House of Representatives, National Assembly
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Official Press Statement
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Response to Allegations of Assault Involving Rep. Alex Ikwechegh (APGA, Abia)

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#HouseNGR Abuja, FCT | Monday, October 28, 2024 - The House of Representatives is monitoring media reports concerning an alleged incident involving Rep. Alex Ikwechegh (APGA, Abia).

Press Statement from the Office of the Speaker, House of Representatives

August 14, 2024

WITHDRAWAL OF THE COUNTER SUBVERSION BILL AND OTHER RELATED BILLS

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#HouseNGR #CounterSubversionBill #PressStatement In response to the voices and concerns of the people, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D., has decided to withdraw the Counter Subversion Bill and other related draft legislation.

Press Statement from the Office of the Speaker, House of Representatives

August 14, 2024

CLARIFICATION ON COUNTER SUBVERSION BILL

...Draft legislation still at introductory stage
...House welcomes robust discussions on the Bill, and how to address concerns

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#HouseNGR The attention of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D has been drawn to reports in sections of the media about the Counter Subversion Bill, which he sponsored.

The House of Representatives reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the effective oversight and success of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as it initiates the distribution of monthly stipends to students.

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#HouseNGR #StudentLoans #OversightMatters #NELFUND Recent updates through our oversight mechanisms confirm that NELFUND, under the leadership of Managing Director Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has commenced disbursing N20,000.00 monthly stipends for July to 20,371 students across six (6) tertiary institutions.

Bills that passed Third Reading at the @HouseNGR on Tuesday, March 22:

A Bill for an Act to Establish Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State; and for Related Matters (HB. 1325) A Bill for an Act to Provide for Establishment of Federal Medical Centre, Amagu Ikwo, Ebonyi State; and for Related Matters (HB. 1326)

A Bill for an Act to Establish Federal Medical Centre, Bonny, Rivers State; and for Related Matters (HB. 963)

At the plenary presided over by the @SpeakerGbaja of the @HouseNGR, Rep. @femigbaja, the House reconsidered its position on three bills rejected during the Constitutional amendment voting last week. The three bills are those on citizenship (men married to Nigerian women can apply for Nigeria's citizenship); indigene-ship (women can become indigenes of their state of marriage after a specified period); and 35% affirmative action for women in political party administration.

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Constitution Review: @HouseNGR rescinds decisons on three women-related bills for re-consideration. They are the bills on citizenship, indigenship and 35% affirmative action for women. The bills failed to secure the mandatory two-thirds votes to pass during voting on the proposed amendments to the constitution.

Other Constitution Alteration bills to be voted on by members of @HouseNGR tomorrow;

Fundamental Human Rights
A Bill For An Act to alter provisions of Constitution of d Fed Rep of Nigeria, 1999 to make free, compulsory&basic education a fundamental right of all citizens under Chapter IV of the Constitution; and related matters

Other Constitution Alteration bills to be voted on by members of @HouseNGR tomorrow include;
Devolution of Powers (National Grid System)

A Bill For An Act to alter provision of Constitution of d Fed Rep of Nigeria, 1999 to allow States generate, transmit &distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid; and for related matters.

Electricity: House urges FG to halt planned tariff increase in June

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The @HouseNGR has urged the @NigeriaGov to ask the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (@NERCNG) to suspend a fresh increase in electricity tariff proposed to take off next month. It said the majority of Nigerians could not afford the additional burden of a fresh tariff hike amid the hardship they already faced.

In a resolution passed in plenary in Abuja on Thursday, the House noted that the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors such as unemployment...

Welcome to a new legislative day in the House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker @HonAhmedWase is presiding.
#HousePlenary Follow the #HousePlenary live here

https://twitter.com/HouseNGR/status/1394973333662298112

Faleke empowers constituency…
...Commissions two Solar Powered Classrooms, ICT centres…
...Presents 130 Laptops to 13 secondary schools...
...Declares support to small business owners… The Honourable member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. James Faleke has restated the need to support Nigerian children for the growth and development of the country in a competitive world.

Speaker @femigbaja facilitates 'Free Campus WiFi' in Public Tertiary Institutions in Lagos

...attracts fully-equipped ICT centres in 10 secondary schools to his Surulere 1 Fed Constituency The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has facilitated the installation of free Wi-Fi in six public tertiary institutions in Lagos State, for ease of learning.

#SchoolSupport

Rep. Ifeanyi Momah donates school items

...110 laptops distributed to students

...Says primary education is a panacea for a sustainable society Rep. Ifeanyi Momah, the member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency, of Anambra State launched a primary school outreach project in his constituency where he distributed items to some schools.

The Petroleum Industry Bill is a Bill that seeks to provide for Legal, Governance, Regulatory Fiscal Framework for the Nigerian Petroleum Industry, and the Development of Host Communities
#pibpublichearing #PIB2021 #NationBuilding #AJointTask On the 24th, November 2020, the Petroleum Industry Bill was debated, it passed second reading and referredto the Ad-hoc Committee on Petroleum Industry Bill.

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September 4, 2020

Ghana to Consider Resolutions From Legislative Diplomacy in Resolving Trade Dispute - Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo tells Gbajabiamila

...as Nigeria’s Speaker @femigbaja makes case for the amendment of Ghana’s GIPC Act. The President of Ghana, Prof. @NAkufoAddo has assured the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila of the readiness of the Ghanaian government to consider the resolutions reached at the 'Legislative Diplomacy Bilateral Meeting' between Nigeria...

SEN. AKPABIO’S PERSONAL LETTER TO THE SPEAKER EXONERATES THE 9TH HOUSE BUT FAILS TO MEET THE ULTIMATUM, THE MINISTER SHOULD PUBLISH THE LIST AS INSTRUCTED

Nigerians encouraged to ignore the deflections and query ₦81.5billion spent by IMC Following a motion unanimously adopted by the House, an investigation was ordered into the activities and financial malfeasance of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and its Interim Management Committee (IMC) between the periods of January to May 2020.

The President has signed the 2020 Appropriations Bill into law in fulfillment of the requirement of the 1999 constitution.
Before then, a lot of work went into the budget passage process and they are illustrated below.

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Welcome to a new legislative day in the House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Speaker @femigbaja is presiding. #HousePlenary After leading the opening prayer, @SpeakerGbaja went on to examine and approve the votes and proceedings for Wednesday, December 4th, 2019. #HousePlenary

Welcome to a New Legislative Day in the House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬Deputy Speaker, Rep. @HonAhmedWase is presiding today.
#HousePlenary Rep. Dozie Nwankwo takes oath of office #HousePlenary

Welcome to a new legislative day, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. @femigbaja is presiding today.

#HousePlenary #HousePlenary