Speaker Abbas Tajudeen on Wednesday appointed the member representing Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency Abia state, Rep. Chris Nkwonta, who defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as chairman of the newly constituted House Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC). Nkwonta had announced his defection in…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas have donated medical services and food items to Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) to mark his birthday and 64th independence anniversary of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the event which took place on Tuesday at Kabusa village in the Federal Capital Territory…

A coalition of civil society organisations, under the umbrella of the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Forum (NSCF), has urged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, to investigate allegations of corruption against a member of the House, Ikenga Ugochinyere. The convener of the group, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, spokesman Ali Mohammed Sani, and secretary-general Danjuma…

House of Representatives has faulted insinuations in some quarters that there is a rift between the Speaker, Tajudeen Abass, and his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu, over the dissolution of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Oil and Gas.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Tajudeen Abass, revealed that the country lost over $10 billion within the last seven months. Speaking while inaugurating the investigative hearing on oil theft and losses, organised by the Ado Doguwa-led Special Committee on Oil Theft/Losses, Abass explained that the amount was calculated after evaluating the cost…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, and the Minister of Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, have pushed for the establishment of a shipping regulatory agency in Nigeria. The duo canvassed for the establishment in Abuja during a public hearing on the Shipping Council's repeal and enactment of the Shippers' Council and…

Rep Phillip Agbese, the deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, has expressed high praise for Speaker Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abass, highlighting his impressive performance and leadership qualities. During a recent media parley, Hon. Agbese commended Speaker Abass for surpassing expectations in his role over the past year, despite the inherent challenges of such a…

The House of Representatives has made a significant inroads towards the establishment of an Agricultural and Energy Technical Institute in Aboh, Delta state.

In a bid to avert rowdy sessions that may result from growing tension in the National Assembly caused by a sudden 240 per cent hike in electricity tariff, a week extension of the Easter/Sallah holiday was approved for lawmakers, findings revealed.

After months of persistent lobbying and advocacy by the member representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives,  Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the Federal Government has finally captured and included the worsening Umuchima Ideato gully erosion in the 2024 budget and supplementary budget. The Federal Government is at the threshold of…

Traders at the popular Computer Village Market, known for the sale of Information Communication Technology products, yesterday, decried the closure of the market during the inauguration of the first phase of the Red Line Mass Transit Rail project

Suspected herdsmen have killed two persons in Gurjaje town and Dogon Kuka village, Fika Local Council, Yobe State, and razed 146 houses, thus leaving 1,686 residents homeless.