House of Representatives

October 02, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has rejected the National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) conferred on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. It accused President Tinubu of...

September 26, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery to allow independent marketers to lift petrol from the refinery. The directive follows...

September 18, (THEWILL) – A delegation of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, visited Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to sympathise and commiserate with the Government and people of the state over the recent flood disaster that ravaged...

September 12, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has postponed its resumption scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, till Tuesday, September 24,  2024. Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria Esq, disclosed the development in an internal memo sent to the members...

August 14, (THEWILL) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill and other related draft legislation before the House. THEWILL reports that the Counter Subversion Bill particularly seeks to punish...

June 01, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives says it was yet to receive any bill seeking a regional system of government in Nigeria. THEWILL reports that the Bill, seeking to substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999...

May 17, (THEWILL) - Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly in Nigeria have endorsed ongoing processes by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow for the establishment of state police. The lawmakers, under the aegis...

April 30, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), to suspend the implementation of the new tariff. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved at plenary on...

April 11, (THEWILL) - The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Kabir Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to rededicate themselves to prayers to enable the nation to move forward. According to Abubakar, only strong prayers, commitment and...

March 08, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has resolved to investigate contractors who abandoned projects at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State. It also resolved to summon the...