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N260bn NDDC budget tears Reps apart

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature, Niger Delta Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

Ibim Semenitari John Ameh, Abuja Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission on Tuesday expressed disgust over the sitting of most of the agency’s projects in the constituency of the Chairman of the committee, Mr. Nicholas Mutu. The commmision’s Acting Managing Director, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, had presented a 2016 budget […]

Sex scandal: Resign or be recalled, lawyers tell Reps

Posted by admin House, Latest Politics, Legislature Sunday, June 19th, 2016

Niyi Odebode, Friday Olokor, Adelani Adepegba and Ade Adesomoju Prominent groups and civil rights activists have described as embarrassing the alleged sexual misconduct of three members of the House of Representatives during their visit to the United States The groups and individuals, in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, said if the allegation was established, the […]

Sex Scandal in Ohio: US embassy revokes visas of three House members: Dogara orders investigation

Posted by admin General Politics, House, Legislature, Top Stories Friday, June 17th, 2016

Yakubu Dogara John Ameh, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday directed the investigation of three members of the House over an alleged sex scandal. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, confirmed this in Abuja, saying that the leadership of […]

Reps want 10-year validity for Nigerian passport

Posted by admin House, Legislature Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

John Ameh, Abuja the House of Representatives on Tuesday sought the reversal of the validity period of the Nigerian Passport to 10 years as was the case before the introduction of the current e-Passport regime. Under the current passport policy, the identity document expires after a period of five years and it leaves holders with […]

Dogara decries Nigerians’ N1.5tn spending on overseas education

Posted by admin House, Legislature Monday, June 6th, 2016

John Ameh and Friday Olokor The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Monday that an urgent solution must be found to the “over N1.5tn” spent by Nigerians in search of education overseas yearly. The speaker admitted that this was an indication that the country’s education sector required immediate overhaul by […]

Reps panel okays FRSC’s speed limiters

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Safety Commission has endorsed the move by the Federal Road Safety Corps to introduce speed limiting devices on vehicles in the country as part of measures to curb road crashes. A report of the committee, which The PUNCH obtained in Abuja on Monday, indicated that the […]

PHOTOS: Reps in rowdy session over fuel subsidy

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Monday, May 16th, 2016

Photos: Olatunji Obasa (Punch) wp_posts

Reps set to pass Students Loan Bill

Posted by admin Education, House, Latest Politics, Legislature Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

By Emman Ovuakporie & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the political terrain of the country, saying Nigeria had been under the stranglehold of men and women of a generation that had overreached itself. CROSS SECTION OF STUDENTS DURING AN INTERACTIVE SESSION THE […]

Youths occupy NASS, protest delay of 2016 budget passage

Posted by admin Budget, Economy, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

*Ask lawmakers to revisit grey areas in 2016 budget, return exotic cars *Security operatives helpless as legislators, others stranded By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA— hundreds of youths, under the aegis of Citizens United for Peace and Stability, CUPS, yesterday stormed the National Assembly calling for immediate resignation of Senate President, Saraki, on […]

Female Rep, Onyemaechi Mrakpor, ‘slapped by prison boss aide’ for overtaking the convoy (The worthless prison boss should be sacked & imprisoned)

Posted by admin Delta, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, State News, Women Politics Friday, April 22nd, 2016

Onyemaechi Mrakpor is a member of the House of Representatives from southern Delta state The head of Nigeria’s prisons service has been summoned to appear before parliament after his security guards allegedly slapped a female MP. Onyemaechi Mrakpor, 49, and a member of the lower house, told the BBC she was attacked for overtaking the […]