The commentary of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on the poor quality of elections in local government councils has reinvigorated the need for a reform of the local government system, particularly elections

The debate around Nigeria’s oil, discovered several decades ago, is never ending. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, added his voice to the conversation on Monday, December 30, 2024, when he delivered the 14th Convocation Lecture

Echoes of the Tax Reform Bills reverberated during the recent youth town hall interactive session on the 2025 budget convened by the House of Representatives.

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has stated that no amount of oil drilling and selling would take Nigeria out of underdevelopment, suggesting diversification of the economy. He cited countries like Malaysia, India and China as those that were once on the cadre with Nigeria but invested in economic diversification and now…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to cut the proposed budget of N9.4 billion on travel, refreshments and meals for the Presidency, and the proposed N344.85 billion for the lawmakers.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, on Monday, announced a new Standing Committee on Peace-building and Social Cohesion to promote non-kinetic strategies against insecurity. Abbas made the announcement at the opening of a two-day workshop on “Non-Kinetic Strategies to Combat Insecurity and Terrorism in Nigeria," organised for security-based committees in Abuja. He…

Esosa Iyawe, a member of the House of Representatives representing Oredo Federal Constituency in Edo State, has explained his decision to leave the Labour Party (LP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Iyawe’s defection, along with three other Labour Party lawmakers, was announced on Thursday by Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during…

The Nigerian House of Representatives has adopted a motion introduced by Honourable Esosa Iyawe, representing Oredo Federal Constituency, calling for an investigation into allegations of unprofessional practices by officials of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Iyawe, an engineer by profession, drew the attention of the green chamber to widespread racketeering within the FHA, which he…

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has decried the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) from meaningful political participation and decision-making processes in the country.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has described local government elections in the country as a mockery of democratic principles.

Notable personalities, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, Thursday, felicitated with the Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, who clocked 60 years.

Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is set to confer the institution’s prestigious Fellowship award on Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, at its 36th convocation.