Tag: House of Representatives
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Queen Elizabeth: Pelosi orders American flag to be flown at half-mast
The speaker House of Representatives in America, Nancy Pelosi has ordered that the flags at the capitol be flown at half mast due to the death of Queen Elizabeth ll. The Queen passed at the age of 96 after a brief illness. Few minutes after the announcement of queen Elizabeth ll messages, condolences and remembrances…
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Dogara, embittered 124 APC aspirants seek nomination fee refund
Embittered 125 aspirants including former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara who participated at the March 26 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress have vowed to take the leadership of the party to court over its failure to refund the payment for their Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms. This…
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Just In: Section of NASS new-wing gutted by fire
Fire has gutted the new wing of National Assembly complex in Abuja on Thursday. This was in a statement issued by the Director of Information, National Assembly, Agada Rawlings Emmanuel. Agada in the statement explained that”the incident happened this evening in one of the janitors, located on the 2nd floor, Room 227 in the new-wing,…
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PDP engaging in propaganda while APC is forging ahead – Dep Speaker, Wase
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase has said while the All Progressives Congress (APC) is busy on internal reconciliation, opposition party, PDP is deeply involved in propaganda activities. The lawmaker said the party was fixing the cracks caused by primaries by reconciling aggrieved members ahead of 2023. Wase made the disclosure…
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Just In: Reps consider NASS service yrs extension Bill shelving public hearing
The House of Representatives has listed for consideration, a Bill seeking to extend the retirement age of staff of legislative houses shelving public hearing, a major instrument in legislative business. The conscientious document which was quietly reintroduced in the 9th House had become invalid following the compulsory retirement of the former Clerk to the National…
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House of Reps to investigate 12-year remittances, withdrawals from Ecological funds
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has resolved that it would investigate withdrawals and remittances to and from the Ecological Funds between 2010 and 2022. This followed allegations of mismanagement of the funds by the beneficiaries. The House has therefore mandated its Committee on Ecological Fund to probe unto the total consolidated mandatory accruals into the Ecological…
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Finally, INEC agrees to extend Voter Registration by 60 days
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to extend the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise initially slated to end at the end of June, 2022. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Aishatu Jibril Dukku, disclosed this while briefing fellow lawmakers on the committee’s efforts to ensure implementation of…
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2023 Elections: VP Osinbajo to meet APC Reps in Abuja
Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has scheduled a meeting with the House of Representatives members elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC today Wednesday. The Banquet hall of the presidential villa has been picked to be the venue where the APC caucus will meet to break their Ramadan Fast (Iftar)
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Deficit in 2022 Appropriation Act rise to N7.35tn, as President Buhari seeks borrowing
Buhari called for an amendment to the Federal Government’s budget and the fiscal framework for 2022.
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Omo-Agege aides to resign over political ambitions
Two aides to Omo-Agege are nursing political ambitions