House of Reps

Femi Gbajabiamila has emerged as Speaker, House of Represenatives of the 9th Assembly. He was elected by Reps members House on June 11, 2019 to defeat opponent Umaru Bago. Reps members were seen praising and congratulating Gjabiamila…

358 House of Representatives-elect members are currently voting to elect new Speaker for the House of Representative for the 9th Assembly. The lot is between Femi Gbajabiamila or Mohammed Bago of All Progressives Congress. Clerk to…

Members elect of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the 9th National Assembly are yet to endorse aspirants of the All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking to be elected the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Leo Ogor, Minority…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed that the House, under his leadership, gave President Muhammadu Buhari maximum support by giving speedy consideration and passage to legislation and other requests…

All Progressives Congress has adopted majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as the speaker for the ninth assembly. Raed also: Commissioner of police declares Kaduna-Abuja highway safe for motorists…

The former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani- Kayode has endorsed Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila as a good candidate to run for the office of the speaker of the Ninth Assembly. Femi Fani- Kayode in a tweet on Sunday said Gbajabiamila will make a…

Deputy Speaker, Yobe House of Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Kurmi, died Monday night at Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, at the age of 48. Director of Information for the state House of Assembly,Alhaji Muhammad Wakil, confirmed…

The House of Representatives has approved N30,000 as the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers The approval followed the adoption of the report by the ad hoc committee set up on the New Minimum Wage Bill presented to the National…

Detained Reps member, Hon ‎ Abubakar Abdullahi Lado, regains freedom detained members of the House of Representatives, Hon ‎ Abubakar Abdullahi Lado, representing Suleja federal constituency of Niger State, by the Special…

Following the suspension of Prof. Yusuf Usman, Executive Secretary of the  National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the House of Representatives has rejected the agency's budget. The House on Wednesday, July 26, said it will not consider…

The recent field visit of the Ag. President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to the site of the collapsed bridge at Tatabu on the Mokwa- Jebba Road is a vindication of the position of the National Assembly on the need for a balanced budget that cater…

The Supreme Court has ordered a Member of the House of Representatives representing Vandikwa and Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State, Mr Herman Hembe, to vacate his post immediately. The court also ruled that Mr Hembe should be…

Prominent groups and economic experts have criticised the National Assembly for reducing the budgetary allocations for projects such as the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Second Niger Bridge. The lawmakers reduced the budget for the…

Over 67 percent of Nigerians, which amounts to over a hundred million poor families, cannot afford to pay hospital bills for treatment of illnesses such as malaria in public health facilities, Speaker Yakubu Dogara has disclosed. He…

The National Assembly has powers to introduce new projects, add, remove or reduce items in the Appropriations Bills, Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said. In a remark on a motion on matters of privilege…

Pix 1 & 2, L- R, Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki,House Chief Whip, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Hon. Umar Bago and  Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara,  when the Speaker visited the Senate President  at his…

The Bill for protection of Whistle Blowers is a vital tool against the war against corruption in Nigeria as it will greatly enhance disclosure of information on corrupt persons when it is passed by the National Assembly, Speaker of the…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said members of the 8th House of Representatives are driven by the zeal to perform and impact on the overall betterment of Nigerians as true leaders. Speaking while…

In a feat of legislative activism, the 8th Assembly introduced 1064 bills,  and addressed 610 Public Petitions in the last 2 years, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said. Giving an appraisal of the…

The executive will, next week, sign the 2017 Appropriations Bill into law, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.  Yakubu Dogara,  has disclosed. Dogara made this known while delivering an address to mark the 2nd anniversary of…