The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Enugu State Branch, Chief CNN Nwagbara, has said that selection of speaker or Senate president is not determined by party majority. Nwagbara made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday. The chairman...
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The Yoruba Reform has described the aspiration of a member of the House of Representatives representing Wase Federal Constituency, Mr Ahmed Idris Wase, as Speaker of House in the 10th Assembly as equity and fairness. Wase is the current Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. The group, in...
Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna) has described speculations that he is a stooge to the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, as baseless and unfounded. He said those spreading the rumour were ignorant of his antecedent and being mischievous. Abbas said this in Abuja when he...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s famous journalist, Peter Enahoro, popularly known as Peter Pan. The speaker in his condolence message issued by his spokesman, Mr Lanre Lasisi, also commiserated with the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed sadness over the demise of a Taraba member-elect, Mr Ismaila Maihanci. In a statement on Saturday, Gbajabiamila said he was sad that Maihanci, who just got elected to represent Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency, has died at the age...
The race for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly has reached its defining moments. Zones and other political interests in the country have been making their cases. However, concerned Nigerians need to weigh in and point to the greater need for experience and competence as very crucial factors...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he has no preferred candidate for the speakership of the 10th Assembly. Media reports on Thursday said Hon. Gbajabiamila was allegedly against the aspiration of his deputy, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, and some other...
The 2.4 bilion dollars revenue probe over alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export from 2014-2015 is not a witchhunt, says Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila made the clarification at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, during the House of Reps...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As the 10th National Assembly prepares for full legislative work after receipt of certificates of return from INEC, there is clear indication that the aspiration of Hon. Aliyu Betara, member representing Boy, Kwaya Kursa, Bayo and Shani Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, which invalidated the deadline for the currency policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), extending it to Dec.31 , 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr...
Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the quality of political conversations among gladiators will determine the outcome of the Feb. 25, general election. Gbajabiamila said this at the resumption of the House seating for the 2023 legislative session in Abuja on Tuesday. He said as the country...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged Nigerians to speak with one voice as the nation goes into the 2023 polls. Gbajabiamila gave the advice in a congratulatory message to Nigerians on Saturday,ahead of the New Year celebration. According to him, the year 2023...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied committing himself to offsetting the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chairman House of Representatives Committee...
Speaker of the House of Representatives ,Rep Femi Gbajabiamila says the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) , Sen. Bola Tinubu will serve the interests of all parts of Nigeria if elected in 2023. Gbajabiamila made the statement on Saturday in Lagos, while speaking at the Surulere Constituency...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the speaker said he discussed various national issues with the president, including next year’s...
The House of Representatives is making arrangements for a N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to remain calm over their claim of half salary payment by the Federal Government. In a statement he personally signed in Abuja on Monday, the Speaker noted that...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila said in Abuja on Monday that Nigeria would enforce its Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) BASA is an agreement that provides for civil aviation certifications to be shared between two countries. Gbajabiamila made the declaration at a roundtable with aviation...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, for his intervention in the protracted crisis between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. Mr Ayuba Waba, the NLC President, gave the commendation at the inauguration of the...
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union will soon call off its eight-month-old strike. Osodeke said this at a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives on Monday in Abuja. He said that from what the...