House of Representatives

The race for the speaker of the 10th House of Representatives is taking shape as two key frontrunners Sunday stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas, the endorsed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated...

June 11, (THEWILL) - The race for the speaker of the 10th House of Representatives is taking shape as two key frontrunners have stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas, the endorsed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 10th National...

The Ninth House of Representatives which was inaugurated on Tuesday, June 9, 2019 held its valedictory session last Wednesday, ending its four-year tenure, with former Speakers of the House, Ghali Na’Abba (1999-2003) and Patricia Etteh (2007) in attendance. As the...

June 09, (THEWILL) - The people of Ogbia Constituency 3 in Bayelsa State, rolled out drums to celebrate with one of their own, Hon. Gabriel Michael Ogbara, over his inauguration and declaration as member and Chief Whip of the...

June 07, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Tuesday, stepped down the controversial Nigeria Inland Waterways Bill, 2023 (repeal and re-enactment), after it was listed for concurrence on the Order Paper for consideration and passage. THEWILL recalls that the House...

June 01, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation headed by Honourable Nnolim Nnaji has summoned the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, to an emergency meeting over the Nigeria Air project. The emergency meeting, according...

May 17, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the House of Representatives, seeking approval for an additional $800 million loan for the National Social Safety Net Programme (NASSP) from the World Bank. The letter titled, "REQUEST FOR APPROVAL...

May 09, (THEWILL) - One of the frontline aspirants for the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has withdrawn from the race. Kalu’s withdrawal follows his nomination for the position of deputy speaker by the All Progressives...

May 08, (THEWILL) - The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned the positions of the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly to the South-south and the Speaker of the House of Representatives...

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has declared her intention to vie for Deputy Speaker of the 10th Assembly should APC zone the position to the South West. While addressing her colleagues on Wednesday in...