The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the current security challenges in Nigeria are a threat to the foundations of the country’s nationhood. The Speaker, however, noted that the Nigerian Government has responded to the challenges by taking certain measures such as increasing funding for the police and the…
The House of Representatives has urged Federal Government agencies to consider first class graduates for automatic employment when recruiting their members of staff. The House passed this resolution in Abuja on Wednesday following a motion on notice moved by Rep. Chinedu Emeka Martins. However, some members suggested that a bill should be sponsored to give…
The House of Representatives has asked an ad-hoc committee to conduct a status enquiry on the operations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation and the rail system in the country. The exercise is to be conducted within four weeks. The House passed this resolution during its plenary on Tuesday in Abuja presided over by the Speaker,…
The House of Representatives has called for immediate evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine, as House mandates leader, committee chair to proceed to Ukraine, Friday to fly home students. The lawmakers had reacted proactively to the near-war situation between Russia and Ukraine, calling for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians, particularly students, from Ukraine. At its plenary…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won an endorsement for the way he has positioned Lagos State on the path of growth, despite the State being hit by inadvertent crises in the past year. The validation came from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who extolled the competence and leadership style of the…
The speaker of the house of representative, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the killing of an Abuja newspaper vendor at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday by one of his security aides as a horrible incident. Gbajabiamila who said he is “personally distraught” over the killing of Mr Ifeanyichukwu Elechi, expressed his regret over the…
The Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday during the plenary announced some of the plans by the House, aimed at tackling police brutality in the country. Gbajabiamila said over the next 30 days, the House will work with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), civil society and with Nigerians of good conscience to draft…
Election of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been upheld by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja. The Tribunal ruled on Friday that Gbajabiamila’s victory at the March 28 poll was valid. Gbajabiamila contested in the Surulere Federal Constituency I election in Lagos under the platform of the…