Tag: House of Reps
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BREAKING: Controversial Compulsory Voting Bill withdrawn
The bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act (2002) to make it mandatory for all eligible Nigerians to vote in all national and state elections has been withdrawn from the House of Representatives.
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Reps call for state of emergency in FCT health sector
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the healthcare sector in the Federal Government Territory (FCT).
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Reps apologise to Nigerians over UTME glitch
The House of Representatives has apologised to Nigerians, especially parents and candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over the avoidable glitch that affected more than 300,000 participants.
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Reps advance bill to make voting compulsory for all adults
A bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act (2002) to make it mandatory for Nigerians of maturity age to vote in all national and state elections has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.
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You added salt to Injury – Peter Obi blasts Reps for backing emergency rule
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi in the 2023 general elections has lampooned the National Assembly for approving the State of Emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a voice vote.
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BREAKING! Senate endorses Emergency Rule in Rivers State
The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the authority to enforce emergency measures while mandating a review of the situation at any time, but no later than six months. The National…
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BREAKING: House of Reps throw weight behind Tinubu’s emergency rule in Rivers, suspension of Fubara
The House of Representatives has approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, along with the six-month suspension of Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the assembly, as announced by President Bola Tinubu. The seal of approval for the president’s proclamation came via voice vote during plenary on…
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BREAKING: Reps summon CEOs of Seplat, Chevron, Shell, Conoil, many others over N9.4trn debt owed FG
The Nigerian House of Representatives, through its Committee on Public Accounts, has summoned the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Seplat Energy, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Conoil Plc and many other major oil companies over a N9.4 trillion debt they owe the federal government.
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Confusion over Speaker Meranda’s fate as security aides withdrawn
The security detail assigned to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mojisola Meranda, has been withdrawn, leaving both the Speaker and the Assembly vulnerable, sources confirmed on Thursday. According to reports from several Nigeria news platforms, all police escorts guarding Speaker Mojisola Meranda and those securing the Lagos State House of…
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Nigeria don’t need new states to develop communities – Reps urged
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has been advised to shoot down the proposals for state creation, as they do not solve Nigeria’s problems. The call was made by the Lead Director of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Eze Onyekpere, during a radio programme, PUBLIC CONSCIENCE, produced by the Progressive Impact Organization…