Tag: Tajudeen Abbas

H’Reps: Tinubu bows to pressure, confers GCON on Speaker Abbas 

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Tinubu on H'Reps

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. This follows a protest by members of the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Recall that in his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on  October 1, Tinubu had conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic( CFR) on the Speaker and the deputy Senate President. However, this development led to a debate in the 10th House of Representatives on Wednesday, who called…

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Crude oil theft: ‘$10bn lost in 7 months’ – House Speaker

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Abbas on oil theft

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has said that the country has so far this year lost about $10 billion in revenue to crude oil theft, vandalism and other forms of sabotage in the oil and gas sector. Speaking at the commencement of an investigative hearing on crude oil theft and revenue losses, Abbas said it was practically impossible for the Government to meet its daily obligations to the people with such huge revenue loss. This is even more compelling in view of the commitment of President…

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“Tinubu has demonstrated courageous leadership” – H/Speaker,Abbas

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H'Speaker Abbas

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, says President Bola Tinubu has in the last one year demonstrated courageous leadership and taken bold decisions in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. Abbas said this in a congratulatory message to the President by the House of Representatives issued on Tuesday. In the message signed by the spokesman and chairman of House Committee on Media & Public Affairs,  Rep. Akin Rotimi Jr., members of the Green Chamber noted that having assumed office at a very difficult time…

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H/Reps Speaker, Abbas begs Tinubu, NASS to minimise their ‘bad deeds’; make life easier for Nigerians

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has urged President Bola Tinubu and other politicians to increase their good works and minimise their evil deeds during Ramadan. Abbas, who sat at the same table with President Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made this call while speaking at the Ramadan fast iftar President Tinubu hosted in the Villa for House of Representatives members on Wednesday. “Your Excellency, this is one moment I want to urge us all to double in our effort to make life of Nigerians easier,” Abbas said. “This is…

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Akpabio, Abbas sued over alleged 2024 Budget padding

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and twenty other concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the 10th National Assembly’s  leaders “for unilaterally and arbitrarily increasing the allocation for lawmakers from N197bn to N344bn, their highest since the return of democracy in 1999”. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas are sued for themselves and on behalf of all members of the National Assembly. The lawmakers had last month raised their allocation from N197billion, as proposed by President Bola Tinubu for them in the Budget, to N344billiin. They…

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Current Economic Realities: SERAP asks Akpabio, Abbas to cut ‘self-serving N344.85bn NASS budget’  

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “promptly reduce the National Assembly budget of N344.85 billion, to reflect the current economic realities in the country, and cut the cost of governance”. SERAP urged them “to request President Bola Tinubu to present a fresh supplementary appropriation bill, which reflects the reduced National Assembly budget for the approval of the National Assembly.” SERAP also urged them “to promptly publish details of the National Assembly budget of…

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Yuletide: “Imitate Christ, pray for your leaders” – Speaker Abbas tells Nigerians

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called for prayers and supplication for Nigeria as Christians celebrate this year’s Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. In his Christmas greeting to Christians yesterday, the Speaker noted that Jesus Christ had a humble beginning before becoming a global and generational phenomenon. He said it behooves on Nigerians to emulate the virtues of Jesus Christ, which he said were love, sacrifice, peace-making, tolerance, building consensus among the people, selflessness, among others. Abbas also urged Nigerians to reflect on…

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“We are transforming Nigeria with the support of National Assembly” – Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu says the efforts of his administration to transform Nigeria’s economy are yielding results with the support of the National Assembly led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. Speaking at a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President, on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu said the challenges facing the country will be jointly assessed by the executive and legislature with a view to evolving implementable solutions for the good of Nigerians. “Having Senate President…

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2024 Budget: “Your contribution must go beyond criticisms, Abbas tells Nigerians

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Following President Bola Tinubu’s submission of a proposed budget of N27.5 trillion for 2024 to the National Assembly (NASS), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on Nigerians to contribute more substantively to nation-building and tone down on the criticism of the Government. Speaking at the House of Representatives Town Hall on the 2024 budget in Abuja yesterday, Abbas emphasised the responsibility of lawmakers to ensure that the annual appropriation addresses the needs of every Nigerian citizen. “I call on all of you to support the…

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Northern group raises alarm over alleged plot to unseat NASS Speaker, Abbas

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A group, the Arewa Development and Democratic Agenda (ADDA) has raised the alarm over the alleged plot to unseat the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The group specifically fingered the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha as the top plotter against the 10th National Assembly Speaker after the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Umuahia, Abia State declared her winner of the February 25 election for the Isuikwato-Imunneochi federal constituency. Addressing newsmen at a hotel in Kaduna, President of ADDA, Comrade Yusuf Maigari vowed…

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