The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, and the founder of the Kukah Centre, Bishop Mathew Kukah, have called on Nigerians to work towards building a united nation. The duo made the call at the National Integration Conference with the theme: “Revisiting the National Question: Nigeria’s Elusive Search for National Integration,” organised by […]
Coastal Road: Doherty writes Akpabio, Abbas, calls for suspension of project
Funsho Doherty, an opposition politician in Lagos State, has joined the call for a probe into the award of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project to Hi-Tech Construction Ltd. Mr Doherty, in a letter addressed to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, called for a probe into […]
Nigeria needs prayers now more than ever – Reps Speaker Abbas
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said there is no better time to pray for Nigeria than in the Holy Month of Ramadan. According to him, the country needs prayers for divine intervention. The remark was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi […]
Alleged falsehood: Speaker Abbas sues ex-Kaduna lawmaker
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, has filed a direct criminal complaint against Suleman Wakili, former member, Kaduna State House of Assembly before a Magistrates’ Court No. 6 sitting at Chediya, GRA Zaria. At the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday in Zaria, Mr M.I. Aliyu, counsel to the complainant, sought an adjournment […]
400,000 policemen inadequate to secure Nigeria’s huge population – Abbas
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has said that the number of policemen which is placed at about 400,000 is not sufficient to provide security to over 200 million Nigerians. Speaking during a courtesy call on him by the association of Clerks of State Houses of Assembly on Thursday, Abbas, who […]
Gbajabiamila: Speaker Abbas spoke mind of Reps – Agbese
Deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese has described Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as an institutional legacy of the National Assembly. Agbese was apparently speaking in defence of the World Press Conference organised by the Reps Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas last week, wherein he […]
SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over failure to clarify details of N344.85bn NASS budget
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and th Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over the failure to disclose, clarify and explain the details of National Assembly budget of N344.85 billion, and the rationale for several budget items, such as the N6 billion […]
Cost of Living Crisis: House to introduce bill on emergency food aid – Abbas
We will support emergency food aid – Abbas
The Speaker of the House of Representatives says the House will be backing the government on emergency food aid to address the current rising food prices. The speaker stated this on Thursday during a press briefing held at the National Assembly Complex. Abbas, flanked by several lawmakers, said the House is aware of the “pains […]
Sack non-performing ministers – Speaker Abbas to Tinubu
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack non-performing cabinet members. Abbas, who said this at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday, also advocated the adoption of new strategies to address the widespread insecurity ravaging the country. He said if not adequately addressed, the security situation could […]