Tag: Gbajabiamila
Tinubu’s list, Gbaja-nisation and Nigeria’s Politics, By Azu Ishiekwene
If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hit the ground running, it was because problems chased him into office. Yet, it wasn’t long before he tripped...
Enemies at work! I never endorsed Tinubu for 2023 presidency –...
ABEOKUTA - Apparently in reaction to the claim by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, that former President...
Gbajabiamila Introduced Direct Primary In Electoral Bill to Favour Someone —...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has been fingered as the person responsible for smuggling the controversial direct primary clause in the...
Senate president defends changes to 2022 budget by National Assembly
Following concerns raised by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the recently signed 2022 Appropriation Bill, Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said...
Nigerians are proud of you, Gbajabiamila greets Buhari @79
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has rejoiced with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on his 79th birthday.
He hailed...
Electoral Act: APC govs lobby NASS caucuses over direct primary
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are reaching out to the party’s caucuses in the National Assembly in their...
House wants N2.6tr debt by oil firms recovered
The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to recover about N2.6 trillion allegedly owed it by 77 oil and gas companies operating...
Reps raise the alarm over Omicron, ask FG to activate response...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to urgently activate response measures against the new variant of COVID-19 named Omicron.
The variant...
Baba Suwe for burial in Lagos Nov 25 – Son
Adesola Omidina, a son of the late veteran Nigerian comic actor, Baba Suwe, has announced the burial arrangements of his father who died on...
Buhari backs lawmakers’ position on direct primary
The move to stop the retention of the direct primary clause in the Electoral Act Bill collapsed yesterday.
House of Representatives Speaker said President Muhammadu...
Nigeria can’t afford fresh strike, Gbajabiamila tells ASUU, ministers
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that Nigeria cannot afford another strike by university lecturers.
Gbajabiamila stated this at the...
Speaker, Gbajabiamila Declares Seat Of Late House Of Reps Member Vacant
Speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has declared the seat of deceased lawmaker who represented Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency of Ondo...
Eedris Abdulkareem Reacts To Death Of Vanguard Reporter
Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has lamented about the death of Vanguard reporter, Tordue Salem whose lifeless body was found after he was reported missing...
#EndSARS Protest: Gbajabiamila Ordered Police, DSS Operatives To Chase Protesters Out...
Details how the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, ordered security operatives to pursue #endsars protesters out of the National Assembly has...
Faulty air-conditioners disrupt House of Reps sitting
Faulty air-conditioners in the Chamber of the House of Representatives disrupted the plenary on Tuesday as the lawmakers complained it was not conducive for...
Reps probe MDAs withholding budget funds, Gbaja says action criminal
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, resolved to investigate ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government that are diverting budget releases to other...
Reps back Senate, ask Buhari to designate bandits as terrorists
The House of Representatives has also asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts...
FG to spend $4.9bn fresh loans on Kano-Niger Republic rail line,...
A standard gauge rail being planned from Kano State in Nigeria to Maradi in Niger Republic is one of the projects the President, Major...
Experts, others carpet National Assembly as Buhari plans $4bn, €710m borrowings
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the National Assembly to approve fresh external loans of $4.05bn and €710m for his regime.
Experts...
I Have No Plans To Be Lagos Governor – Speaker, Gbajabiamila
Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has debunked reports that he plans to contest the 2023 Lagos governorship election.
The Speaker...