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A member of the House of Representatives, Edward Pwajok, representing Jos South/East federal constituency, has defected from PDP to APC. Pwajok's letter of defection was read on the floor of the House today May 17th. In the letter, Pwajok stated that members of his constituency had asked him...

The House of Representatives was in a rowdy session this morning as lawmakers opened debate on the 2017 budget. The rowdiness started immediately the attention of the lawmakers was drawn to the fact that N51bn had been allocated to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the...

The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Review of Pump Price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has vowed to investigate the sum of $5.13million allegedly collected by Fradro Oil and Services Ltd for the purpose of purchasing petrol but said to be missing. The committee chaired by Mr...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has attacked the National Assembly for operating public fund in secrecy. In a statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, Special Assistant to the Governor (Media and Publicity) on Thursday described NASS system as a money sharing institution. He said the the...

The House of Representatives has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan is on its radar and may be invited to come and explain his role in the controversial award of OPL 245 oil block licence. Razak Atunwa, Chairman of the House Committee on Justice who leads an ad-hoc panel investigating...

The House of Representatives has ordered probe into the proposed increment in Subscription fees of DSTV, GOTV by the Multichoice. The House mandated its committee on information and Culture, National Orientation and Ethics and Values to interface with the Nigerian Communications Commission...

A House of Representatives committee has ordered one Dr Jamila Shu’ara, a former permanent secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, to refund salaries and entitlements she received for one year over illegal extension of service. The committee also directed the Head of Service of the...

Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the chief whip of the House of Representatives, has vowed to remain in lower chambers until 'eternity' . Speaking on Television Continental (TVC), Ado-Doguwa, who reportedly is the longest serving member in the House of Representatives, said he was not planning to leave...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the immediate probe of the office of the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for allegedly politicising the Federal Government’s social intervention scheme. Adopting the motion sponsored by Mr. Mark Gbillah (PDP, Benue), the lawmakers also ordered the...

In what looks like confirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari's health status at the floor of the House of Representative on Tuesday, Hon. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa said the 'President is sick abroad'. During a tense debate on the rift between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the Rabiu Kwankwasia...

The Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, PINE, again, budgeted 60 million Naira to cut grasses in the 2017 budget in communities ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgents. Members of the House of Representatives expressed shock, on Tuesday, that the Presidency can budgeted huge amount...

Nigeria's House of Representatives is working towards increasing the price of petrol. DAILY TRUST reports that petrol will increase by N5 if the current National Roads Fund bill before the House of Representatives is passed into law. The technical committee, chaired by Chris Okoye, was in...

House of Representatives on Thursday summoned Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpoto Idris over alleged diversion of 7.2 billion naira in the Nigerian Police. The House condemned the deliberate failure of the IGP to honour invitations of the Committee on Police Affairs over violations of...

The House of Representatives is set to grant Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh asylum in the Nigeria as part of efforts to broker peace and ensure smooth transition in that country. The lower chamber will today debate a motion on granting asylum to Gambia leader after losing December election to...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has promised that the House would ensure the passage of the details of the proposed 2017 budget at plenary to avoid the controversy that trailed the 2016 budget.. Dogara who spoke while welcoming members of the House back from Christmas...

President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly by 2p.m today, Nigerian Bulletin gathered. Mr. Buhari will be accompanied to the National Assembly by top federal government functionaries to lay the document which will be the second...

Speaker Yakubu Dogara of the House of Representatives on Tuesday admitted that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has made some mistakes that must be addressed. Dogara said this at the national secretariat of the party when he had a meeting with the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National...

House of representatives on Tuesday summoned the Director-general of the National Youths Service Corps, Brigadier General Sule Zakari Kazaure over the death of corps members at various orientation camps in the country. Recall that news reports surfaced last week over the death of Chinyerun...

Second Republic member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Junaid Mohammed on Monday described the alleged moves by some persons to form another mega party as a clear indication that there is no sincerity on the part of the political class. The prominent politician said PDP is dead already and...

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) is set to verify claims by members of the National Assembly regarding their asset declarations. A source privy to the development said that it is now the turn of the members of the National Assembly and judiciary for their assets to be verified as verification...