Tag: Gbajabiamila
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Gbajabiamila’s House talks tough: Our cooperation with Executive not a sign of weakness
The House of Representatives has warned government agencies and senior government officials not to mistake the co-operation extended to the Executive by the National Assembly as a sign of weakness on the part of the lawmakers. Spokesman of the House, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, who disclosed this while addressing Assembly correspondents, also said the amendment of…
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[TNG Analysis] One Year After: Gbajabiamila’s House still under massive re-construction
…As Lawan battles to unplug rubber stamp image … It’s steaming to take-off-Rep Chinda …If not for Covid-19, 9th Assembly would have surpassed 8th Assembly-Rep Ogun Today the national Assembly is officially a year as it was inaugurated on 11th of June 2019. One year down the line, the good, the bad and ugly sides…
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Governors, Labour, doctors reject Gbajabiamila’s Infectious Disease Bill at public hearing
Governors, doctors and Labour on Wednesday rejected the Control of Infectious Disease Bill during a public hearing on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to repeal the Quarantine Act of 1926, the Nigeria National Health Act (2004), National Programme on Immunisation Act (2004) and the Environmental Health Officers (Registration ETC) of 2002. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),…
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Estimated billing system in Nigeria’s power sector “remains a no, no,” – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says estimated billing system in the power sector “remains a no, no,” and whatever needs to be done to address the issue must be carried out. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while inaugurating the House Ad hoc Committee on Power Sector Reforms, chaired by…
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We will continue to give children quality education – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the House will stop at nothing to ensure the provision of quality education to Nigerian children. He also stated that all efforts would be made to reduce the number of Out-of-school children in the country. The Speaker was quoted to have said this…
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Vaccine Bill: Gbajabiamila led House announces two-day public hearing
…to Oversight Covid-19 Spendings The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has assured that transparency and accountability will be upheld in the conduct of the public hearing stage of the Control of Infectious Disease Bill, 2020. The Speaker said the public hearing, which is expected to take place in the next few…
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Vaccine Bill: You can’t force it down our throats, Rep Kwewum tells Gbajabiamila
Rep Rima Shawulu Kwewum, a member representing Takum/Donga/Ussa/Yangtu Federal Constituency, Taraba State on Monday told the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Hakeem Gbajabiamila that he can’t force the Vaccine Bill down the throats of Nigerians. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG), reports that the Lawmaker who appeared on a national television programme said the vaccine Bill if…
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Lawan, Gbajabiamila hail journalists
Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday congratulated journalists as they joined their colleagues all over the world to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Lawan, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Ola Awoniyi, noted that the day was specially set aside to highlight the heroic contributions of journalists to human struggle for justice,…
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COVID-19: Conduct public hearing on NCDC Bill before passage, PDP tells Gbajabiamila
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila to subject the Infectious Disease Control Bill to public hearing. The party gave the advice in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the bill should not be…