President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief of Staff and George Akume as Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF). Akume, a former governor of Benue State, is the immediate past minister of special duties in the administration of ex-President …
Read More »Speaker Gbajabiamila Confirms Death of Newspaper Vendor Shot by His Security Aide
The Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila Friday confirmed the death of a newspaper vendor shot by one of his security aides on Thursday. Narrating the incidence he described as unfortunate, Gbajabiamila in a series of tweets on his official handle said “a horrible incident has taken place. …
Read More »Ghana, Nigeria Propose Joint Business Council to Address Trade Issues
Ghana and Nigeria are proposing a joint business council that would govern matters of trade and investment between the two countries. The initiative is as a result of the recent high-level exchanges between the two West African neighbours over the closure of Nigerian owned alleged to have breached Ghana’s domestic …
Read More »Trade Crisis: Nigeria’s Delegate Heads to Ghana
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Gbajabiamila stated that he was in the villa to seek the blessing of the president over his planned …
Read More »African Heads of Parliaments Push For Debts Cancellation
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and some African Speakers of Parliaments say there is an urgent need to push for debt cancellation for the continent from multilateral and bilateral partners. A statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Lanre Lasisi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said that …
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