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Campaign of calumny: Group support Gbaja’s call for investigations
A group of northern elites working for the unity and progress of Nigeria, has thrown its weight behind the call by the Chief of Staff to the President, asking the Department of State Security (DSS) to investigate the continued…
Abass inclusive leadership responsible for peaceful parliament – Reps D/Spokesperson, Agbese
Unlike the in-house acrimony, leadership crisis and executive-legislative rancours that usually characterised past Assemblies; the 10th House of Representatives under Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has been relatively…
Reps Receive 40 Bills for Constitution Amendment, Get Dec 2025 Deadline
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that 40 bills have already been received for the commencement of the 1999 constitution review.
Speaking…
Arewa Group Writes Tinubu Over Activities of NNPCL Official, Mrs. Eyesan
The Arewa Intelligentsia Caucus (AIS), a Northern Socio-political group has asked President Tinubu to prevail and checkmate the excesses of NNPCL Executive Vice President, Upstream operations, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan against the lay…
House of Reps ‘ll Prioritise Security, Economy, Electoral Reforms in 2024 – Speaker Abbas
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said the National Assembly would prioritise issues concerning security and economy in 2024, proposing a National Legislative Security Summit.
Speaker…
Kalu Calls for Unity in Abia APC
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has underscored the need for unity in Abia State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it was the only panacea towards winning…
Worsening Economic Fortunes: Again, Obi Calls for Cut in Cost of Governance
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has again called on the federal government to cut cost of governance as part of sustainable way to improve service delivery to Nigerians.…
FG Finally Inaugurates Committee to Formulate New Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers
The federal government has finally inaugurated a 37-man charged with formulating a workable National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers.
Vice President, Kashim Shettima inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja on behalf of the…
FULL TEXT of the Speech of the Speaker of the House of Representatives as the House Resumes Plenary
REMARKS BY THE RT. HON. ABBAS TAJUDEEN, PhD, SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AT THE RESUMPTION OF PLENARY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS ON TUESDAY, 30TH JANUARY 2024.
Honourable Colleagues, Happy New Year, and welcome…
Shoddy Construction Jobs: Umahi Orders RCC Back to Site on East-West Road
The Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi has ordered the contractor handling the 15-kilometre Eleme –Onne junction section of the East West Road in Rivers State to immediately return to site as part of the government's move to complete the…