The House of Representatives says it is too hasty to conclude that President Goodluck Jonathan has breached the 1999 Constitution by not transmitting copies of the proclamation of a state of emergency to the National Assembly. The deputy chairman of the House Committee on Media, Mr. Victor Ogene, in a meeting with journalists on Thursday, says the House is yet to receive any communication from the President ...

Expectations were high that when federal lawmakers resumed on Wednesday they would address the emergency rule which President Goodluck Jonathan declared in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States on Tuesday. However, lawmakers in both chambers - the Senate and House of Representatives - made no mention of the matter during the plenary sessions on Wednesday. This is despite the stipulation of the Section 305 of the C ...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered federal aviation authorities to immediately submit a comprehensive list of all private jets in Nigeria, at a hearing on the controversial grounding of a Rivers State-owned aircraft. A House Joint Committee on Justice and Aviation agreed that the list, which must contain identification of all private jets in the country, names of owners, agents, expiration date ...

The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Issa Aremu has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to resign if he cannot call to order the Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku and former Niger Delta Militant, Mr Asari Dokubo as he reacted to the inciting statements made by these men. In Mr. Aremu's words “It was regrettable that people of questionable character were the o ...

A member of the House of Representatives; Joseph Kigbu on Thursday urged the House to appeal to authorities of the Nigeria Police Force to forgive the militia group; Ombatse, that killed over 60 police officers in an ambush in Nasarawa state. Representative Kigbu urged the militia to embrace peace and find an amicable solution to the crisis that has claimed an untold number of lives. The House leadership al ...

There are indications that the House of Representatives may turn down proposed amendments to the 2013 budget sent by President Goodluck Jonathan. Briefing journalists in Abuja, chairman of the House Committee on media and publicity, Representative Zakari Mohammed explained that the amendment is the same as the initial budget forwarded to the National Assembly. Consideration of the amendment to the 2013 budg ...

The Senate on Thursday passed the State Of the Nation Bill into law which compels the incumbent President to present a state of the nation address before the joint session of the National Assembly. The bill seeks to make the President accountable to Nigerians as represented by the National Assembly and to render an account of the President’s stewardship to the nation. The bill, which was a product of concur ...

The House of Representatives is set to investigate the Minister of Petroleum Resources,  Diezani Alison-Madueke over allegation of suspicious oil deals worth N59 trillion. Speaking on a matter of public importance, member Representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State, Representative Victor Ogene accused the minister of impropriety and abuse of due process in the transaction leading to the sale o ...

The House of Representatives has proposed the construction of a perimeter fence with sensors and cameras to check illegal influx of foreigners into the country. The house at its proceedings on Thursday, directed its Committee on Immigration to work with the Ministry of Interior and Immigration service for the construction of the border fence. The motion which was moved by  Hassan Saleh, was unanimously adop ...

Barely three days after the sack of the Anambra State All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chairman, the deputy chairman and the assistant secretary the party has successfully held their congress peacefully at the Women Development Center , Awka under the full supervision of all the relevant bodies including the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The State governor, Mr. Peter Obi and his dep ...