Tag: House of Representatives
100bn needed to tackle flooding, Reps tell Buhari
The House of Representatives has told President Muhammadu Buhari that the sum of N100 billion is needed to tackle the effect of flooding.
The lawmakers...
Insecurity: House of Reps reject representatives of service chiefs
The leadership of the House of Representatives led by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Wase, on Wednesday, declined to meet with the representatives...
Reps kick as CBN, AMCON snub budget defence
Grace Cofie
The House of Representatives has expressed its displeasure over the absence of some ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) including the Central Bank of...
Like Senate, Reps ask Buhari to declare bandits terrorists
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to designate bandits, who have disturbed peace the North-West and parts of the...
House of Rep to pass 2021 Supplementary Budget of N895bn in...
The House of Representatives has hinted on plans to pass the 2021 supplementary budget of N895.842 billion submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari before embarking...
Rep members reject motion to lift Twitter ban
A motion asking the federal government to lift the suspension on Twitter as a result of its negative economic impact on Nigerians, who depend...
Nigerians react over proposed change of name to United African Republic
The House of Representatives received a proposal to change Nigeria's name to UAR (United African Republic).
The development has sparked outrage from Nigerians across the...
Gbajabiamila dissolves arms purchase probe c’ttee, 11 others
The House of Representatives, under the leadership of the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday, dissolved 12 ad-hoc committees for failing to submit their reports...
Declare state of emergency on security, Reps tell Buhari
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security.
This is followed by the report...
Bill to permit wearing of hijab in military passes second reading
A bill before the House of Representatives seeking to compel the Armed Forces and para-military organisations to permit female officers to wear Islamic veil,...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
