Tag: house of rep
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Currency swap: Reps to reconvene if CBN fails to address hardship – Speaker
The House of Representatives say it will reconvene before the Feb. 25 elections, if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fails to address the hardships Nigerians are facing following the currency swap policy. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, said this in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Lanre Lasisi,…
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CCB, Tribunal Amendment Bill passes 2nd reading at House of rep
The Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Amendment Bill on Wednesday, passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Solomon Bob (PDP-Rivers) and six others was consolidated on Sept. 27. Leading the debate on the bill, Bob said that it sought to protect judicial officers and prevent their forceful removal…
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Buhari to finance 2022 budget deficit with new borrowing
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives seeking an increase in the 2022 budget deficit to be financed through borrowing from the domestic market. Buhari said this in a letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during plenary on Thursday.
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Angry youths attack House of Rep member over failed promises [PHOTOS]
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Alkaleri-Kirfi Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Musa Pali has been attacked by angry youths in his constituency. The angry youths alleged that Pali did not deliver the dividends of democracy to them as he promised when he was seeking for election. The lawmaker was in a social…
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Edo: APC House of Reps caucus throws weight behind Ize-Iyamu
The Edo All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives, has endorsed Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, as their candidate, ahead of the June 22 governorship primaries of the party in the state. In a joint statement by the six APC members: Prof. Julius Ihonvbere (Owan Federal Constituency), Mr Johnson Oghuma (Etsako Federal Constituency), among…
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Reps to work with movie directors on Nollywood devt
The House of Representatives has expressed its willingness to partner the Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, to enhance its performance in the entertainment sector and boost government revenue. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, noted that the Nigerian film industry had come a long way, adding that all well-meaning Nigerians, especially government at all levels,…
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Breaking: Gbajabiamila announces chairmen of standing committees of the house of reps
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has announced the Chairmen of Standing Committees of the house. Gbajabiamila made the announcement on Thursday at the end of plenary in Abuja. He said the Public Account Committee would be headed by Rep. Wole Oke, while Rep. Mouktar Aliyu will chair Committee on Appropriation adding…
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Just in : Reps in rowdy session over South-East development commission
Members of the House of Representatives, mainly from the South-East are protesting in chambers. Their anger is over the withdrawal of a bill seeking to create a South-East Development Commission. The House has, however, re-listed the bill following the protests. Hon. Chukwuka Onyema is now leading debate on a Bill for an Act to establish…
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Kidnapped House of Reps member regains freedom
Kidnapped House of Representatives member, Garba Durbunde, has been freed. The lawmaker was abducted along the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Tuesday, May 30, while returning to the nation’s capital after a trip to Kano. Durbunde’s aide, Tunde Adela, was said to have confirmed the release of his boss, but declined to go into details. The Cable,…
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Bill to create Christian courts passes second reading
A bill which seeks to create an equivalent of Sharia Court of Appeal for Christians has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for the establishment of Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and other…