Brain Drain: Reps Move To Tie Doctors Down For 5 Years Before Eligibility To Migrate
On Thursday, the House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill that seeks to prevent Nigerian-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have…
JUST IN: Again, Emefiele Shuns Reps Over Redesigned Notes
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele has shunned the invitation by the House of Representatives over the bank’s decision to stick to its January 31…
BREAKING: House of Reps Threatens Warrant of Arrest On Emefiele
Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has threatened to invoke the provisions of section 89(D) of the 1999 Constitution as amended to compel the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin…
Reps Bar President From Apppinting Non-Customs Officer As CG
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, considered and adopted the report by its Committee on Customs and Excise on a bill to repeal the Customs and Excise Management Act 1958.…
BREAKING: Reps Vote Against Life Pensions For Senate President, Speaker
The House of Representatives has rejected Bill 16, which proposed life pension for presiding officers of the National Assembly in the ongoing amendment to the 1999 Constitution. While 162 members…
(LIVE UPDATES) Voting On Constitution Amendment Bills Commences In National Assembly
A lawmaker is pictured participating in the electronic voting exercise at the House of Representatives. Voting on the Constitution Amendment bills has commenced at the National Assembly. The two-day exercise…
Insecurity: Reps Urges IGP, SSS To Stop Rampages Killings In Osun
The House of Representatives has urged thry Inspector General of Police, Director-General of the State Security Service and other security agencies to deploy officers to Ijeshaland in Osun. This is…
Reps Calls For Immediate Evacuation Of Nigerians In Ukraine
The House of Representatives has called for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday a military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard soon…
BREAKING: National Assembly Declares National Emergency Over Ritual Killings
The House of Representatives has declared a national emergency on the increasing spate of ritual killings. The Green Chambers asked the Inspector General of Police to bring to book all…
BREAKING: Reps To Investigate Alleged Missing Firearms, Ammunition
The House of Representatives has said it will investigate alleged missing firearms and ammunition belonging to the Nigeria police force in excess of 178 thousand since in 2019. This is…
Reps Ask IGP, Security Operatives To Remove All Checkpoints From Lagos, Abuja To Southeast
The House of Represetatives on Thursday asked the Inspector-General of Police and other heads of security agencies to immediately dismantle all road blocks from Lagos and Abuja to the Southeast.…
Sylvester Oromoni: Reps Want Suspected Students Placed On No-Fly List
Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Inspector General of Police to take over the investigation into the death of Dowen College Student, Sylvester Oromoni and place…
JUST IN: National Assembly Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Electoral Amendment Bill, moments after opposition lawmakers walked out of the heated session at the National Assembly chambers. Nigeria’s lower chamber, by…
BREAKING: INEC Chairman, NCC Vice Chairman Arrive House Of Reps
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission have arrived at the House of Representatives chamber. Recall…