A bill seeking one and five months leave to men and women who lost their spouse respectively scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill sponsored by the member representing Bida/Katcha/Gbako Federal Constituency, Niger State, Saidu Abdullahi, will grant the widows and widowers a period to mourn their spouse and recover from the …

The eight lawmakers suspended by the Zamfara State House of Assembly on Sunday said they have been hounded out of the state by political thugs for exposing the increasing wave of insecurity in the state. According to the lawmakers, some security agents had been sent to hunt for them without any reason, a situation which made them go into hiding. …

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, formally declared his intention to contest the 16 November governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa, surrounded by his loyalists and supporters, made the declaration at the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade, Akure, amid fanfare. Aiyedatiwa, who became the governor of the state on 27 December 2023, following the demise of his principal, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged security agencies to rescue about 200 women reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in the Gamboru-Ngala and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State. The women, who were Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), were said to have been kidnapped while they went into the bush in search of firewood. While residents put the number …

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) not to implement its revised guidelines for issuing verification certificates to nurses and midwives in the country. Nurses and midwives, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, had expressed concern that the NMCN’s revised guidelines for certificate verification was targeted …

The House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals has said it is proposing five per cent of revenues on solid minerals to host communities. The chairman of the committee, Jonathan Gaza, disclosed this on Monday at a public policy dialogue on Nigeria’s minerals and mining legislation, organised by the committee at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Gaza said the Nigerian …

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, said yesterday his target was to increase the number of governors and legislators on the party’s platform. Ganduje, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said: “Our blueprint is to increase the numbers of legislators and governors that we have in the country, and by implications the …

Lawmakers have budgeted an additional N30 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex in the 2024 Appropriation Bill. The N30 billion earmarked for the renovation of the building was part of the N344.85 billion budgeted for the National Assembly after they raised their allocations from N197.93 billion. The N344.85 billion, signed by President Bola Tinubu on 1 January, …

Those criticising the implementation of constituency projects by federal lawmakers are labouring in vain, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas gave the indication yesterday. According to him, such projects will continue to feature in the legislature’s plans, especially at the grassroots. He spoke yesterday in Lagos while inaugurating projects attracted by former Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila. The projects are the multi-storey …

The Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has been hailed as an exceptional and remarkable leader. In a congratulatory message on Gbajabiamila’s 61st birthday on Sunday, the member representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Olaide Akinremi expressed his admiration for the former Speaker. …