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 …

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has debunked reports that the bank is closing its branches in Nigeria. The House of Representatives Ad Hoc committee on the assets and liabilities of the NNPC Limited had reportedly stated that “Standard Chartered Bank is closing all its Nigerian branches and the nation has so much to worry about, considering the huge funds warehoused …

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has directed the Federal Ministry of Aviation and its partners in the Nigeria Air project to immediately suspend flight operations and every other action with respect to the airlines. The resolution came during an investigative hearing as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and other stakeholders appeared before the committee. In a resolution …

The House of Representatives has summoned an emergency session of its plenary for 1.00pm today. This is the first time since 2019 that the Green Chamber is holding its session on a Sunday. The Senate had a similar session yesterday where it extended the life span of the capital component of the 2022 budget to December 2023. It is not …

The lawmaker representing Bende federal constituency (Abia State) in the House of Representative, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has withdrawn from the race to be the Speaker. This comes a day after the announcement of the zoning formula by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 10th National Assembly, in which the party nominated Kalu for Deputy Speaker. In a statement by …

The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to develop a system to delete dead voters from the voters register. This was the resolution of the lawmakers after a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Hon. Leke Abejide, drawing the attention of the House to what he described as irregularities observed during the 2023 …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has denied allegations that he is working against his deputy, Hon. Idris Wase and eight others to succeed him in the 10th National Assembly. In a tweet on Thursday, Gbajabiamila insisted he has not endorsed any of the candidates battling for Speakership. It was reported that Gbajabiamila is supporting …

An ad hoc committee investigating “illegal sales” of crude oil by officials of the defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced hearing into the missing oil. The committee, headed by Hon. Mark Gbillah, commenced the investigation on Tuesday with an appearance by the Code of Conduct Bureau. It would be recalled that the green chamber had resolved to embark …

The House of Representatives Majority Leader, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has been remanded in prison after a five-count charge including culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire, and inciting public disturbance. Senior Magistrate Ibrahim Mansur Yola remanded him on Wednesday after a court sitting at the Kano Magistrate Court, following his arrest by the Kano State Police …