Reps panel in disarray over power probe
[Guardian | Mar.19.2009]
JUST like the controversy that trailed the conduct of the probe into the expenditure in the power sector since 1999 to 2007,controversy yesterday tore the House of Representatives apart over the consideration of the report of the Committee on Power that carried out the exercise... [Learn more]

Power: Reps threaten Babalola with vote of no confidence
[Punch | Mar.18.2009]
The House of Representatives Committee on Power, on Tuesday, threatened to pass a vote of no confidence on the Minister of Power, Dr. Rilwanu Babalola, if he fails to provide a clear roadmap on how the administration of President Umaru Yar’Adua... [Learn more]

INEC decentralises operations, creates uniform wards
[Guardian | Mar.18.2009]
NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, yesterday announced the decentralisation of the agency's operations and creation of uniform number of wards (20) for each of the existing... [Learn more]

Reps panel begins public hearing on Energy Bill tomorrow
[Guardian | Mar.18.2009]
THE House of Representatives yesterday said it has concluded arrangements to begin a public hearing tomorrow on the bill for an Act to amend the Energy Commission of Nigeria Law to grant priority to the promotion and development of renewable energy source and provide for the establishment of energy... [Learn more]

House: Probe, Not Responsible for Epileptic Power Supply
[Thisday | Mar.17.2009]
House of Representatives yesterday absolved itself of any blame in the alleged slow pace of President Umaru Musa Yar Adua in implementing his emergency reform in the power sector over the last two years... [Learn more]

INEC decentralises operations, creates uniform wards
[Guardian | Mar.17.2009]
NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, yesterday announced the decentralisation of the agency's operations and creation of uniform number of wards (20) for each of the existing 774 councils in the country... [Learn more]

House to Debate Power Probe Report
[Thisday | Mar.16.2009]
The House of Representatives will debate report of the Power probe on Tuesday, seven months after its submission by a probe committee... [Learn more]

House Condemns Murder of Nigerian in Belgium
[Thisday | Mar.16.2009]
House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, has condemned recent murder of a Nigerian woman, Evelyn Uche Amarin, by her Belgian husband, Mr Wim Vanacker, in their home in Berendene, Belguim. Evelyn, a mother of two, was on Monday, March 2, 2009, strangled to death by her husband... [Learn more]

Reps' panel may wade into oil block crisis
[Guardian | Mar.16.2009]
THE House Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) has expressed its readiness to wade into the crisis over some oil blocks allocated during the 2005 bid round... [Learn more]

Security: N’Assembly screening machine breaks down
[Punch | Mar.16.2009]
Security operatives at the National Assembly have come under pressure following the collapse of the only electronic screening machine at the entrance to the expansive complex. Investigations by our correspondent showed that the computerised Heiman machine, equipped with gadgets capable of detecting concealed objects, including arms and ammunition, packed up more than four weeks ago... [Learn more]

We’ll start power probe debate next week — Bankole
[Punch | Mar.13.2009]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, has fixed Wednesday next week as the final deadline for the beginning of debates on the report of the investigation into the $16bn allegedly spent on the power sector... [Learn more]

Obasanjo spent N1.05bn on Heart of Africa project — Akunyili
[Punch | Mar.13.2009]
The Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, said at the National Assembly on Thursday that the Heart of Africa project gulped N1.05bn between 2007 and 2008... [Learn more]

Reps consider bill to screen nominees for National Honours
[Guardian | Mar.13.2009]
AN enlarged process of selecting awardees for National Honours is gaining momentum in the federal legislature. The lawmakers, who want the exercise to cease from being the sole affair of the Executive arm of government, yesterday passed a bill on the proposed reforms into the second reading... [Learn more]

Re-branding: N’Assembly Seeks Source of Funding
[Thisday | Mar.13.2009]
The Joint Committee on Information and Media of the Senate and House of Representatives yesterday took the Information and Communications Minister, Professor Dora Akunyili, to task on the sources of funding for... [Learn more]

DPR cautions on local content in oil, gas bill
[Guardian | Mar.13.2009]
THE House of Representatives committees on Customs and Excise and Marine Transport yesterday raised a seven-man joint committee to monitor the implementation of the agreement on decongestion of ports nationwide... [Learn more]

Reps' panels move to end foreign domination in oil, gas sector
[Guardian | Mar.12.2009]
WITH about $60 billion earmarked by the Federal Government for gas development in the next five years, two committees of the House of Representatives are now pushing for legislation to increase the participation of Nigerians in the oil and gas sector... [Learn more]

FG Press Project: House Summons Akunyili, 3 Ex-Ministers
[Thisday| Mar.12.2009]
House Committee on Infor-mation and National Orientation has invited the Minister of Information and Communications Professor Dora Akunyili, and three former ministers to provide details on contracts for the construction of the Federal Government Press in Abuja... [Learn more]

Reps reject govt's bailout for capital market
[Guardian | Mar.12.2009]
THE House of Representatives yesterday threw out a motion calling on the Federal Government to intervene in the capital market crisis. Titled: "Urgent need for Federal Government's intervention in the Nigerian capital market," the motion was... [Learn more]

Mark, Bankole urge sacrifice over budget
[Guardian | Mar.11.2009]
SENATE President, David Mark and Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole have said that for the nation to achieve full implementation of the 2009 Appropriation Budget, sacrifice is needed from all Nigerians... [Learn more]

Yar’Adua Signs Budget with Reservations
[Thisday | Mar.11.2009]
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday signed the N3.101 trillion budget for 2009 but with a caveat that with the present global meltdown, the realities on ground make it an... [Learn more]

N/Assembly threatens to order arrest of Akunyili
[Punch | Mar.11.2009]
The Senate and the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Information and Communications has threatened to order the arrest of the Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, for refusing to honour the summons to explain her project, Rebranding Nigeria... [Learn more]

Why 58 public hearings pile up at Reps — Investigations
[Punch | Mar.10.2009]
Delays in the approval of funds by the leadership of the House of Representatives are stalling the take-off of many public hearings on issues pending before it... [Learn more]

South-South Reps seek higher security in Niger Delta
[Guardian | Mar.09.2009]
THE South-South parliamentary caucus of the House of Representatives has called for increased security efforts in the Niger Delta to rid it of criminal activities, which are taking a toll on the socio-political and economic wellbeing of the region... [Learn more]

Bankole backs creation of project monitoring units
[Guardian | Mar.09.2009]
FOR effective implementation of the 2009 budget, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has thrown his weight behind the proposal by the National Planning Commission (NPC) for the establishment of project management units in all relevant organisations... [Learn more]

N50bn silos contract: House committee invites Ruma
[Punch | Mar.09.2009]
The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has invited the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Dr. Sayyadi Ruma, to provide details on the contracts for the construction of new grains silos... [Learn more]

S’South Reps seek end to militancy in N’Delta
[Punch | Mar.09.2009]
The South-South parliamentary caucus of the House of Representatives, on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to end militancy in the Niger Delta and commence the implementation of the region’s master plan... [Learn more]

House Meets Transport Stakeholders
[Thisday | Mar.08.2009]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and the House Committee on Transport will be meeting with stakeholders in the transport sector on Wednesday March 18, 2009 at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja by 10am to discuss the way forward in the industry... [Learn more]

House Disowns Pro-Iwu Lawmakers
[Thisday | Mar.06.2009]
The House of Representatives yesterday dissociated itself from the controversial vote of confidenc passed on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Maurice Iwu by some of its members... [Learn more]

Reps reject national honours bill
[Guardian | Mar.06.2009]
FOR about 30 minutes yesterday, disquiet prevailed in the House of Representatives following a ruling by the Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, on a bill to address some perceived anomalies in the award of national honours by the Federal Government... [Learn more]

FG fumes over N'Assembly's touch of 2009 budget
[Guardian | Mar.06.2009]
THE thought that the Executive and the Legislative arms of government may have agreed on the 2009 budget was punctured by feelers from the federal cabinet yesterday... [Learn more]

Reps seek N10bn for SON to build metrology laboratory
[Punch | Mar.05.2009]
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria needs N10bn to build and equip a modern metrology laboratory in the country, the House of Representatives Committee on Industry said on Wednesday. The development came as the House Committee on Environment ordered the Director-General of the National ... [Learn more]

Reps move to suspend another lawmaker over opposition to Bankole
[Punch | Mar.05.2009]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, moved to suspend the member representing Abeokuta North/Obafemi-Owode/Odeda Federal Constituency of Ogun State, Mr. Kayode Amusan, over his opposition to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Dimeji Bankole. Incidentally, both Bankole and Amusan are... [Learn more]

House C’ttee Kicks against Iwu’s Sack
[Thisday | Mar.05.2009]
The campaign by opposition political parties, organised labour and civil society groups for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu, suffered yet another setback yesterday as some legislators in the House of... [Learn more]

Power: Panel Report Seeks Probe of AG, CBN
[Thisday | Mar.05.2009]
House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel which conducted intensive probe into activities in the power sector, has ordered the probe of the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwabo, and the Central... [Learn more]

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