The House of Representatives has again called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to announce a living wage for Nigerian workers to address incessant cases of industrial actions by organised labour. The House resolution followed the adoption of a motion…
By Adejoke Esther Reactions have greeted the new act returning the country to recite the old National Anthem. The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to return Nigeria back to reciting the old National Anthem “Nigeria, We…
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to mandate public healthcare institutions to provide free medical treatment for pregnant women during and after delivery. The call was sequel to the adoption of a…
The House of Representatives has accused some Federal agencies of reporting inaccurate revenue to the nation’s coffers. The lawmakers made this accusation on Monday when out of eight agencies that were invited to appear before the Committee on Monday, only…
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Commerce to investigate the daily increase in prices of commodities in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Jesess Onuakalusi (PDP-Delta) on ”the Need to Awaken Price Control…
By Sodiq Adelakun In a decisive move, the House of Representatives of Nigeria has given its approval to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) for the years 2024 through 2026. The framework, which was passed on…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu has assured Nigerians of speedy consideration of bills bothering on women and youth inclusion in the 10th Assembly. Kalu gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen on the…
The House of Representatives on Thursday scrapped the N5.095 billion budgetary allocation for the purchase of a Presidential yacht in the 2023 supplementary budget. Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Abubakar Bichi, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on…
The House of Representatives has invited the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) towards protecting late singer Mohbad’s royalties from his songs and lyrics. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Babajimi Benson(APC-Lagos) at the resumed plenary in Abuja on…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday held a one-minute silence to honour the late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad. The minute silence was observed following a motion of urgent public importance moved by Babajimi Benson, the lawmaker representing…
