House of Representatives

November 18, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave its nod for the establishment of a South-South Development Commission (SSDC). The approval is sequel to the consideration of the report by the House Committee on Justice on Tuesday. The SSDC...

November 16, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the federal government to open discussions with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to avert another nationwide strike by the Union. The call followed the adoption of...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives has passed an executive bill that seeks to raise the retirement age of teachers in Nigeria from 60 to 65 years. The bill also seeks to extend the years of service for...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared the seat of the deceased member, who represented Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Hon. Haruna Maitala, seat vacant. Maitala died in an...

November 09, (THEWILL) - The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and approved the electronic transmission of  election results. The approval was given on Tuesday when the lawmakers resumed plenary after a three-week...

November 02, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Tuesday threatened to withhold funding to the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), in the 2022 budget due to disagreement over budget presentation. Chairman of the House Committee on...

October 14, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives has passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill for a second reading. The development followed the conclusion of debates on the general principles of the budget. President Muhammadu Buhari had presented a N16.39 trillion budget proposal for...

October 14, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed four bills seeking to establish a South-East Development Commission (SEDC), a South-West Development Commission (SWDC), North Central Development Commission (NCDC), and a North-West Development Commission (NWDC). The report for the South-East...

October 14, (THEWILL) - Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed concerns over the 2022 Budget presented to the joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. While each lawmaker took turns to speak on...

October 12, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the establishment of development commissions, one each for the South-East and the South-West. At the same Tuesday sitting, the Bill seeking to establish the North-Central Development Commission was passed...