Tag: House of Representatives
Lawyers sue NASS over N13.5m monthly allowance
Former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, Mr. Monday Ubani and another legal practitioner, Mr. John Nwokwu, have sued the senate...
House throws out Bill seeking paternity leave for men
The House of Representatives today rejects a bill seeking to grant a two-week paternity leave for men after their wives have been delivered of...
House warns police as Melaye goes for trial in Lokoja
The lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye was arraigned today at a Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja.
It would be recalled that the...
N360bn Boko Haram fund: House urges FG to follow due process
Says if we don’t approve, you can’t take a farthing from ECA
The House of Representatives has advised the Presidency to follow due process in...
House of Reps loses deputy majority leader, Buba Jibril
The member, representing Lokoja/Kogi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Umar Baba Jibril is dead.
Aged 58 years, Jibril, a three time member of...
Replace IGP with a more professional officer, Lawmakers tell Buhari
The House of Representatives has unanimously asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the inspector general of police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris and appoint a more...
$1bn Boko Haram fund tears lawmakers apart
The atmosphere in the House of Representatives was charged with tension yesterday as members disagreed over the propriety of the $1bn sought by President...
House of Representatives queries NCAA over N60.4m expenditure
The director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman, has been queried by the House of Representatives Committee on Public...