House of Representatives members have paid a scheduled visit to the main campus of Lagos State University, Ojo, for an on-the-spot assessment of TETFund-funded projects in the university. The delegation, led by a member of the House representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Hon. Kafilat Ogbara, was on the Ojo Campus as part of the investigative exercise being carried out on TETFUND …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has said Nigerians will soon get what he called a new Survival Wage structure. The Speaker said the House was interested in the ongoing review of the National Minimum Wage. He said poor wage promotes corruption in any society. Abbas admitted that lawmakers across the country have been undergoing …

The House of Representatives has commenced its annual recess as it adjourned plenary until September. The recess was announced by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Thursday after constituting the House Standing Committees. Rt. Hon. Abbas constituted 134 committees for the 10th House. The former Leader of the House, Hon. Ado Doguwa, who stepped down for Abbas, is the Chairman of the …

The Senate, on Thursday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for $800 million (about N500 billion) loan as additional fund for the financing of the National Social Safety Net Programme set up by the National Assembly. On the same day, the House of Representatives also granted the request. Following President Tinubu’s request for the approval, the Senate also amended the 2022 …

The House of Representatives has said it will investigate the illegal sale of public property by government agencies between 2010 and 2022. The Green Chamber also said it would probe the non-remittance of the revenue realised from such sales into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the federation by the agencies. It resolved to investigate the factors affecting the success of …

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged forgery of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result by Ejikeme Mmesoma. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Wednesday, following the adoption of a motion sponsored by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Rivers State, Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante. Since the release of the 2023 UTME …

Following the constitution of a selection committee to recommend members for appointment as Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of standing committees in the House of Representatives, intense lobby has begun for appointment into what are regarded as ‘juicy’ committees. Last Thursday, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas named himself as chairman of the selection committee with one member each from the 36 …

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion seeking to declare emigration of young Nigerians abroad, known as japa syndrome as a national emergency. This followed the adoption of a motion by Hon. Philip Agbese (APC-Benue) who was based in United Kingdom before becoming a lawmaker in Nigeria during plenary. Presenting the motion, Agbese said statistics from the Nigerian …

Unanimously, the 10th session of the House of Representatives elected Hon. Benjamin Kalu of Bende federal constituency as the Deputy Speaker. Described as the “Oracle”, he was the spokesperson of the House and the Chairman of its committee on Media and Public Affairs in the last session. A graduate of the University of Calabar, Kalu started his political career in …

The House of Representatives has overwhelming elected Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (Zaria federal constituency) as the Speaker of the 10th assembly. He takes over from Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamiala, who is now Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu. With 353 votes, Abbas defeated for Deputy Speaker, Hon. Idris Wase who had three votes and Hon. Aminu Jaja, who also had three …