kanu's health

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- There was tension on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday as Obinna Aguocha, the Labour Party (LP) member representing Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Co... Read More

Reps swear in three new members

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday swore in three newly elected lawmakers to fill some of the vacant seats in the Green Chamber. This followed a motion moved by the Majority L... Read More

Constitution Review: Party leaders push for more legislative seats, LG autonomy, others

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- Political party leaders have proposed wide-ranging constitutional reforms, including the creation of additional legislative seats for women, greater autonomy for local governments, ... Read More

IPAC wants president stripped of power to appoint INEC chair, restoration of government funding for parties

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of all registered political parties in Nigeria, has expressed strong support for the ongoing constitution review exercise ... Read More

Reps deputy speaker seeks political parties' support for constitution review

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairperson of the House Committee on Constitution Review, Benjamin Kalu, has urged leaders of Nigeria's political parties to ... Read More

Constitution Review: Reps to hold consultations with political parties

Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The House of Representatives has said its Committee on Constitution Review (HCCR) will hold a high-level consultative meeting on Monday with the leadership of Nigeria's registered p... Read More

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