House of Representatives

The House of Representatives Committee on Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and North-East Initiatives has condemned the use of teargas on harmless protesting IDPs in Borno.

This was discovered by The Eagle Online on Thursday during a search to know the status of the candidate for Kwara South Senatorial District

The House of Representative has started investigations into the activities of the National Pension Commission from April 2017 to date on the alleged violation of the Act establishing the commission.

No fewer than 1,515 young Nigerians will contest for the Senate and House of Representatives positions at the forthcoming general elections.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives and candidates to a presidential dinner at the State House, Abuja.

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday commended the House of Representatives for adopting N30, 000 as the new National Minimum Wage and the quick passage of the bill.

The adjournment was sequel to a motion moved by the Deputy House Leader, Hon. Idriss Wase, at the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, in Abuja.

The House of Representatives Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday approved and adopted the report of the ad hoc committee on a bill for an Act to repeal the National Minimum wage act to prescribe a New National Minimum Wage for workers.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, says a living wage is aptly appropriate for Nigerian workers rather than a national minimum wage because of the country’s harsh economic reality.

Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress for Enugu North/South Federal Constituency on Saturday shunned the House of Representatives candidates town hall meeting in Enugu.

The House of Representatives on Thursday said it would investigate the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, over alleged irregularities in the ongoing oil and gas lease renewal.

The House of Representatives has begun debate on the 2019 Appropriation Bill but the exercise was almost put on hold after some irreconcilable figures were pointed out by a member, Hon. Adamu Chika.

The Supreme Council of Bishops on Tuesday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill for the Independent National Electoral Commission to implement it.

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Apex pension body, PenCom, has invited top management staff of the commission and 21 Pension Funds Administrators, to appear before it on Thursday.

A member of the House of Representatives, Michael Adeniyi, on Thursday at plenary resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged lawmakers to work assiduously towards a speedy passage of the 2019 Appropriation Bill.

Melaye made the denial on Saturday in a statement by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele

An aspirant for Ede Federal Constituency seat in Osun State, Hon. Wale Alakinde, has called on Nigerians to unite in 2019 despite their political preferences.

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has described the death of Abayomi Ayeola, a member of the House of Representatives, as sad and shocking.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of Christmas, saying it is the love of God for humanity.