Tajudeen Abass
8 Apr
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.
18 Mar
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…
1 Mar
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
16 Feb
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.
9 Feb
In an apparent bid to douse the rising anger among Nigerians over the high cost of living, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abass has pledged to put in place measures aimed at ensuring availability of essential food items at affordable rates.
8 Feb
In a bid to ensure the wellbeing of the citizenry, the House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike to explain measures being put in place to keep the peace in the FCT.
29 Nov
From the deputy chairman of the House of Representatives committee on media and public relations, Dr Philip Agbese came the assurances that there would be a sound working relationship between the House and the Executive arm.
22 Nov
House of Representatives Speaker, Dr Tajudeen Abass, has decried the inability by a sizeable number of Nigerians to access healthcare facilities in the country.
26 Oct
The Rotary Club of Gbagada has given an award of recognition to the Publisher of Eko Hot Blog and Chairman of KayoKayo festival planning committee, Tajudeen Abass.
14 Oct 2023
To ensure inclusiveness for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abass, has endorsed the use of sign language during legislative proceedings.
13 Oct 2023
In a bid to ensure inclusiveness of persons living with disabilities (PLWDs), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abass has endorsed the usage of sign language during legislative proceedings.
1 Oct 2023
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Okezie Kalu says working with Speaker Tajudeen Abass has exposed him to legislative duties. Rejoicing with the Speaker on the occasion of his 58th birthday tomorrow, October 1, 2023, Kalu described the Speaker as a dependable leader. Kalu said that working with Tajudeen has exposed him…
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The electricity crisis in Nigeria has defied various attempts at solving the problem and giving Nigerians the benefits of enjoying stable electricity and a good quality of life for more than half a century. It is no secret that the nation’s power infrastructures were abandoned for several decades, by successive governments notwithstanding the exponential growth…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a 13-man adhoc committee to investigate financial transactions, loans, grants, and project execution under the immediate-past Governor of the State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Specifically, Yusuf Mugu, a member representing Kaura constituency, moved the motion on a matter of public importance that the loans borrowed by…
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Gunmen on Tuesday invaded the Secretariat of Ilejemeje local government area in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, vandalized the council buildings and injured one person. The hoodlums who were heavily armed with dangerous weapons like guns, charms, and cutlasses invaded the Secretariat at about 10:am. An eyewitness who did not want his name mentioned told newsmen that…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is unhappy with the Governor Abba Yusuf led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration of Kano state for allegedly masterminding what it termed as "the political persecution" of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. APC, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka, described the…
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
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The Federal Government has announced it has kicked off the disbursement of the N50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to nano businesses nationwide. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, dislcosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Nano businesses are enterprises that have…
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Former campaign spokesman President Bola Tinubu in southeast and current Chairman of Forum of Former Members of Enugu State House of Assembly (FOF-MENHA), Dr. Josef Onoh has through his weight behind the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, in urging the president’s appointees from the northern extraction to stand up in Defence of…
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Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government Secretariat and some residents of the town over a land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents. The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as…
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A Muslim pupil lost a UK court challenge Tuesday against a top London school's ban on prayer rituals, in a case about freedom of religion in schools that captured national attention. The student, who cannot be named, took legal action against Michaela Community School in northwest London, claiming the policy was discriminatory and "uniquely" affected…
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Hajia Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed…