The House of Representatives has postponed resumption of plenary to Tuesday, 22nd November to allow for fumigation of the green chamber. The Clerk of the House, Dr Yahaya Danzaria said in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday that members and the public should disregard the earlier resumption date of Thursday, 17th November, which was announced at the adjournment of Tuesday’s …

I don’t mind being called a liar by those whose views are biased. I am a “liar” if truly they want to judge me by their own standards. If that is the case, I will say I’m a marvelous “liar”. You can also call it anti-party, but I hate to keep silent or fear anyone or being called a liar …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will today file an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court (NIC), which directed its members to resume work after being on strike for over seven months. Counsel for ASUU, Mr Femi Falana told The PUNCH in Abuja that the union got the certified true copy of the judgment on Thursday. …

The House of Representatives will resume plenary on Tuesday, but at a temporary chamber. As a result of the renovation of its original chamber, the Clerk of the House, Mr Yahaya Danzaria said that plenary would resume at the improvised chamber in the new building, which has a capacity for 118 seats only. He explained the the new chamber has …

Nigeria spends N18.397 billion per day on petrol subsidy payments, according to the Minister of Finance Minister, Budget and National Planning. Hajia Zainab Ahmed. The Minister told a House of Representatives’ ad-hoc committee investigating petroleum subsidy regime on Thursday that the figure is calculated from N283 per litre of Petroleum Motor Spirits (PMS) on 65 million litres per day. Subsidy …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Correctional Service has reported that the Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCoS) has recaptured 421 of the inmates who fled its facility at Kuje, Abuja during the recent invasion by terrorists, while 454 others remain at large. The committee has also summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and Comptroller-General of the NCoS, Haliru Nababa …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Patricia Olubunmi Etteh. According to PREMIUM TIMES,  Mrs Etteh, who was Speaker between June and October 2007, was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday by operatives of the Special Duty Unit of the anti-graft agency. The former lawmaker is reportedly being …

Like the Senate did on Tuesday, the House of Representatives is set to amend the Electoral Act, 2022. The lower chamber of the National Assembly has fixed Wednesday for plenary session to rejig the Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 25th February. In a statement on Tuesday, the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria said the lawmakers would convene …

The House of Representatives will hold an emergency plenary session on Monday to discuss what it tagged “urgent national issues”. Normally, the House – like the Upper Chamber, the Senate – sits in plenary three times a week – Tuesday to Thursday. A statement by the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria on Saturday did not state the subject of discussion. …