Tag: Speaker Abbas Tajudeen

The resignation of Kingsley Chinda ended weeks of speculation about his political future after he participated in the APC governorship ...

The accusation triggered heated exchanges on the House floor, with Mr Ugochinyere insisting that the endorsement was voluntary and backed ...

The presiding officers pledged the National Assembly’s commitment to working with the Executive to ensure that the 2026 budget delivers ...

On Wednesday, a lawmaker, Abdulsamad Dasuki, said that the gazetted tax laws did not reflect what the National Assembly debated ...

The House committee is to carry out a thorough forensic review of the project initiated during the Jonathan administration, assess ...

The Speaker noted that the chain of violent incidents recorded in recent weeks in Nigeria had shaken citizens’ confidence and ...

“Every day we come here, we receive our children in our gallery. Why are they coming here? They come to ...

The screening followed a formal request by President Bola Tinubu, who earlier on Tuesday transmitted a letter to the House, which ...

Folajimi Oyekunle replaces Olaide Akinremi, who died in July 2024.

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen announced the defection of the three lawmakers from Kaduna State during plenary on Tuesday. 

The new members won the by-elections held on Saturday, 16 August, conducted by INEC to fill vacant National Assembly seats.  

The lawmakers’ demand followed confirmation by the Office of the Accountant-General that about N2.4 trillion had been approved for disbursement ...

The speaker cautioned that Nigeria’s debt profile had now reached a critical point, underscoring the urgency of reforming oversight mechanisms ...

Hart Godwin lamented that the new members were confined to an upstairs temporary chamber, separating them from ranking members, who ...

Deputy SBen Kalu said he withdrew the bill for broader consultation and alignment with public sentiment.

The lawmakers passed and approved President Tinubu’s request with minor amendments.

The allocation is contained in the N288 billion supplementary budget President Bola Tinubu transmitted to the National Assembly in September, ...

Six Labour Party lawmakers have switched membership of the party to the ruling APC in the last two weeks.

Dennis Idahosa represented Ovia North East/Ovia South West Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House before he was sworn ...

The lower chamber also called on the government to provide thermal scanners, infrared thermometers for temperature screening.

Daylop Chollom, who represents the Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency in Plateau State, cited the ongoing crisis in the LP as ...

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen announced the defections on Thursday after reading letters from the lawmakers.

The lawmakers said the planned retrenchment would have socio-economic implications for the affected individuals, their dependants, and the broader economy.

President Tinubu wrote to the lawmakers requesting their approval to borrow an additional ₦ $1.7 trillion ($2.209 billion) to finance ...

“My defection to the APC is as a result of the lingering and unresolved internal and external crises within the ...