By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Assembly leadership on Thursday met the Minister of Finance and top officials of the Ministry in preparations for the 2023 budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Ola Awoniyi, the Special Advised to President of Senate, said this in a statement issued...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to present the 2023 budget to the National Assembly in October. Gbajabiamila said this when he addressed newsmen shortly after inspecting hearing rooms 028 and 234 of the House, which were expected to serve as...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has decried that the current political conversation centred around division and derision by the youths. Gbajabiamila said this at a Youth and Social Development summit, organised by the Gbaja Professional Volunteers Network (GPVN) to...
The Speaker of The House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has apologised after tweeting pictures of himself at Harvard Kennedy School while universities back home remain closed over lecturers’ strike. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has shut down academic activities in Nigeria universities since February after lecturers...
The Northern House of Representatives caucus has denied impeachment move against the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila over failure to support the controversial water resources bill. Rep. Seriki Addah, the Chairman, the Northern Caucus, denied the move at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, saying at...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the total consolidated mandatory accruals into the Ecological Fund from 2010 to March 2022. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Femi Bamisile (APC-Ekiti) at plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion earlier, Bamisile said the...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila believes the current constitutional provision where the educational qualification for elective offices is pegged at secondary school certificate should be increased. The Speaker made the comment while delivering a paper titled ‘Building Back Better: Creating A New Framework For Tertiary Education...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their victory over the Pharaohs of Egypt during their first Group D match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday in Cameroon. According to a statement by his...