The race for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly has reached its defining moments. Zones and other political interests in the country have been making their cases. However, concerned Nigerians need to weigh in and point to the greater need for experience and competence as very crucial factors...
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Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has issued a 30-day ultimatum to a construction firm, Julius Berger, to complete the permanent site of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS). Gbajabiamila, who visited the site on Thursday in Abuja, issued the ultimatum after expressing disappointment with the...
Every system has its life cycle. For the 9th National Assembly, that cycle will end on May 29 as a new administration is inaugurated. Expectedly, the race for who succeeds Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives has begun as ranking members of the...
A group- PL-25: Twenty-five APC Progressive Leaders, has endorsed Ahmed Wase, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, as its preferred candidate for 10th Speaker of the House. Mr Lekan Ogunleke, the Secretary of the group said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged its National Assembly (NASS) members-elect to play down on issues of zoning and leadership of the 10th Assembly. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives, and Ali Ndume (APC Borno-South), spoke with State House correspondents on Monday after the...
Mr Faliya Sharon, a public affairs analyst, has called on the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the aspiration of incumbent Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Wase, to emerge Speaker of the 10th Assembly. In a statement on Sunday, Sharon said that the APC should as...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, which invalidated the deadline for the currency policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), extending it to Dec.31 , 2023. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele if he fails to appear before its committee investigating the scarcity of the new naira at the Commercial banks. Some Nigerians...
The House of Representatives has summoned bank operators and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on the scarcity of the new naira notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bank operators are to appear on Wednesday, while the CBN governor will...
Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the quality of political conversations among gladiators will determine the outcome of the Feb. 25, general election. Gbajabiamila said this at the resumption of the House seating for the 2023 legislative session in Abuja on Tuesday. He said as the country...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied committing himself to offsetting the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chairman House of Representatives Committee...
Prominent members of Nigeria’s football fraternity on Friday gathered in Lagos to rejoice with Seyi Akinwunmi , a former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 1st Vice President, Oluseyi Akinwunmi as he celebrated his 60th birthday anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila joined football bigwigs ,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its policy of cash withdrawal limit is not based on politics, contrary to insinuations. Mrs Aisha Ahmad, the Deputy Governor, CBN, said this in Abuja on Thursday when she answered questions from lawmakers at the House of Representatives during plenary. Ahmad, who...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the speaker said he discussed various national issues with the president, including next year’s...
The House of Representatives has again given two days ultimatum, for the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to appear before it, to explain the new policy of cash withdrawal limit. The House gave the ultimatum in Abuja on Tuesday, while reading a letter by...
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that it was doubtful that the current constitutional amendment effort would be concluded before the expiration of the 9th Assembly. He made the call at the “2022 Parliamentarians Lecture” organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)...
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd), Mr Mele Kyari, has said that he is receiving death threats as a result of the ongoing reformation in the NNPC. Kyari made this know on Wednesday in Abuja at the Legislative Transparency and Accountability summit...
The House of Representatives is making arrangements for a N170 billion fund for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the 2023 budget. Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the move will provide a level of increment in the welfare...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to remain calm over their claim of half salary payment by the Federal Government. In a statement he personally signed in Abuja on Monday, the Speaker noted that...
The Academic Staff Union of the Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider its stance on using Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) for paying its members’ salaries. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President ASUU, said this at a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives,...