The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State has summoned the state Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The committee directed Ibas to appear before it for a ‘comprehensive interactive session’ on Thursday, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. According to a statement by spokesman of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, the session would provide a platform …

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has been advised to shoot down the proposals for state creation, as they do not create a solution to Nigeria’s problems. Recently, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu announced that none of the 31 requests for state creation met the constitutional requirements for consideration. He, however, said …

The House of Representatives took a major step towards state expansion, as a bill proposing the creation of Ogoja State passed its second reading on Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Godwin Offiono, representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, and three other members, aims to amend the 1999 Constitution, potentially adding a seventh state to Nigeria’s South-South region. Presenting the bill, Offiono …

A bill seeking to establish Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages has passed first reading at House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu; and eight other lawmakers: Hons. Inuwa Garba, Nasiru Shehu, Alex Ikwechegh, Bako Useni, Amobi Ogah, Akin Rotimi, Halims Abdullahi, and Felix Nwaeke. The university, which is to be …

The leadership of the House of Representatives led by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, on Saturday, paid a familiarisation tour to the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company in Lagos. The familiarisation visit, which was on the invitation of the Dangote Group, was initially planned to jointly take place with the leadership of the Senate on 3 June 2024, but the leadership of …

The House of Representatives has resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to find a solution to the worsening insecurity situation in the country, just as they oppose a motion seeking engagement of mercenaries. The resolution of the House was a sequel to the adoption of a motion on urgent public importance on the floor of the green chamber on …

Details have emerged regarding how the House of Representatives passed a bill to revert to the old National Anthem on Thursday. The process was done in the green chamber amid opposition from lawmakers across party lines. The bill, sponsored by the House Leader, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Owan) and titled: ‘Act to Provide for the National Anthem of Nigeria, and …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Dr. Dili Ezughah has described as a huge setback the removal of the agency from the national budget. Receiving the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values, which paid an oversight visit to the council headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday, Ezughah lamented that the development had brought untold …

A bill for for the establishment of Obafemi Owode Vocational Skills and Entrepreneurship University in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State passed the second reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill is sponsored by Hon. Olumide Osoba, who represents Abeokuta North/ Obafemi-Owode/Odeda federal constituency. In his presentation during plenary session, presided over by Deputy Speaker, Hon. …

The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to thoroughly review the Stephen Oronsaye report as well as other reports aimed at revamping the Nigerian civil service before implementation. In 2012, the then President Goodluck Jonathan set up a Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of the Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. The committee, headed by former …