Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas said on Thursday, September 7, that the country lost about $46 billion (N16.25 trillion) to crude oil theft between 2009 and 2020. THE NATION reports. The speaker, who spoke while inaugurating the ad hoc committee to investigate crude oil theft and loss of revenue, said the menace … Read more
Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, said that all G5 members supported Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas for the positions of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively. RipplesNigeria reports. Former Rivers Governor stated this yesterday during a press conference in Port Harcourt. They included Governor Seyi Makinde of … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has opened up on the efforts that went into ensuring the preferred candidates of the party emerged as leaders of the 10th National Assembly. NAIJA NEWS reports.Information Guide Nigeria According to him, it took various levels of consultations and respect to ensure the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu Thursday met with his preferred candidates for the positions of speaker and deputy speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and Ben Kalu, as the race for leadership positions of the 10th House of Representatives thickens. PREMIUM TIMES reports. Mr Tinubu had endorsed the duo while he was still the president-elect. However, several aggrieved aspirants in the … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has warned supporters and lawmakers to stop addressing Kaduna lawmaker, Tajudeen Abbas, as the incoming Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. THE PUNCH reports. Adamu stated this yesterday when he received Abbas and about 100 lawmakers-elect at the APC … Read more
The majority leader of the House of Representatives, and an aspirant for the Speakership position, Alhassan Doguwa has withdrawn from the race. NAIJA NEWS reports.Information Guide Nigeria Naija News reports that Doguwa’s withdrawal from the speakership race came as a surprise to many following his stance against the nomination of Abbas and Kalu by the National … Read more