By Martha Agas The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise Duties, has tasked the Nigeria Customs Service on improved security at land borders across the country. The chairman of the committee, Rep. Leke Abejide, made the call during the committee’s oversight function at the NCS headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. He acknowledged […]

Pam Moses A Plateau group known as Vanguards Against Enemies of Democracy has decribed the Deputy Speaker House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase as a lover of all Nigerians and a detribalized Nigerian. The group led by their Director of Public Communications Mr Tongzum Barde in a Press Conference in Jos on […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday increased the revised 2020 budget sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to N10.805 trillion. The President had presented a revised 2020 appropriation of N10.59 trillion to the National Assembly for approval. The budget as approved by the House indicate that the budget for the National Assembly was retained […]

By Philip Nyam  Abuja – The House of Representatives Tuesday passed through second reading a bill for the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic, Zandi in Plateau State.  The bill, which was unanimously endorsed at the plenary presided over by Speaker Femi Gbajabimila was sponsored by Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos . Leading debate on the […]

Reps speakership: North Central youths seek level playing field By Philomina Attah A group, APC North Central Coalition, on Tuesday in Abuja, staged a solidarity rally to drum support for a House of Representative member, Mr. John Dyegh. Dyegh, 56, representing Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency of Benue since 2011, is aspiring for the position of Speaker […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its committees on Labour, Employment and Productivity to review age limits on employment into Ministries, Departments and Agencies beyond 30 years. The House also urged all MDAs to re-open their online portals to enable qualified Nigerians between 30 and 40 years to apply, while its Committee on […]