Tag: House of Reps

Full List of House of Reps’ 134 Standing Committees

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The House of Representatives on Thursday July, 2023 unveiled the list of its much awaited standing committees; bellow is the full list of the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the committees.   FACTSHEET reported that Speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas created additional committees for more effective oversight responsibility for the parliament.   The House now has a total of 133 standing Committees in addition to a new set of committees created to interface with parliaments all over the world for a more robust engagements between the Nigeria parliaments and other parliaments…

Subsidy: Reps seek increase in salaries, allowances

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Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic situation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the demand was the outcome of a meeting the lawmakers had on July 11 after going into an executive session during plenary. NAN reports that the complaints from members arising from salaries and allowances forced the House to go into executive session in order to douse tension. The lawmakers had also demanded…

BREAKING: House of Reps approves Tinubu’s N500b request for palliatives

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The House of Representatives has approved the N500 billion requested by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the provision of palliatives to mitigate the impact of petroleum subsidy removal on Nigerians.   The House on Thursday, July 13, 2023, amended the 2022 Supplementary Appropriations Act as requested by the president.   Tinubu had in a letter on Wednesday asked the National Assembly to amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriations Act by extracting N500 billion to provide palliatives.   The lawmakers after the approval called for proper utilisation of the funds for the…

House of Reps orders NEMA, Ministry of Power to immediately address flood victims plights in Kebbi state

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The House of Representatives has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as well as Great Green Wall to immediately address the challenges of the victims of storm and flood in Jega and Gwandu Local Government Areas of Kebbi State.   The House’s resolution was sequel to the motion of urgent public importance by Hon. Muhammad Umar Jega.   Hon. Jega who represents Aliero/Gwandu/Jega Federal Constituency of Kebbi State and Chairman, House Committees on IDPs, Migrants, and Refugees said the…

Reps summons Foreign Affairs Minister over maltreatment of Nigerians abroad

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has been invited by the House of Representatives for questioning, on issues bothering on the continued maltreatment of Nigerians in the Diaspora, especially United Arab Emirates. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Rep.Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, told newsmen during the commissioning of a Sports and Educational Facility, in Awe town,over the weekend.She added that the welfare of Nigerians living abroad matters to the Lawmakers. While expressing concerns about the maltreatment of Nigerians outside the country, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe said the Minister owes…

Press Council Bill: Presidency, Reps set to ‘ground’ newspapers

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There are fears that a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) Act will lead to the death of serious newspapers in Nigeria if it scaled through the two chambers of the National Assembly and finally assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.   Strong voices against the bill said on Thursday at a public hearing in the House of Representatives that some provisions in the proposed amendment to the APC Act would make it difficult for the media houses to operate in an atmosphere of freedom and hold…

Constitution Review: Reps to begin zonal public hearings

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The House of Representatives special committee on constitution review has fixed Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2rd June 2021 for its zonal public hearing scheduled to take place across the 6 geopolitical zones. The committee has however invited the general public, executive and judicial bodies, traditional institutions, political parties, civil society organisations, professional bodies and all other stakeholders. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives who is also the chairman of the special committee, Hon Ahmed Idris Wase, said each zone will have two centres. The Committee Chairman further stated…

Reps Diaspora C’ttee congratulates Nigerian-Americans Elected into US Academy of Engineers

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Member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has congratulated two Nigerian-Americans, Oyekunle Olukotun and Oluwole Soboyejo, who have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States. Speaking through her Special Assistant on Media, Olamilekan Olusada, the House of Representatives member expressed delight on the elections, noted that the feat was another good sign that Nigerians in Diaspora are recognized in their various fields. Akande-Sadipe, who chaired the House Committee on Diaspora praised the Nigerian-Americans for their forthrightness in their chosen career, Engineering, added…

House of Reps begins Public Hearing on alleged malpractices in foreign affairs ministry … as Hon.Yusuf Buba Yakub says world sees Nigeria through the ministry

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday declared open A Two-day Public Hearing on “Incessant Malpractices Associated with Diplomatic Postings in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”   He said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs among other things have the responsibility of designing and framing the way the world sees Nigeria, hence all efforts should be made to ensure there is no tragedy.   The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Ministr of State, Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Servic, Muhammed Babandede and…

Reps urges FG to urgently rescue kidnapped Chibok Pastor from Boko Haram

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue one Pastor Bulus of the EYN Church who was kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram, during their invasion of his community in Borno State. Moving the motion of urgent public importance Hon. Ahmed Jaha said that there was need to urgently rescue one Pastor Bulus of the EYN Church in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State from the clutches of suspected Boko Haram insurgents and it was seconded by Hon.Ahmed Awal. In leading the debate, Hon.Jaha…